## Message and Compose Windows

The Message and the Compose windows are very similar in appearance. The toolbar buttons vary somewhat depending upon which window is being displayed, and the menu bar is also somewhat different.

There are also a few Shortcut Keys defined

### Compose Window

This is the window where you can compose a new message, a reply, or a followup message. The message has three parts Above the message is a toolbar with several common commands.

### Message Window

This is the window that displays a complete message. The window has three parts Above the message is a toolbar with several common commands.

The `up` and `down` arrow keys will perform the view previous/next message function, in the current thread only. To view a different thread you will need to use either the buttons on the toolbar or the menu selections `Article->View next->Thread` or `Article->View previous->Thread`. The `left` and `right` arrow keys move the cursor through the text as normal. Message Help

Table of Contents
Overview and Features - Getting Started - Digest and Message thread
Accelerator Keys - Program Startup - Main Window
Find - Message and Compose - Digest
Queued Messages - Error Log - File Filter
Preferences