Reply to and forward the email

Using the Reply, Reply all and Forward buttons above the open email, the user writes a reply or forwards the email to someone else. The compose window opens with the recipients and subject filled in; the original message is added below the reply when sent.

  • User with write permission in the mailbox

How to reply to and forward the email?

The user writes a reply or forwards the email to someone else using the Reply, Reply All and Forward buttons above the open email. Who can do this: A user with write permission in the mailbox. The reply is sent appended below the original message and appears within the same thread. The compose window opens with the recipients and subject filled in; the original message is added below the reply on sending.

Steps

  1. Open the email you want to reply to.

  2. To reply only to the sender, click Reply 1; to reply to all recipients in the email, click Reply all 2. To send the email to someone else, select Forward 3.

  3. In the window that opens, write your reply. When forwarding, add the recipient in the To field; the email's attachments are forwarded too.

  4. Click Preview and Send to send the email.

Action buttons above an open email: Reply, Reply All, Forward
  1. 1Reply to sender
  2. 2Reply all
  3. 3Forward to someone else
Open email action buttons, with demo data.
Result The reply is sent appended below the original message and appears within the same thread.
TipIf the same email has arrived in more than one of your organization mailboxes, the window says so; choose which mailbox the reply will be sent from in the From list accordingly. To have AI write the reply text, use Write with AI in the compose window; AI also takes the email being replied to into account.

Quick reply suggestions

If you want a quick option before writing a reply, click Reply suggestions next to the action buttons 1. AI prepares 2-3 short reply suggestions based on the email content; clicking one opens a reply window pre-filled with that text — the original message is still added below, and you can edit it as you like before sending.

Quick reply suggestions: short reply options generated by AI, with demo data
  1. 1Clicking opens a reply draft
Quick reply suggestions, with demo data.

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