Message Menu

The Message Menu provides all manner of commands for dealing with messages, as you may have guessed. (Available in Mail and Newsgroup views only.)

Resend

Resends a selected message in the Sent Items folder. (If a message in the Outbox is selected, this command says Send Message Now instead.)

Send Message Now

(Available when a message you’re composing is open in its own window and Entourage is online.) Sends an email or newsgroup message. Keyboard shortcut: ⌘-Return.

Send Message Later

(Available when a message you’re composing is open in its own window.) Places the email or newsgroup message in the Outbox. Keyboard shortcut: Shift-⌘-Return.

Receive Entire Message

If you’ve selected a partially retrieved message, this command tells Entourage to receive the rest of the story.

Edit Message

Makes a previewed (or opened) message editable, so that you can change its text— even if you didn’t create the message (POP accounts only).

Reply

Creates an outgoing reply message for the selected message, with subject and address already filled in. If the message comes from a mailing list, the reply will be addressed to the mailing list. Keyboard shortcut: ⌘-R.

Reply to All

Creates a reply to the selected message, preaddressed to every recipient of the original message. Keyboard shortcut: Shift-⌘-R.

Reply to Sender

Creates a reply to the selected message, preaddressed to the sender only. Keyboard shortcut: Option-⌘-R.

Forward

Forwards the message to a third party, first permitting you to add your own ...

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