{"id":48131,"date":"2019-05-07T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T14:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=48131"},"modified":"2019-05-10T09:58:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T14:58:23","slug":"7-mac-mail-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/48131-7-mac-mail-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Mac Mail Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"For many of us, the Mac’s Mail app is the most often used app in our collection. It has so many features that for most of us, we only touch the surface of what it can do. In this Rocket Yard guide we\u2019ll check out seven features that are often overlooked, most likely left in the default setting, or simply not used.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Mac Mail user, take a look at our Mail tips and give them a try.<\/p>\n

1. Set How Often to Check Mail<\/h3>\n

Has Mail become a distraction? It either rarely or never updates, leaving you wondering if Mail is actually working, or it updates too often, flashing notifications that distract you from your work. In most cases, the problem is the update interval that Mail uses to check for new messages.<\/p>\n

You have a few choices in setting the mail check interval, from Automatic to Manual; there are also quite a few preset times, from every minute to every hour and lots of times in-between. The following steps will let you set the interval to use for checking mail:<\/p>\n

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You can set how often Mail checks for new messages in the preferences.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Launch Mail, and select the Preferences option from the Mail menu.<\/p>\n

In the Preferences window that opens, click or tap the General button.<\/p>\n

Look for the “Check for new messages:” item. You\u2019ll find the following options in a dropdown menu:<\/p>\n