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.
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.
Table 12.2 shows keyboard shortcuts for the Address Book application.
Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Edit Card | ![]() |
Hide Address Book | ![]() |
Import vCards | ![]() |
Minimize Address Book Window | ![]() |
Move Between Fields | Tab and Shift+Tab on an Address Card |
New Card | ![]() |
New Group | Shift+![]() |
Next Card | ![]() |
Previous Card | ![]() |
View Card and Columns | ![]() |
View Card Only | ![]() |
View Directories | ![]() |
Table 12.3 shows keyboard shortcuts for the Mail application.
Action | Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
Add Reply-To Header | Option+![]() |
Add Sender to Address Book | ![]() |
Append Selected Messages | Shift ![]() |
Apply Bcc Header | Shift+![]() |
Apply Rules to Selection | Option+![]() |
Attach File | Shift+![]() |
Bigger | ![]() |
Bounce to Sender | Option+![]() |
Check Spelling | ![]() |
Copy Style | Option+![]() |
Decrease Quote Level | Option+![]() |
Delete | Delete |
Erase Deleted Messages | ![]() |
Find Messages | Option+![]() |
Find Next | ![]() |
Find Previous | ![]() |
Find Text | ![]() |
Forward Message | Shift+![]() |
Get New Mail | Shift+![]() |
Hide Deleted Messages | ![]() |
Hide/Show Drawer | Shift+![]() |
Hide/Show Status bar | Option+![]() |
Increase Quote Level | ![]() |
Jump to Selection | ![]() |
Make Plain Test | Shift+![]() |
Mark As Flagged | Option+![]() |
Mark As Junk Mail | Shift+![]() |
Mark As Unread/Mark As Read | Option+![]() |
New Message | ![]() |
New Viewer Window | Option+![]() |
Next Alternative | ![]() |
Paste As Quotation | Shift+![]() |
Paste Style | Option+![]() |
Plain Text Alternative | Option+![]() |
Preferences | Option+![]() |
Previous Alternative | ![]() |
Redirect Message | Shift+![]() |
Reply to All Recipients | Shift+![]() |
Reply to Sender | ![]() |
Reply With iChat | Option+![]() |
Save As | Shift+![]() |
Save As Draft | ![]() |
Send Message | Shift+![]() |
Show Activity Viewer | ![]() |
Show Addresses | Option+![]() |
Show All Headers | Shift+![]() |
Show Colors | Shift+![]() |
Show Draft | ![]() |
Show Fonts | ![]() |
Show In | ![]() |
Show Junk | ![]() |
Show Out | ![]() |
Show Sent | ![]() |
Show Trash | ![]() |
Show Raw Source | Option+![]() |
Smaller | ![]() |
Spelling | ![]() |
Transfer to mailbox again | Option+![]() |
Use Selection for Find | ![]() |