"@" symbol for use in a multifunction device

A method of generating an email address at a user interface of a multifunction device, the method comprising:

• displaying an @ symbol near a current cursor position on a display associated with said user interface;
• displaying individual characters of said email address at the current cursor position on the display as the characters are input;
• indexing the current cursor position and the @ symbol position after the input of each of the individual characters while the current cursor position is on a first side of the @ symbol;
• and
• fixing the position of the @ symbol and indexing the current cursor position after the input of individual characters of said email address while the current cursor position is on a second side of the @ symbol.

A multifunction device comprising:

• a user interface having an associated display and an associated data input interface adapted to generate an email address comprised of a user name and a domain name separated by an @ symbol;
• a data reader that extracts attachment data;
• an email client adapted to transmit the attachment data with an email message to the email address via a network;
• and
• one or more processor circuits adapted to automatically insert the @ symbol into the email address between the username and the domain name.