Whether you use your Mac for work, school, or to keep in touch with friends and family, Apple Mail is a powerful app that can help you stay up to date with your most important messages.
By default, Apple’s Mail app works perfectly, but there are a few settings you can change to personalize your experience. So, let’s go over how you can customize the Mail app on your Mac to make it feel like your own.
1. Customize Your Toolbar
The Mail app’s toolbar puts some common actions at the top of the window. By default, the toolbar can help you with things like composing, archiving, or deleting messages. However, you can customize this toolbar to have almost any action you want. Here’s what you need to do:
If you want to go back to the original layout, you’re able to drag the default toolbar near the bottom of the window into your current toolbar to reset all the changes you made.
2. Change the Size of Your Emails
If you juststarted using the Mail app on your Mac, you probably already noticed that your emails look a bit small on the screen. While the default size might not be the best option for most people, you can make the font bigger if you need to. Here’s how:
If you head back to the Mail app, you’ll see the font size has already changed. As you probably noticed, you can also follow the same steps to change the font’s style and even the colors you want.
Likewise, you’re able to change the size of your messages to make it easier to read from the preview. All you need to do is clickFormatin the menu bar and selectStyle. Then, clickSmallerorBiggeruntil you get the perfect size for you.
3. Customize the List Preview
The ability to preview your messages without even opening them is one of themany reasons to use Apple’s Mail app on your Mac. By default, you should see the first couple of lines under each new message you get, but Mail lets you change this, so you get a preview of up to five lines. Here’s how:
4. Change the Mail App’s Layout
By default, the Mail app will display your inbox on the left and a preview of the selected email on the right. To some, that’s the ideal layout, but Mail also lets you change its layout so that you can view the preview at the bottom of the window.
To do this, clickViewin the menu bar (with the Mail app open) and selectShow Bottom Previewfrom the dropdown. If you want to go back to the original view, repeat the steps and selectShow Side Preview.
you’re able to also click the options belowShow Bottom Previewto further customize the data you see from each message. For instance, you can choose to show the date and time of a message, the photo of the contact that sent the email, or the message size.
5. Show or Hide Your Favorites Bar
Besides the sidebar and toolbar, Apple’s Mail app also has a Favorites bar, which lets you quickly access the mailboxes you’ve marked as favorites. By default, you can’t see it, but all you need to do is clickViewin the menu bar and chooseShow Favorites Bar.
It’s that easy. You can hide the bar again by repeating the same steps and clickingHide Favorites Bar.
A Tailored Mail App for Your Needs
With so many customization options, it has never been easier to personalize the Mail app on your Mac. you’re able to customize anything, from the font size to the actual layout of the app. Remember, you can also revert to the default look by following the same steps at any point if you’re not happy with the changes.
