To compose a new mail message, press
<keycap>m
</keycap>. After a valid subject has been given,
<application>mutt
</application> will start
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>vi
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1
</manvolnum></citerefentry> so the
email can be written. Once the contents of the
email are complete, save and quit from
<command>vi
</command>.
<application>mutt
</application> will resume, displaying a summary screen of the mail that is to be delivered. In order to send the mail, press
<keycap>y
</keycap>. An example of the summary screen can be seen below: