by Marilyn | Mar 7, 2019 | iOS, Mail, productivity, Tip
When you’re viewing a message in Mail on an iPhone or iPad, you get five buttons: Flag, Move, Archive or Delete, Reply/Forward/Print, and New Message. But what determines whether that third button is Archive or Delete? iOS hides that option in Settings > Passwords... 
by Marilyn | Mar 5, 2019 | domain, email, How-To, Internet, Mail
Some facts about ourselves are difficult or impossible to change, but your email address doesn’t have to be one of them. Switching to a custom email address might seem overwhelming, and it will take some time, but it’s not that hard or expensive (and we’re always... 
by Marilyn | Feb 7, 2019 | Apple Pros, iPhone, Mail, productivity, Tip
Need to check something in another email message while composing a message in Mail on an iPhone? Many people don’t realize that you can swipe down on the top of the draft to dock it at the bottom of the screen, look something up in another message, and then expand the... 
by Marilyn | Jan 14, 2019 | Mac, Mail, Tip, Troubleshooting
It’s helpful to unplug occasionally and ignore email while on vacation or otherwise away from your work routine. And it’s a good idea to set up a vacation auto-responder to tell correspondents what to do in your absence. It might be tempting to create such an... 
by Marilyn | Dec 10, 2018 | Mac, Mail, Mojave, productivity, Tip
In macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple exposed a feature of Mail that was useful, but hard to find and use. For several versions of Mail, you’ve been able to select a message and choose Message > Move To Predicted Mailbox to file the email in the suggested mailbox. (If the... 
by Marilyn | Oct 8, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, customization, Dark mode, Desktop, Mac, Mail, Maps, Mojave
The feature Apple is promoting most heavily with macOS 10.14 Mojave is Dark mode, which the company advertises as “a dramatic new look that helps you focus on your work… as toolbars and menus recede into the background.” Let’s look at what Apple has done with Dark...