Qualcomm EUDORA 7 User Manual

Eudora® Email 7.1

Quick Start Guide

for Windows

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Quick Start Guide

for Windows

This Quick Start Guide shows how to install and configure the Eudora® software. It also
provides keystroke shortcuts and basic email procedures such as sending and receiving
messages.

TIP: The best way to use this Quick Start Guide is to PRINT it and keep it nearby when

installing, configuring, and using Eudora.

Finding Information

You can find more information about Eudora in the Eudora Email 7.1 User Manual for
Windows. The manual is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Eudora web
site.

To access the manual

1. Go to the Eudora web site: www.eudora.com.

2. At the top of the page, choose Support (one of the blue boxes).

3. From the list, choose Eudora Manuals.

4. Under Eudora 7.1 for Windows, right-click User Manual.

The context menu opens.

5. Choose Save Target As.../Save As.

The Save As window opens.

6. Save the manual in the directory of your choice.

The manual topics are linked. When you see a topic associated with a page number in the
table of contents, index, or cross-reference, click the topic or page number and that topic
appears.

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If you prefer, you can print the PDF manual. From the File menu in Acrobat Reader, choose
Print.

If you need help while using Eudora, go to the Help menu and choose a topic. Context
sensitive help is available by pressing F1 or clicking
need information on.

and selecting the option or field you

System Requirements

To install and use Eudora, you must have the following.

• PC running Microsoft Windows 98/2000/ME/XP or above. It is recommended that
you have the latest service pack for each operating system

• A mail account with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that uses SMTP and POP3
or IMAP4 protocols

• Access to your mail account via a TCP/IP (Internet) network connection or via PPP
dial-up networking through a modem

Getting Started

Before you can successfully install Eudora, you need to know the following basic information
about your email account. Either your ISP or your email administrator can provide you with this
information.

• Email address

This is the email address that has been assigned to you by your ISP or your
organization. It is the address other people use to send you email. An example
email address is [e-mail]

Record your Email address here.

• User name

This is the name you use to log into your email account. Your ISP or organization
provides it. It is generally, but not necessarily, the name that appears before the at
sign (@) in your email address (in the example above, "jim" is the user name).

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Record your user name here.

• Mail account password

This password lets you access your email account. Your ISP or organization
provides it. Keep this password private.

• Incoming mail server name

Your incoming email account resides on a computer at your ISP or within your
organization. Your incoming mail server name is the full name of that computer (for
example, pop3mail.myfirm.com).

Record your incoming mail server name here.

•POP or IMAP

This is the protocol that your incoming mail server uses. Your incoming mail server
uses one of the following two Internet protocols, POP or IMAP, for storing and
forwarding your mail. Ask your ISP or your email administrator which one it uses.

NOTE: If you are setting up an IMAP account, it may require an IMAP Mailbox

Location Prefix. Obtain this from your ISP or your email administrator. Otherwise,
leave the following box blank.

If applicable, record your IMAP Mailbox Location Prefix here.

• Outgoing Mail Server Name

This server, an SMTP server, receives and processes all of your outgoing mail. It
also resides on a computer at your ISP or within your organization. The server
name is often the same as your incoming mail server name. Your SMTP server
name is the full name of that computer (for example, smtp.myfirm.com).

Record your SMTP Server name here (if known).

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Installing Eudora

After you have recorded the previous information, you are ready to install, configure, choose
a Eudora mode, and register your copy of Eudora.

If you are installing over a previous version of Eudora, all of your messages, mailboxes,
folders, filters, and settings are maintained as long as you install Eudora in the same location
as your previous version.

To install Eudora

1. Exit any applications you are running including toolbars, memory management

programs, screen savers, and virus protection programs.

2. Double-click on the software archive to start the Setup program.

Installation begins, and you can see the InstallShield extract the Eudora files.

3. Read the Eudora Welcome window, then click Next.

4. Read the Software License Agreement and if you agree to the terms, click Yes.

5. If you want to install all components (if included), click Next. Otherwise, click the

components you do not want to install to deselect them. Click Next.

6. Specify a directory in which to install Eudora. If you are installing Eudora over your

current version of Eudora, choose your current Eudora directory to retain your
settings. If you are installing Eudora for the first time, you can choose any directory
you want. Click Next.

7. Specify a directory in which to store Eudora data files, such as mail, settings, and

address books. By default, Eudora will choose the User’s Application Data Folder.
You can choose any directory you want by selecting Custom Data Folder. If you are
upgrading a previous version, Eudora will default to the data folder used when
Eudora was last installed. Click Next.

Eudora is installed in the destination directory.

8. You are prompted to create a shortcut to open Eudora from your desktop. If you

don’t have a Eudora icon (from a previous version of Eudora) on your desktop, click
Yes.

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9. When the installation is complete, you are prompted to view the Eudora README

file and visit the Eudora Premium Services web page. Click Finish to complete the
installation, view the README, and open the Premium Services web page. The
README gives you important information concerning this version of Eudora. The
Premium Services page provides links to other products that may enhance your
email experience.

Opening and Configuring Eudora

After you have successfully installed Eudora, you must configure your email account using the
information you entered in the Getting Started section of this guide. Eudora installs in a 30 day
Trial of Paid mode, reverting to Sponsored mode (with ads) 30 days after the first time you
launch the program, unless you enter a Paid mode registration code.

To open and configure Eudora

1. Open Eudora from the Start menu or click the Eudora icon on your desktop. The

first time you launch Eudora (unless you installed Eudora 7.1 over an older copy of
Eudora, in which case, the settings from the older copy are imported automatically
into Eudora 7.1), the Introduction window appears.

Introduction window

2. In the Introduction window, you can do the following:

• For more information about Eudora’s three modes, click Tell Me More.

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