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EMAIL QUICK ACTIONS
There is no need to open an email to perform certain actions.
If you hover your mouse over an email in the central inbox column,
three pop-up icons appear. Use these to archive, delete or flag an
email. This latter is handy if you want to be reminded about an
email later. You can also right-click an email and use the context
menu to perform other actions.(^6)
END, RECEIVE AND REPLY TO MAIL
Sending a new email is as simple as clicking ‘New mail’ in
the left-hand pane. Dealing with emails you receive is also simple.
As new mail arrives, click the relevant inbox and select a message
to view in the preview pane on the right – unread messages are
highlighted in bold. At the top of the preview pane are buttons for
replying to messages, deleting them, flagging them and more.5
SHOW OR HIDE NAVIGATION BAR
The left-hand navigation bar is handy if you have multiple
email accounts, or if you are constantly jumping between mail
folders. You can declutter the interface, however, by clicking the
three-line icon to the upper left of the app window. This collapses
the pane to give you more space; clicking the icon again brings it
back. Even with the menu collapsed, you can still navigate.7
OPENING MULTIPLE MESSAGES
There may be times when you want to see two emails side
by side, but the preview pane only shows one message at a time.
To get around this, select an email you want to view and click the
‘Open message in new window’ button, which appears to the
right of the From field. Now choose another email and repeat the
process before repositioning the windows as necessary.SHOW/HIDE MENU
Click here to make
the menu visible
or hidden. Hidden
saves space; visible
makes it easier to find
things.ACCOUNT
SWITCHING
If you have more than
one email address,
Mail makes it easy
to switch between
them.TO DO, CALENDAR,
AND CONTACTS
Mail doesn’t have an
integrated calendar
or to-do list, so use
these shortcuts to
open suitable apps.