Address Book The Address Book works independently as well as in conjunction with Mail to create Address Cards that store contact information for individuals or groups. When Mail is open, you can automatically create an Address Book entry for anyone who sent mail to you. When you open the Address Book from a new message you're writing, you can automatically address email to an individual or an entire group.The Address Book icon is in your Dock, your Applications folder, and in the Mail "New Message" toolbar.[View full size image]Add new names and addresses to Address Book You can add a new address card to the Address Book from either the Address Book or Mail.Exercise 7: Add a new address card while using Address Book.
1. | Open the Address Book, if it isn't already. | 2. | Single-click the + at the bottom of the "Name" column. | 3. | This makes a new card automatically appear and the first-name field is already selected for you, waiting for you to type. | 4. | Type the person's first name, then hit the Tab key, which will automatically select the last-name field.Type the last name, then hit Tab, etc. Continue to fill in all the information you know. | 5. | If a label is changeable, you'll see two tiny arrows. For instance, maybe you want to change the label "mobile" to "cell." Single-click the tiny arrows and you'll get a little pop-up menu, as shown below. Choose one of the pre-named labels, or choose "Custom…" and type in the name of the label you want. | 6. | Click the green + sign to add another label and field; click the red sign to delete the label and field to its right. Any field that has no information will not appear on the actual card. | 7. | When you're finished, click the "Edit" button at the bottom of the card.[View full size image] |
Add a name and address from Mail You can add anyone's address to your Address Book as soon as they send you an email.Exercise 8: Add a sender's email address to your Address Book instantly.
1. | In the Mail program, either single-click on an email in your list to select it, or double-click to open the message. | 2. | From the "Message" menu in the menu bar across the top of your screen, choose "Add Sender To Address Book," or press Command Y. The Address Book will not open, but the sender's address will be added.Single-click to select a sender's email in your list, then press Command Y.[View full size image]Check on that address later, though, because if a person's first and last names are not included in their own email address, you'll find the new address in your Address Book at the very top of the "Name" column as <No Name>. Edit that card to add the person's name so he is sorted in the list properly. |
Send email to someone from your Address Book From your Address Book, you can send someone an email easier than returning a self-addressed stamped envelope. This assumes, of course, that you have this person's email address in your Address Book.Exercise 9: Use your Address Book to send someone an email.
1. | Open your Address Book and select the person you want to send email to (single-click his name). | 2. | Single-click on the tiny label that's to the left of the email address. A menu pop ups, as shown below.[View full size image]TipSingle-click on the various labels of an address card to get a variety of options, depending on what you click on. | 3. | Choose "Send Email," and a new message window appears with that person's address in the "To" field. |
Address an email message in Mail using the Address Pane Exercise 10: Address a message in Mail from the Address Pane.
1. | You don't have to go get your Address Book to address a message. In Mail, create a new message, then single-click the Address Book icon in the toolbar. | 2. | A limited version of the Address Book opens, as shown below. You can't add or delete addresses at this point, but you can select any number of addresses or groups (-Command-click to select more than one), then click the "To" button and those names will go straight to the email.This is the Address Pane, a limited version of your Address Book. |
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