Max OS X to the Max: E-Mail Away

In this section, you will learn where Mail and Address Book information is stored and you will find keyboard shortcuts for the Address Book and for Mail.

Understanding Where Your Mail and Address Book Information Is Stored

Mail stores all your e-mail in the location username/Library/Mail, where username is your short username. In this folder, you will find the following:

• A folder for each of the accounts you have configured in Mail. Within each accounts folder, you will see the Inbox, a Drafts folder, and support files for that account.

• The Mailboxes folder that contains each mailbox you have created. If you have nested mailboxes, the inclusive mailbox will appear as a folder.

• Your mailing sort, signature, and other preferences files.

NOTE

The filename extension for a mailbox is .mbox. The filename extension for preference files is .plist.

Your Address Book is stored in the location username/Library/Application Support/ AddressBook/AddressBook.data, where username is your short username.

Using Address Book Keyboard Shortcuts

Table 12.2 shows keyboard shortcuts for the Address Book application.

Table 12.2. Keyboard Shortcuts for the Address Book

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Edit Card	+L
Hide Address Book	+H
Import vCards	+I
Minimize Address Book Window	+M
Move Between Fields	Tab and Shift+Tab on an Address Card
New Card	+N
New Group	Shift++N
Next Card	+]
Previous Card	+[
View Card and Columns	+1
View Card Only	+2
View Directories	+3

Using Mail Keyboard Shortcuts

Table 12.3 shows keyboard shortcuts for the Mail application.

Table 12.3. Keyboard Shortcuts for Mail

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Add Reply-To Header	Option++R
Add Sender to Address Book	+Y
Append Selected Messages	Shift +I
Apply Bcc Header	Shift++B
Apply Rules to Selection	Option++L
Attach File	Shift++A
Bigger	+
Bounce to Sender	Option++B
Check Spelling	+;
Copy Style	Option++C
Decrease Quote Level	Option++'
Delete	Delete
Erase Deleted Messages	+K
Find Messages	Option++F
Find Next	+G
Find Previous	+D
Find Text	+F
Forward Message	Shift++F
Get New Mail	Shift++N
Hide Deleted Messages	+L
Hide/Show Drawer	Shift++M
Hide/Show Status bar	Option++S
Increase Quote Level	+'
Jump to Selection	+J
Make Plain Test	Shift++T
Mark As Flagged	Option++G
Mark As Junk Mail	Shift++J
Mark As Unread/Mark As Read	Option++M
New Message	+N
New Viewer Window	Option++N
Next Alternative	+]
Paste As Quotation	Shift++V
Paste Style	Option++V
Plain Text Alternative	Option++P
Preferences	Option++;
Previous Alternative	+[
Redirect Message	Shift++E
Reply to All Recipients	Shift++R
Reply to Sender	+R
Reply With iChat	Option++I
Save As	Shift++S
Save As Draft	+S
Send Message	Shift++D
Show Activity Viewer	+0
Show Addresses	Option++A
Show All Headers	Shift++H
Show Colors	Shift++C
Show Draft	+3
Show Fonts	+T
Show In	+1
Show Junk	+6
Show Out	+2
Show Sent	+4
Show Trash	+5
Show Raw Source	Option++U
Smaller	+-
Spelling	+:
Transfer to mailbox again	Option++T
Use Selection for Find	+E