Mac OS X Mail How-To Guide

Composing messages

  1. Open the OS X Mail application.
  2. Click New. The New Message screen will appear.
  3. In the To field, enter the recipient's e-mail address.
  4. In the Subject field, enter a subject for the e-mail.
  5. Enter a message in the empty white space.
  6. When you are ready to send the message, click Send.
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Creating attachments

  1. Follow steps 1 through 5 above.
  2. In the New Message window, click Attach. The Finder will open.
  3. Browse to the desired file. Select the file and click Choose File. The file will now be attached to the message.
  4. When you are ready to send the message, click Send.
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Setting up a sent-mail folder

  1. Select the folder from your folder list that you would like to use to store the sent messages.
  2. Go to Mailbox > Use this mailbox for > Sent
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Creating a signature

  1. From the menu bar, select Mail > Preferences.
  2. From the top toolbar, select the Signatures icon.
  3. In the left panel, highlight your Duke IMAP account. 
  4. Click the "+" below the next panel.
  5. In the middle panel, enter a name for the signature.
  6. In the right panel, enter the signature you want to appear at the bottom of each new message you compose.
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Creating an address book entry

The Address Book is a separate application from the Mail application, but it can be used in conjunction with Mail.

  1. From the applications folder, open Address Book.
  2. In the Group panel, select the group in which you would like the contact to be created.
  3. Click the "+" below the Name panel. Enter the name for the contact.
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Selecting a recipient from your address book

  1. Open OS X Mail.
  2. Click New. The New Message screen will appear.
  3. Select the Address icon. The Address Book will open.
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Creating a new folder

  1. From the menu bar, select Mailbox > New Mailbox. The New Mailbox window will open.
  2. From the Location drop-down menu, select IMAP Account.
  3. Create a name for the new folder. Click OK.
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Creating additional identities

  1. From the menu bar, select Mail > Preferences.
  2. In the top toolbar, select the Accounts icon.
  3. Select Account Information.
  4. In the E-mail Address field, enter as many email addresses as needed. Separate each e-mail address with a comma.
  5. The next time you compose a new message, you will see the Accounts field with each e-mail address as shown below. Note that both e-mail addresses have the same name.
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Configuring LDAP

  1. From the menu bar, select Mail > Preferences.
  2. Select the Composing icon.
  3. Check the box next to Automatically complete addresses.
  4. Click Configure LDAP.
  5. A screen will appear for you to add a new LDAP server. Click the "+".
  6. The Server Info screen will appear. In the Name field, enter Duke LDAP.
  7. In the Server field, enter ldap.duke.edu.
  8. In the Search Base field, enter ou=People,dc=duke,dc=edu
  9. In the Port field, enter 389. NOTE: Do not select Use SSL.
  10. From the Scope drop-down menu, select Subtree.
  11. Leave the Authentication section blank.
  12. Click Save.
  13. On the next page, click Done.
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