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Using the General pane in preferences

Use the General pane of Direct Mail preferences to set general options.

Use this

To

Open a new document

Open a new, blank document whenever Direct Mail is launched.

Open the most recent document

Open the document that was most recently opened or saved when Direct Mail is launched.

Connection Speed

Choose the speed of your Internet connection.

Warn before sending messages

When this checkbox is selected, Direct Mail will show an extra warning dialog box before messages are sent.

Automatically check for updates

When this checkbox is selected, Direct Mail will automatically check for a newer version of Direct Mail each time the application is launched.