{"id":65208,"date":"2020-09-14T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=65208"},"modified":"2020-09-17T16:58:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T21:58:40","slug":"how-to-reply-to-or-forward-messages-in-mail-in-macos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/65208-how-to-reply-to-or-forward-messages-in-mail-in-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reply to or Forward Messages in Mail in macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With Mail on macOS, it\u2019s easy to reply to or forward messages (and it may get even easier with macOS Big Sur this fall \u2013 stay tuned). What\u2019s more, if a message contains attachments, you can include them if you wish. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select a message in the message list. To include just a portion of the original message in your reply, select the text to include. If you select the top message in a conversation thread, all of the messages in the conversation are selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move the pointer over the message header, then click the Reply<\/strong> button (to reply to just the sender), the Reply All<\/strong> button (to reply to the sender and the other recipients), or the Forward<\/strong> button (to choose new recipients). You can add or remove recipients as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Reply,
Reply, Reply All, or Forward Mail by choosing an icon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Next, add your text. If you included the original message, vertical bars (called quotation bars<\/em>) may appear next to it. You can make your text appear as quotations if you wish. To add quotation bars to your text, choose “Format > Quote Level > Increase” or “Format > Quote Level > Decrease.” This also changes the quote level at which the selected text appears. To paste text as quoted text, choose “Edit > Paste as Quotation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Different Quotation Levels in Mac Mail<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If the original message contained attachments, decide whether to include them. To include attachments in a reply: Click the Include Attachment button (it looks like a paper clip) in the toolbar of the message window or choose “Edit > Attachments > Include Original Attachments” in Reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The paper clip represents the Attachments button<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To exclude attachments from a reply, click the Exclude Attachment button (it looks like a square with a paperclip attached) in the toolbar of the message window or choose “Message > Remove Attachments.” when you\u2019re ready, click the Send button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you always prefer to omit the original message from your replies, choose “Mail > Preferences,” click Composing, then deselect \u201cQuote the text of the original message.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select or deselect “Quote the text of the original message”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

These instructions apply, for the most part, to other versions of macOS besides Catalina. However, I\u2019m using Catalina on a 16-inch MacBook Pro for this tutorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With Mail on macOS, it\u2019s easy to reply to or forward messages (and it may get even easier with macOS Big Sur this fall \u2013 stay tuned). What\u2019s more, if a message contains attachments, you can include them if you wish. Here\u2019s how…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":65561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-65208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Reply to or Forward Messages in Mail in macOS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With Mail on macOS, it\u2019s easy to reply to or forward messages. 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