Note that your inbox, drafts, and other common mailboxes are unified that is, messages from all your accounts appear together. If this is hidden, press Command-Option-Shift-H to show it. This holds any mailbox you've set as a favorite. The LayoutĪssuming your account(s) are properly configured and you are receiving mail, the setup of the Mail app will be something like this:Īfter the toolbar is the Favorites Bar Group. You up and down arrow through your messages, press delete to trash some, and… Wait, how do you read messages? Enter? VO-J? Use the preview? When writing a message, how do you choose contacts, or add multiple contacts to a field? Why is it so hard to view attachments? How do you add mailboxes to your favorites bar, so you can access them with hotkeys? Okay, so Mail isn't as simple as it first seems, but that's why AppleVis exists. The default Mail app on the Mac is easy enough to use once you set up your mail accounts.