Hi all,

Just got my N900 this morning. Its running like a dream, but I just wondered if there is a way to mark items (like using the # key)...

Also, is there a way to mark messages in Hotmail as read? Googlemail automatically knew I'd read them on the pc but Hotmail is saying 3000+ new messages! I want to mark them all as read, and then back loads of to the archive...

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

EDIT: I've gotten closer - I selected the menu at the top, clicked "move" and then hit ctrl+a. I then held down a press on one item and clicked "mark as read". This didn't actually register it as having them all read though... any ideas? I can't ctrl+a on the inbox menu

Sorry!

Are you talking about the Browser? Or the Email application?
Providing steps to reproduce, starting at the beginning, are always welcome.

I do apologise - I thought people would infer from the edited stages I posted. Its within the email application...

Although, it doesn't actually matter anymore as I just synced my Hotmail via pop3 to Outlook on my pc and delted everything from the server. Figured I'd just start again!

If people know how to get around this though, it might be useful for others?

I wish each message had a check box and we could mark as read or delete that way.

I was also hoping for an answer to this question. I've tried long-pressing, using the shift-key, etc. But still can't find any way to quickly Mark All Messages As Read in the Inbox, or even a Delete All Messages function would be helpful.

When using IMAP it definitely works for me, but I assume that Hotmail is POP or something? (Never used it myself.)

Ahem, sorry, only read part of it.
So I go to the folder, click "Delete messages" from the main menu, and click "Control+A" to mark all of them.
Does this work for you?

Hi Andre,

Yes - I was able to do this, but when I then held a press on one of the items and clicked "mark as read", it seemed to have no effect.

Has this worked for anyone else?

Sorry without trying to hijack this thread I have a related question…

If I delete a message from my hotmail account using the N900s email application it delete just fine. But then when I check my hotmail account using my computer (web browser) the messages are still there.

Is this normal behaviour? If so, this makes the built in email app pointless for me, because as I go though and check my mail I have to repeat myself by login into hotmail using a web browser and deleting again.

yes. unfortunately, it only marks them as read on the server.