Chapter 4. Communicating via E-mail and Chat

You can use the Apple Mail application to send e-mail to and read e-mail from friends, family, colleagues, and even total strangers almost anywhere in the world. You can also use the iChat application to exchange instant messages. This chapter shows you how to perform these and many more communications tasks.

Communicating via E-mail and Chat

  • Open and Close Mail 64

  • Add an E-mail Account 66

  • Send an E-mail Message 68

  • Add a File Attachment 70

  • Add a Signature 72

  • Receive and Read E-mail Messages 74

  • Reply to a Message 76

  • Forward a Message 78

  • Open and Close iChat 80

  • Add a Buddy 82

  • Start a Text Chat 84

  • Start an Audio Chat 86

Open and Close Mail

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