Droid X: The Missing Manual

Writing Messages in Gmail

When you want to create a new Gmail message, start from the inbox, press the Menu key, and then tap Compose on the menu that appears. A new, blank message form opens, and the keyboard appears so you can start typing.

Write your message this way:

• Type the recipient’s address in the To field. As you type, Gmail looks through your Contacts list, as well as people you’ve sent email to in the past, and displays any matches. (Gmail matches the first few letters of first names as well as last names as you type.) If you find a match, tap it instead of typing the rest of the address. You can add as many addresses as you want.

  Tip

  Gmail lists only the first four matches from your Contacts list. To see if there are more potential matches, look to the right of the displayed names. If you see a scroll bar, there are more matches from which you can choose. Drag the scroll bar to see all matching names. The scroll bar is visible only for a second or two, but even after it goes away, if you tap and drag in that area, you can scroll through the list.

• Send copies to other recipients. Press the Menu, and tap Add Cc/Bcc from the menu that appears. Two new lines appear beneath the To field—Cc and Bcc.

  Anyone whose email address you put in the Cc and Bcc boxes gets a copy of the email ...