Mac Mail - Version 4.6

Mac Mail is one of many email clients available for managing email.

Using Mac Mail (or any email client) is so straight-forward that instructions on configuration, use, and troubleshooting problems is included in the "Walk-thru" tab.

Please feel welcome to Contact Gtekk with questions in the meantime.

What you can do with Mac Mail

Receive emails Reply to emails Send new emails Manage spam (junk emails) Organize emails

Receive and send files (pictures & other media and documents) Choose or create stationery formats Organize tasks Select content from emails to track Organize thoughts & ideas with Notes

Mac Mail

1. How to use Mac Mail
   1. Check for new messages
      2. Most email clients (applications) will automatically check for new mail every thirty minutes, by default. The time interval can be changed to suit your needs. Please be aware that setting an email client to check for new emails too often can cause confusing 'glitches' with some email servers.
         
         
         
   2. Create an email
      2. Click New Message
         
         1 - Enter the recipient's email address
         2 - Enter a subject
             The subject is optional. Most email clients (applications) will, by default, warn you when sending mail without a subject.
         3 - Type your message
         4 - Click Send
         
         
         
   3. Organize and protect yourself with "Rules"
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2. How to configure Mac Mail
   1. Add an email account
      2. 1 - When Mail is opened for the first time, you are automatically prompted to provide the information necessary to configure an email account.
         
         If not prompted, click File > Add Account
         
         2 - Full Name contains whatever you want your recipients to see in their From column.
               Email Address - enter your email address.
               Password - enter the password to access your email.
               Click Continue
         
         3 - Enter the POP (incoming mail server) settings provided by your ISP or host server.
               Note:This is most often your full email address.
               Click Continue
         
         4 - Enter SMTP (outgoing mail server) settings provided by your ISP or host server.
               Click Continue
         
         5 - Check Take account online
         6 - Review account info. If correct, click Create
         
   2. Another way to edit accounts
      2. 1 - Click Mail
         2 - Click Preferences
         
         3 - Click the +
         4 - Follow steps as described above.
         5 - Or to delete an account, highlight it and click the - button.
         
   3. Create folders to organize emails
      2. Right-click the email account where you want the new folder
         
         
         1 - Select location desired
         2 - Name the mailbox / folder
         3 - Click OK
         
         
         
         
         
3. Mail Preferences - this means you have many options you can customize. :-)
   1. 2. Why in the world would you have to learn these little ins and outs of your software? You don't. You can happily use applications - and effectively - without checking out the features available. Or...you can customize it to do just what you want it to do. Either way is equally good.
         
         To open Mail Preferences:
         1 - Click Mail
         2 - Click Preferences
         
   2. Mail Preferences- General tab
      2. 1 - Default email reader
               If you have multiple applications installed to manage your email, choose here which one to set as the default.
         2 - Check for new messages
               Set how often to check the server for new messages.
         3 - New messages sound
               What sounds, if any, do you want when new email arrives?
         4 - Dock unread count
               Choose which new emails to display on the Mail icon in the Dock
               Choices are none, Inbox Only, or All Mailboxes.
         5 - Add invitations to iCal
               Choices are Automatically or Never.
         6 - Downloads folder
               Choose preferred folder for downloads.
               Choices are Downloads or browse to a folder
         7 - Remove unedited downloads
               Choices are Never, When mail quits, or After message is deleted.
         8 - If outgoing server is unavailable
               Choices are Show a list of alternative servers or Automatically try sending later
         9 - When searching all mailboxes, include results from
               Choose folders to include when searching.
         
   3. Mail Preferences - Accounts tab
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   4. Mail Preferences - RSS tab
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   5. Mail Preferences - Junk Mail tab
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   6. Mail Preferences - Fonts & Colors tab
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   7. Mail Preferences - Viewing tab
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   8. Mail Preferences - Composing tab
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   9. Mail Preferences - Signatures tab
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   10. Mail Preferences - Rules tab
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Please feel welcome to Contact Gtekk with questions.

Please feel welcome to Contact Gtekk with questions in the meantime.