Mac 101: Change fields for creating a new Mail message

If you usually CC/BCC someone in Mail, then why not add it to the default Mail message window? Start by creating a new mail message and click the small box that appears next to the subject line. When you do this, a drop-down menu will appear. Click on the "Customize" button.

The window will morph into a full size window showing all the available options. Clicking the check boxes beside each item will allow them to appear each time you compose a new message. When you are done, click the "OK" button to save the changes.

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Mike

assuming you are in the middle of the list of msgs that is.

December 17 2008 at 2:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike

I'm not sure where I should be asking this question, so I'll try here. In mail after you delete a msg the highlighted field moves up instead of staying in place to delete the msg below the previously deleted msg. Is there anyway to change this behavior?

December 17 2008 at 2:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Justin

why won't hyperlinks work!?

[a href="http://test.com"]

test!

December 07 2008 at 11:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bocaj

Thanks for the tip.

Does anyone know how to toggle how many of those fields take focus when you tab through them? It used to be that tabbing would skip over the the customize, account, signature and priority drop downs, but at some point it started including them. Now I have to hit tab 5 times just to get from subject to message body.

October 01 2008 at 12:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Dan

@bocaj:

System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts:

At the bottom of the window is an option called "Full keyboard access."

Change this to "Text boxes and lists only" for the behavior you desire.

October 02 2008 at 4:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

rado

sweet

October 01 2008 at 9:21 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply