Viewing Messages

Use the Message Dialog screen to review the dialog that has occurred between you and another user in the message system. Once you select a user, the screen displays a list of all the messages you have sent to and received from that user.

On this screen, you can do the following:

Sort the messages in ascending or descending order.
List messages that meet selection criteria.
Print messages.
Redirect messages to other users.

To view a message:

From the System menu, select Message System to display the Message screen.
Use either the Recvd or Sent hot keys to display the Received or Sent Messages screen.
Position the cursor on the user ID for whom you want you view the dialog and use the Dialog hot key to display the Message Dialog screen.

The screen lists all the messages you have sent to and received from the designated user and populates the following fields:

Field	Description
Date	Date the message was sent or received.
Time	Time the message was sent or received.
User ID	User ID with whom you had the displayed dialog.
R/S	Whether you sent (S) or received (R) the message.
Message	The text of the message.

Use the following hot keys, as necessary:

Hot Key	Function
Sort	Sorts the messages in ascending (oldest to newest) or descending (newest to oldest) order.
Select	Displays messages that meet selection criteria based upon: Text Search String – Displays messages containing the text you enter. Msg Start Date – Displays all messages sent or received on or after the indicated date. Msg End Date – Displays all messages sent or received on or before the indicated date.
Clear Select	Clears your selected messages and displays all messages in the dialog.
Print	Prints all selected messages. To select a message, place the cursor next to the message and press the Space Bar. An asterisk (*) to the left of the Date field indicates that the item is selected. Press the Space Bar again to de-select the message. To select a group of messages, use the Select hot key. If you do not select a message and use the Print hot key, the prompt Would You Like to Print ALL Your Messages displays. Enter Y to print all displayed messages.
Redirect	Redirects the message on which the cursor is positioned to another user. At the prompt, enter the user ID to whom you want to send the message.
Change User	Displays a message dialog for a different user ID. At the prompt, enter the user ID for whom you want to view the Message Dialog screen.
Send Msg	Displays the Message screen, where you can send a new message to the user displayed in the Message Dialog screen.

Press Esc to exit the Message Dialog screen.