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.
| 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.
| 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
|
