Using MAC OS X Mail

• Viewing the Inbox
• Checking for New Messages
• Reading a Message
• Writing and Sending a New Message
• Replying to an Existing Message
• Viewing a List of Sent Messages

Viewing the Inbox

1. Launch the Mailapplication from the dock
   
2. Select Inboxfrom the mailboxes list
   
3. New and unread messages will be listed with dots next to them
   

Checking for New Messages

There are two ways to check for new messages:

1. Choose Mailbox, select Get New Mail, then select your account.
   
    
2. Click the Get Mail icon on the top bar
   

Reading a Message

There are two ways to read a message:

• Click on the message, and read it in the lower half of the window.

  or

• Double-click on the message to open it in its own window.

Writing and Sending a New Message

1. Click on New Message.
   
2. Fill in the following information:
   1. The recipient's E-mail address.
   2. The subject of the message.
      The body of the message.
      
3. Click Send.
   

Replying to a Message

To reply to a message:

1. Select the message.
2. Click on the Reply button.
   
3. Type your message.
4. Click Send.
   

Viewing Sent Messages

To view a list of messages you have sent:

• Select Sent from the mailboxes list

Enabling and Disabling Automatic Email Checking

Mail can be set to automatically check for new messages. To enable or disable this feature:

1. Choose Mail then select Preferences
   
2. Set the automatic E-mail checking.
   • To enable automatic E-mail checking, click the "Check for new mail" list and choose how often Mail should check for new message.
   • To disable automatic E-mail checking, click the "Check for new mail" list and choose Manually.
     
3. Close the preferences window.