Getting Started

This section contains helpful information that you will need to familiarize yourself with riteMail before you begin writing or responding to your first riteMail message.

TOPICS IN THIS SECTION:
   System Requirements
   Registration and Login
   The riteMail Interface

System Requirements

In order to use riteMail, you must have a desktop or laptop computer capable of receiving HTML messages and of running Java, or a wireless handheld device. You also need Internet connection and a regular email account. 

riteMail is fully compatible with pen tablets for creating messages. riteMail is also available for Pocket PC handheld computers.  Please visit the riteMail site regularly to check for updates and the forthcoming PalmOS and other versions of riteMail.

Specifications for desktop and laptop computers

• Processor: Pentium or Macintosh 233 MHZ or higher
• Memory: 64MB RAM or more
• Monitor: VGA or better
• Operating system: Windows 98/2000/NT, Mac OS, Unix or Linux
• Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.X or higher,  Netscape Communicator 4.X or higher, Opera browser. On Macintosh computers, only Internet Explorer 4.X is currently supported. Java in the browser should be enabled. 
• Browser cookies: If your browser accepts cookies and cookies are enabled, riteMail service will identify your account automatically; otherwise, you will have to login with your User Name and Password on the registration page every time you send a riteMail message 

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Registration and Login

You can instantly use riteMail and create your first message by clicking on

Run now

item in the left navigation bar of any page, on the

button on the product pages, or on the needed item on the downloads page. 

When you send your first riteMail letter, whether it was a new handwritten message or a reply to someone's letter, you will be offered to register for the service. The Registration Form requests minimum info that lets us efficiently serve you. Please make sure that all Required Fields marked with a red asterisk * are correctly completed. In order to be able to normally send and receive riteMail messages, it is important that you enter correct Primary Email* address. This address will appear in the From field of your future riteMail messages.

Before you press the Submit button in the form, make sure that you read, understood and agree with all terms of Software License and Service Agreement.

After you have successfully registered, your first riteMail letter will be sent.

When you repeatedly visit riteMail Web site to write your handwritten letters, you will either be identified automatically or will need to Sign-in into the system with your User Name and Password. If you elect to not be identified automatically via cookies, you may choose to Remember Login info to facilitate the login process. 

Every time you write a handwritten letter with a new email address in the From field, different from the email addresses you have previously used, you will be offered to Login once again so your additional email address could  be added to the riteMail database and enable you send your future riteMail messages from that address. You do not have to re-register anew to add a new "alias" email address to your account.  

All personal information you provide during registration is confidential and is not disclosed to any other parties or individuals, in compliance with our Privacy Policy.

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The riteMail Interface

When you first visit the riteMail Web site from your desktop or laptop computer and click Run Now anywhere on the Web site, or when you click Write Back on the message you received from somebody, the riteMail Create Message screen opens in your Web browser, with the Welcome  screen beneath it. You can instantly start writing your new riteMail message or response.

The Create Message screen has the following interface elements:

• Message Header (1): This is where you enter the sender and recipient information and the subject of your message.  See Addressing riteMail Messages.
• Send button (2): Click the Send button when you are ready to send your riteMail message.  See Sending riteMail Messages.
• Tool Selectors (3): Click the desired button to select a writing tool.  Each tool behaves like its real world counterpart, and you may freely switch tools while creating your riteMail message.  See Writing Tools.
• Ink Controls (4): Use the pull-down menus to select your ink color and thickness.  You may freely switch colors and line thickness while creating riteMail messages. See Ink Controls.
• Edit Controls (5): You can undo mistakes and clear your entire message by clicking the appropriate button.  See Editing riteMail Messages.
• riteShape button (6): Need a perfect circle, square, or other shape?  Click the riteShape button, draw an approximation of the shape you need, and watch it transform into a smooth geometric shape!  See riteShape.
• Options button (7): Allows to change paper color, grid color and appearance and copy messages to the sender
• Help Button (8): Opens the online riteMail Quick Start Guide
• riteMail logo (9): Directs to riteMail home page 
• Work Area (10): Here is where you create or reply to riteMail messages. The dashed blue line in the Work Area is Message Separator, which appears in the response messages and automatically provides free space for your response in the top portion of the document. See Your First riteMail Message.

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