# Replying to Mail

Now that you've seen the messages, pick one from your friend that you'd like to answer. Select it (in the Table of Contents). Use `Reply` on the `Message` menu or use the META-R accelerator. A composition window like the one below will open.

Figure: Composition window with reply

The message header is already filled in -- that's why the `Reply` button is so useful. Be sure that your username is listed in the `Cc:` field; if it isn't, use the editor and add your username so you'll get a copy of the reply. You can edit the header if you need to. (Note that your MH may have been set up to send you a copy of replies automatically. The Section Selective Replies with -nocc and -cc explains how to set your default choice.)

Move the cursor into the body area as you did when you sent the messages a few minutes ago -- or use the META-] accelerator. Fill in a reply. As you did before, click `Send` to send the reply, then use `Close Window` -- or just click `Close Window` to skip the reply.

In a minute (unless your computer is very busy) you should have a copy of your reply. Select `Incorporate New Mail` on the `Table of Contents` menu to get it; read it the way you did before. (The accelerator is META-SHIFT-I.) The Section More About Replying has more information.