Making the most of Apple Mail - Revision history

N Reid: /* Credits */ to July 2015

2015-07-29T17:19:43Z

Credits: to July 2015

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	=Credits=		=Credits=
	Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to ~~February~~ 2015. Thanks to Jon Glass for advice on filing attachments; David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings; and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.		Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to July 2015. Thanks to Jon Glass for advice on filing attachments; David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings; and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.

	[[Category:Software\|Mail]]		[[Category:Software\|Mail]]
	[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]		[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]

N Reid: /* Password refused */ repeated requests to enter the password

2015-07-29T17:19:09Z

Password refused: repeated requests to enter the password

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	Instead of typing the password even once, close the app (Mail), wait a second or two and open Mail again. It usually works then without asking for the password this time around.		Instead of typing the password even once, close the app (Mail), wait a second or two and open Mail again. It usually works then without asking for the password this time around.

			For repeated requests to enter the password, see [http://osxdaily.com/2014/08/10/mac-mail-asks-enter-password-account-fix/ this OSXDaily article].

	==Storing attachments==		==Storing attachments==

N Reid: /* Credits */ JG for filing attachments

2015-02-25T11:14:12Z

Credits: JG for filing attachments

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	=Credits=		=Credits=
	Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to ~~January 2013~~. Thanks to David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings, and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.		Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to February 2015. Thanks to Jon Glass for advice on filing attachments; David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings; and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.

	[[Category:Software\|Mail]]		[[Category:Software\|Mail]]
	[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]		[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]

N Reid: Storing attachments

2015-02-25T11:12:23Z

Storing attachments

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	Instead of typing the password even once, close the app (Mail), wait a second or two and open Mail again. It usually works then without asking for the password this time around.		Instead of typing the password even once, close the app (Mail), wait a second or two and open Mail again. It usually works then without asking for the password this time around.

			==Storing attachments==
			[http://www.macworld.com/article/2150769/solving-the-mysteries-of-the-mail-downloads-folder.html This MacWorld article] explains where attachments are stored, and how to find them again if you have made changes to them.

			Attachments are also still in the emails themselves (making some emails huge, of course). Here is a simple way to remove attachments and get them all where you can find them. First, create a smart mailbox that shows all emails with attachments. Next, select them all, and in the File menu, choose "Save Attachments..." and save them in a nice, new folder. Then, go to the Message menu, and at the bottom, choose "Remove Attachments", and they'll all be gone. Repeat this as often as necessary to keep your mail folder down to a reasonable size.

	=Sending messages=		=Sending messages=

N Reid: /* Sending messages */ Making groups in Contacts

2014-03-02T22:18:47Z

Sending messages: Making groups in Contacts

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	=Sending messages=		=Sending messages=
			==Sending to a group==
			Make groups of contacts in [[Contacts]] (this app is called Address Book in OS X versions older than 10.9 Mavericks). Mail can then use these groups.

	==Previous recipients==		==Previous recipients==
	Mail helpfully builds an archive of previous recipients. However, this sometimes needs weeding.		Mail helpfully builds an archive of previous recipients. However, this sometimes needs weeding.

N Reid: /* Password refused */ also happens when you change your connection

2013-01-15T22:00:35Z

Password refused: also happens when you change your connection

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	==Password refused==		==Password refused==
	If you get "password refused" when Mail connects, this is probably a fault with the ISP's mail server. If you enter the password manually, you may have to do it a few times. The annoying thing is that Mail seems to assume that if the password has been rejected once, it must be invalid, so it knocks out the password and you may have to re-enter it in the Accounts section of Preferences.		If you get "password refused" when Mail connects, this is probably a fault with the ISP's mail server. This also happens when you change your connection e.g. from ethernet to wifi. If you enter the password manually, you may have to do it a few times. The annoying thing is that Mail seems to assume that if the password has been rejected once, it must be invalid, so it knocks out the password and you may have to re-enter it in the Accounts section of Preferences.

	Instead of typing the password, close the app (Mail), wait a second or two and open Mail again. It usually works then without asking for the password this time around.		Instead of typing the password even once, close the app (Mail), wait a second or two and open Mail again. It usually works then without asking for the password this time around.

	=Sending messages=		=Sending messages=

N Reid: /* Password problems */ -> Password refused

2013-01-13T13:38:11Z

Password problems: -> Password refused

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	Sometimes different subjects appear as one thread; this is not a bug but is caused by the senders, as explained at [[Posting guidelines#Subject lines]].		Sometimes different subjects appear as one thread; this is not a bug but is caused by the senders, as explained at [[Posting guidelines#Subject lines]].

	==Password ~~problems~~==		==Password refused==
	If you get "password refused" when Mail connects, this is probably a fault with the ISP's mail server. If you enter the password manually, you may have to do it a few times. The annoying thing is that Mail seems to assume that if the password has been rejected once, it must be invalid, so it knocks out the password and you may have to re-enter it in the Accounts section of Preferences.		If you get "password refused" when Mail connects, this is probably a fault with the ISP's mail server. If you enter the password manually, you may have to do it a few times. The annoying thing is that Mail seems to assume that if the password has been rejected once, it must be invalid, so it knocks out the password and you may have to re-enter it in the Accounts section of Preferences.

N Reid: /* Credits */ updated

2013-01-13T13:35:50Z

Credits: updated

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	=Credits=		=Credits=
	Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to ~~April 2011~~. Thanks to David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings, and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.		Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to January 2013. Thanks to David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings, and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.

	[[Category:Software\|Mail]]		[[Category:Software\|Mail]]
	[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]		[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]

N Reid: Password problems

2013-01-13T13:34:57Z

Password problems

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	Sometimes different subjects appear as one thread; this is not a bug but is caused by the senders, as explained at [[Posting guidelines#Subject lines]].		Sometimes different subjects appear as one thread; this is not a bug but is caused by the senders, as explained at [[Posting guidelines#Subject lines]].

			==Password problems==
			If you get "password refused" when Mail connects, this is probably a fault with the ISP's mail server. If you enter the password manually, you may have to do it a few times. The annoying thing is that Mail seems to assume that if the password has been rejected once, it must be invalid, so it knocks out the password and you may have to re-enter it in the Accounts section of Preferences.

			Instead of typing the password, close the app (Mail), wait a second or two and open Mail again. It usually works then without asking for the password this time around.

	=Sending messages=		=Sending messages=

N Reid: re-order

2013-01-06T13:35:39Z

re-order

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	Alternatively, to manually add a link to some text in your message, first select the text, then right-click and choose Link > Add Link… from the popup menu, and paste (or type) the link. Mail will fill in http:// at the beginning if your link does not start with this or another specific protocol.		Alternatively, to manually add a link to some text in your message, first select the text, then right-click and choose Link > Add Link… from the popup menu, and paste (or type) the link. Mail will fill in http:// at the beginning if your link does not start with this or another specific protocol.

			=See also=
			*[[Opening Windows files]] – how to get into those pesky attachments!

	=Credits=		=Credits=
	Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to April 2011. Thanks to David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings, and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.		Contributed by various members of CATUG, up to April 2011. Thanks to David Burke, Eric and Marvin for investigating text encodings, and Christi for her advice on learning HTML.

	~~=See also=~~
	*[[Opening Windows files]] – how to get into those pesky attachments!

	[[Category:Software\|Mail]]		[[Category:Software\|Mail]]
	[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]		[[Category:How-to guides\|Mail]]