Method and arrangment for a primary actions menu for email applications on a handheld electronic device

A handheld electronic device programmed to display, upon user request, an abbreviated menu of user-selectable actions on a display screen of the device when a listing of messages associated with an email box is presented on the display screen of the device, said handheld electronic device comprising:

• a display screen on which a listing of email messages is displayed, said listing of email messages being associated with an email box that is user-accessible via the handheld electronic device and at least one of the email messages is user-designated for action to be taken relative thereto;
• a keyboard located below said display screen and configured to accommodate textual input to the handheld electronic device;
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• a microprocessor having a control program associated therewith for controlling operation of said handheld electronic device, said control program configured to process an ambiguous request for display of menu options of user-selectable actions associated with the at least one designated email message based upon detection of a user menu request, and, based on said detection of the user menu request, said microprocessor displays an abbreviated menu having a short list of menu options which is a subset of a full menu of options of user-selectable actions available relative to the at least one designated email message and the user-selectable actions of said short list of menu options having been assessed a higher probability for being user-selected than at least some of the user-selectable actions of the full menu of options that are not included in said short list of menu options.