---
title: "How to Read a new Email message in Roundcube"
description: "The previous guide in our Roundcube series showed you How to Compose an email in Roundcube. In this tutorial we will show you how to read a new email message using Roundcube. Roundcube is a very..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/read-new-message/
date: 2015-07-29
modified: 2021-10-28
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Email", "RoundCube Webmail"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Read a new Email message in Roundcube

![Example of Roundcube webmail](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_roundcube-1024x508.png)

The previous guide in our [Roundcube series](/support/email/roundcube-webmail/) showed you [How to Compose an email in Roundcube](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/how-to-compose/). In this tutorial we will show you how to read a new email message using Roundcube. Roundcube is a very popular webmail client that allows you to send and receive email from any Internet Browser.

![How to Read a new email message in Roundcube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/yCn-hIa4ro8/maxresdefault.webp)

## Reading a new E-mail message in Roundcube

1.
   1. [Login to webmail](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/login-to-webmail/). Be sure to use your full email address as your username.
   2. Click the **Roundcube** option. [![Access Roundcube](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_accessing-roundcube-email.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_accessing-roundcube-email.png) You will then be logged into *Roundcube*.
   3. Click the **Refresh** button on the top left to check for new emails. [![Refresh Inbox](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_refreshing-roundcube.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_refreshing-roundcube.png) Your *Inbox* will have a number listing any new emails, (you will not see a number, if there are no new emails). [![Roundcube email Inbox](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_new-message-in-roundcube-inbox.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_new-message-in-roundcube-inbox.png)
   4. Click the **Inbox** button, to ensure you are looking at the correct folder.
   5. You will see any emails in your *Inbox* listed to the right. **Double-click** the email to read the contents. [![Accessing Inbox](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_opening-new-email-in-roundcube.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_opening-new-email-in-roundcube.png) You will then be able to read the contents of the e-mail. There are buttons available on the top, for common tasks such as **Replying**, or **Forwarding** the email. [![New email message](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_reading-an-email-in-roundcube.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/webmail_roundcube_read-mail_reading-an-email-in-roundcube.png)

Congratulations, now you know how to read a new email in Roundcube! In the next guide of our [Roundcube series](/support/email/roundcube-webmail/), we will show you how to [Manage your Address Book in RoundCube](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/managing-your-roundcube-address-book/).