Writing an email: separate windows and attachments
In short
Press “Compose” (or the C key) to open a new message, by default in its own Windows window. Drag files in to attach them (up to 25 MB in total) and send with Ctrl+Enter.
How do I write a new message?#
Press Compose or the C key. To reply, use R (Reply), A (Reply all) or F (Forward). Fill in To, Cc, Bcc and Subject, write, and send with Send or Ctrl+Enter.
If you have several mailboxes, pick the one to send from in the From field. As you type recipients, autocomplete suggests your contacts; a small “+” next to a new address lets you save it to your address book.
Can I write in a separate window?#
Yes, and it’s the default: Open messages in a separate window is on in Settings → General. Each message opens in its own Windows window, which you can place next to other programs and which stays on the desktop even when Mailamber is minimized. You can keep several messages open at once.
If you turn the option off, the composer opens inside the main window: you can drag it around, minimize it (Minimize), or still open it in a window with Open in a window.
How do I attach a file?#
Drag one or more files into the message: “Drop files to attach them” appears. Or use Attach files. The limit is 25 MB in total per message (and per file): above that, the app tells you which file is over the limit. While uploading, you see the progress file by file.
You can also paste a screenshot or a file copied to the clipboard straight into the message: it arrives as an attachment with the right file type and stays in the draft, including the one saved on the server.
How do I format text or send HTML?#
The toolbar offers Bold, Italic, lists and links. For pixel-perfect messages, use the HTML editor: write or paste the code, check the Preview, and Mailamber sends exactly that markup. You can also save it as a template.
What’s in the sidebar on the right?#
From Windows 1.14.0, a sidebar on the right of the message has two tabs:
- AI: the AI assistant that writes, rewrites, translates and proofreads your text (Plus and Premium). Open it with the AI button in the toolbar or with Ctrl+J.
- Templates: your templates, with variables filled in automatically from the recipient. Open it with the Template button next to AI or with Ctrl+Shift+T, with the cursor already in the search box.
You can widen the sidebar by dragging its edge or collapse it to a thin strip; when the window is narrow it opens as a panel over the text.
What does Mailamber check before sending?#
When you press Send, Mailamber looks for three common mistakes and, if it finds one, shows a “Before you send” window instead of sending right away:
- A misspelled recipient domain. An address like anna@gmial.com or studio@rossi.con gets a suggestion that fixes it with one click. In the recipients field the suspicious address is already highlighted in amber while you write.
- A forgotten attachment. If the subject or your text mentions an attachment (“attached”, “in allegato”, “adjunto”, “Anhang”, “ci-joint”, “em anexo”…) but no file is attached, you can add it straight away. Quoted text from replies and your signature are ignored.
- Template fields left empty, such as a
{{first_name}}that hasn’t been filled in.
Choose Review to go back to the message, or Send anyway if everything is as you want it. The checks run on your PC, with no AI and nothing sent anywhere. On Android you get the same checks as alerts before sending.
Where do drafts go?#
From version 1.17.0 for Windows and 1.6.1 for Android, Mailamber saves drafts on your mailbox server, in its Drafts folder: the same one used by Gmail, Outlook and other email apps. A draft started on your PC shows up in the Drafts folder of Mailamber for Android, and vice versa, and you can see it in any other program connected to that mailbox. Next to the subject you’ll see “Draft saved on the server”.
- An always-on safety copy. Every change is first saved on the device, within a couple of seconds: if the app closes unexpectedly, you lose nothing. The server copy follows a few seconds after your last change, and right away when you close or minimize the message.
- Without a connection. If you’re offline or the server doesn’t answer, you’ll see “Saved on this PC, will be uploaded as soon as possible”: the draft stays on the PC, appears in Local drafts labelled “Waiting to upload” and is uploaded automatically as soon as the mailbox is reachable again.
- Picking up a draft. Open the mailbox’s Drafts folder and choose Edit draft, or double-click the message: recipients (Bcc included), subject, text, attachments and reply context come back into the composer, even for drafts written in Gmail, Outlook or on your phone. When you save, the new version replaces the old one on the server, with no duplicates.
- Sending and deleting. When the message goes out (with scheduled send, at the time you picked) the draft disappears from the server and from the device. Delete draft deletes it everywhere, after you confirm.
Can I keep a draft only on my PC?#
Yes. In the composer, open the draft options (the icon next to the save status) and turn on Only on this device. The draft isn’t uploaded to the server: it stays private on that device, you’ll find it in Local drafts and it isn’t visible in other apps or on your phone. Because it isn’t synced, you won’t find it on another device. If the draft was already on the server, Mailamber asks you to confirm and deletes that copy. The default for new messages is in Settings → Mail → New drafts: “On the server (recommended)” or “Only on this device”.
What’s different on Android?#
On the phone the composer is more streamlined: a To field (multiple recipients work too), subject and body, the HTML editor, templates, the AI assistant, tracking and follow-up. Cc/Bcc, outgoing attachments, scheduled sending and undo send are not available yet: use the Windows app for those.
