Step 1: Start Address Book

Although Eudora Light lacks the important feature of address book organization, it does have an interesting and useful short cut feature that allows a few email addressees to be quickly recalled without having to open the address book. This feature is called the recipient list. Start from Eudora's main screen, and click the Address Book button.

Step 2: Make Two Recipients

Click an entry, and check the "Recipient List" box. When you do this, the nickname in the left-hand panel becomes bolded. Do the same with the Mom entry, and exit from the address book, saving changes.

Step 3: Start a Message

Now two entries are on the recipient list. Back on Eudora's main screen, choose Message / New Message To. Notice the choices for the email's destination are the recipient list entries. Choose the Bilbo Baggins entry.

Step 4: Continue the Message

Notice that as Eudora prepares us to compose a message to the chosen recipient, the email address has been placed in the To list automatically, without having to open the Address Book.

Step 5: Insert Recipient

Suppose we want to address the message to Mom as well. While still sitting in the To field of the email, select Edit / Insert Recipient, and choose the Mom entry. The recipient is easily added to the addressee list.

Step 6: Insert Anywhere

The Insert Recipient option will place the recipient nickname wherever we are ready to type. For example, if we are typing the body of the message and select Edit / Insert Recipient, and the Mom entry, it will place the word Mom right where we are typing. If you are in the To or CC fields behind an entry, it will insert a comma before the Recipient nickname. Continue sending the message as usual.