Mail client Mail 5: 4 Usage Tips

I usually check their mail through a browser and use the "native" e-mail client was not used to. But after installing Mail 5 in the new version of Mac OS X Lion, I changed my mind. Of course, it has its own specific advantages and disadvantages, but in my view the positive aspects much more. A few tips for users Mail 5 and a couple of tricks, which are suitable for any other version, which you may not know.

When I worked in the office, I had to use the desktop mail clients Outlook, Bat, and I can not say that I was delighted with them. However, reseeding for Mac, i still do not hurry to switch to desktop client until you upgrade the operating system to the latest version of Mac OS X Lion. Frankly, I was almost forced to go on it, and while I do not regret it.

Show your personal message in the form of chains discussions

In the original setting 5 Mail your correspondence with one chain of the addressee is not shown in one letter, and sometimes quite difficult to understand on what kind of your questions you got the answer (especially if the correspondence has passed for 5 letters per theme).

To see your messages together with the answers that you get from other people, select Mail Preferens menu or press "Comd,«. Then go to the tab Viewing and Section View Conversation tick the option, Include related messages.

Use Rules to allocate especially important for you to color letters

If you want to select a message from the critical people of color and simple multi-colored flags for this not enough for you, please use the Rules. To do this, you need to log in again Mail Preferens, Open a tab Rules, Click on Add Rule. Then install the necessary condition frome is (Specify the postal address of the person you), then the bottom select the desired background color of the letters (Set color of background) And click on Ok. If you are not satisfied with the available colors in the panel, you can choose a color for yourself by clicking on Other.

Show count of unread messages in the menu

To do this you will need to download a program called Mail Unread Menu. All you need to do - is to download and run a program on your computer - all. Now, the counter of unread emails will appear in your menu.

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Changing the names of flags

In Mail, you can add 5 to each letter of the color box. In total there are 7 colors, and each of the default flags named according to their color (red, yellow, green, etc.). It is not very easy and it can be fixed!

To change the name, for a start you need to select the message and assign it a check. That is, to change the names of all 7-flags, you need to add each of them to at least one post. Then you will see the reminders (reminders) A new section.

Click the right mouse, select Rename Mailbox and rename box. Now a new name checkbox will be displayed not only in the sidebar, but the drop-down menu to select the check boxes for new messages.