Our Easy Guide to Apple's Mail Program for Mac OS X 10.5 is the revised, updated and improved edition of our popular guide to Mail. It is designed to help Macintosh users become familiar with the Mac Mail program and its many features. Our ebook provides clear and simple-to-follow instructions, organized in a natural and logical sequence.

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Author: Claire J Rottenberg
171 pages, 67 screenshots
PDF format, 6.1 MB

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Table of Contents

1.0  Introduction
1.1  Organization of Guide
1.2  Mail's Main Window
1.3  Terminology
1.4  Limits of Guide
1.5  Content of Guide

2.0  Setting Up & Managing Accounts
2.1  Deciding on Type of Account
2.2  Gathering Information for Accounts
2.3  Setting Up a New Account
2.4  Importing Mail
2.5  Managing Accounts

3.0  Receiving & Viewing Email Messages
3.1  Receiving Messages
3.2  Setting Preferences for Received Messages
3.3  Viewing Images
3.4  Managing Received Messages

4.0  Composing & Sending Email Messages
4.1  Setting Composing Preferences
4.2  Viewing & Customizing the Composing Window
4.3  Composing a New Message
4.4  Replying to Messages
4.5  Editing Messages
4.6  Managing Recipients
4.7  Checking Spelling & Grammar
4.8  Adding Photos to Messages
4.9  Sending Messages

5.0  Printing & Saving Email Messages
5.1  Printing Email Messages
5.2  Saving Email Messages
5.3  Saving an Email Message as a PDF File

6.0  Organizing Email Messages
6.1  Creating Mailboxes
6.2  Organizing Mailboxes
6.3  Using Message Threading
6.4  Using Smart Mailboxes

7.0  Customizing the Toolbar
7.1  Using the Default Toolbar
7.2  Adding Action Buttons
7.3  Using Special Icons

8.0  Searching Email Messages
8.1  Using Spotlight
8.2  Using Find Options
8.3  Using Google Search
8.4  Using Dictionary Search

9.0  Managing Junk Email Messages
9.1  Setting Junk Mail Preferences
9.2  Erasing Junk Mail
9.3  Using Rules to Manage Junk Email

10.0 Using Additional Features of Mail
10.1  Managing Downloads
10.2  Using Speech
10.3  Using Rules
10.4  Creating Notes
10.5  Working with Other Mac OS X 10.5 Programs
10.6  Backing Up Mail's Database

Appendices
Appendix A:  Keyboard Shortcuts
Appendix B:  Internet Resources
Appendix C:  Free Email Accounts
Appendix D:  Form for New Email Account
Appendix E:  Glossary

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