Nokia N86 8MP support


E-mailing and attachments




You can handle your e-mail straight from your device. Learn how to set up your e-mail with the e-mail wizard. Also learn how to handle your e-mail messages and attachments.


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Set up your e-mail with the e-mail wizard

You can set up different types of e-mail accounts on your N86 8MP device, and you’ll be able to read both your business e-mail and personal e-mail with your device.

To set up your e-mail:

  1. Select Menu > Messaging > New mailbox. Answer Yes.
    • Note! You can also start the e-mail wizard straight from your home screen by selecting Set up e-mail > Start e-mail setup.
  2. Select Start.
  3. From the list, select Use my e-mail address.
  4. Enter your e-mail address and select OK.
  5. Enter your password and select OK.

After the wizard has completed, you can adjust the settings by selecting Options > Settings.

To get the right settings, contact your e-mail service provider for more information.

Note that you can set up several personal e-mail accounts on your device. Each e-mail arrives in its own mailbox, and you can access all e-mails in one place. To create more e-mail accounts, select Menu > Applications > Email > New.

Read and reply to e-mail

To read an e-mail, go to your mailbox. If you have set the active standby mode to notify you about new e-mails, the info about new messages will be on your homescreen and you can access your mailbox from there. Read more about the active standby mode in here

You can also go to your mailbox by selecting Menu > Messaging > your mailbox.

    • Read received e-mail – Open the message from the mailbox.
        • Note that if you are using a service other than Nokia Email, an e-mail addressed to you is not automatically received by your device. In that case, first connect to your remote mailbox. Select your mailbox > Options > Connect.
    • Reply only to the sender – Select Options > Actions > Reply > To sender.
    • Reply to all recipients – Select Options > Actions > Reply > To all.
    • Forward an e-mail – select Options > Actions > Forward.

Write and send e-mail

To write a new e-mail, go to your mailbox.

  1. Select Options > Create e-mail.
  2. Insert the e-mail’s recipient(s).
    • You can enter the e-mail addresses directly in the To field.
    • Use a semicolon to separate entries.
    • If you want to import e-mail addresses from Contacts, select Add.
  3. You can use the Cc field to send a copy to other recipients.
  4. Enter the subject of the e-mail in the Subject field.
  5. Enter your e-mail message in the text area.
  6. Select Options > Send.

Manage attachments

To open an attachment attached to an e-mail:

    • Open the e-mail that has the attachment
    • Scroll to the attachment and press the scroll key.

To attach a file:

    • When in new e-mail, select Options > Add attachment.
    • Select which memory the attachment is found in.
    • Select the attachment you want to add.

    If you want to open the attachment, select the attachment area and scroll to the right with scroll key. Select open.

    To delete an attachment from an e-mail that you are sending, select the attachment and Options > Remove attachment, or select the attachment area and scroll to the right, and select Remove attachment.