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Basics

To review background information that might help you understand this book better, such as finding System Preferences and working with files in the Finder, read Tonya Engst’s book Take Control of Mac Basics.

What’s New in the Fourth Edition

This fully revised fourth edition brings the book up to date with the numerous changes in Mail running under macOS 10.12 Sierra or 10.13 High Sierra, and iOS 11 (see Learn What’s New in High Sierra and iOS 11 Mail). Along with hundreds of small changes in the book, major revisions include:

• Added detail to the Master Mail Concepts chapter:

  • Updated Gestures to cover the Magic Mouse

  • Explained new behaviors and options in Full-Screen Mode

  • Updated Addressing to explain the new way Mail chooses From addresses

  • Updated the descriptions of Markup (for macOS Mail) and Handoff (cross-platform) to reflect their current capabilities

• In the Customize Mail chapter, added new topics on Tabbed Windows and Message Filters

• Revamped the topic Use Third-Party Plugins to remove plugins that are no longer available (or just not very useful anymore) and add Mailbutler and Universal Mailer

• Compressed and modernized the chapter Use Gmail with Mail

• Made a variety of updates in the Find Your Messages chapter, including a new sidebar About Top Hits, and descriptions of Mail’s current behavior with automatic tokens in Use Suggestions and Tokens and search terms in quotation marks in Search for a Phrase

• Developed the Take Control of Your Inbox chapter more fully:

  • Updated the description of how Mail handles spam in Train Your Junk Mail Filter

  • Greatly expanded the topic Back Up and Restore Your Email

  • Added a new topic about how to Import Email from another app, including a sidebar Moving from Another Mac

• Enhanced the Become a Better Correspondent chapter:

  • In Choose Formatting Wisely, added a tip about backing out of bulleted or numbered lists

  • Added instructions in Sending Attachments on a Mac for avoiding inline attachments if that’s your preference

  • Updated Sending Attachments in iOS to mention Mail Drop

• Made a number of improvements to the chapter Sign and Encrypt Messages, including a new sidebar about ProtonMail and Mail

• Updated procedures and removed outdated advice in the chapter Fix Mail Problems, and added a new topic, Deal with Recovered Messages

• Made big improvements to the Use Mail in iOS chapter, including:

  • Updated iOS Mail vs. macOS Mail to reflect the current truth, and added a sidebar About Three-Pane View for users of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro

  • Expanded the topic formerly called “15 Things Every iOS Mail User Should Know” to 18 Things Every iOS Mail User Should Know by adding Add an Inline Drawing, Use Drag and Drop, and Leave a Mailing List; also updated the remaining 15 things, with especially important modifications in Change Account Settings, Handle Attachments, and Manage Notifications, plus new sidebars Use 3D Touch Gestures and About Suggested Destinations