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You can send and answer email, create signatures, and customize the look of your Inbox. You can also do things, like cancel an email sent by mistake or set up out of office notifications.
Other things you can do with Mail
You can do more things with Mail, such as color-code messages in your Inbox or set up Out-of-Office notifications.
Color-coding messages from certain senders
You can set preferences to color-code messages from different senders. This feature helps you scan your Inbox for high-priority messages.

Mail
You can send and answer email, create signatures, and customize the look of your Inbox. You can also do things, like cancel an email sent by mistake or set up out of office notifications.
- Getting started with Mail
  You can send, receive, and organize emails, and more.
- Mail quick reference
  This quick reference includes a screen image, which explains the basics in Mail, as well as tables that list other commonly-used tasks and shortcuts.
- Personalizing your Mail settings
  You can change mail preferences to personalize your mail experience.
- Keeping your Inbox clean
  You can manage junk mail, mail quotas, and meeting notices, to keep your Inbox cleaner.
- Mail access and delegation
  You can let others view or edit your mail, or open other people's mail if they have given you access.
- Other things you can do with Mail
  You can do more things with Mail, such as color-code messages in your Inbox or set up Out-of-Office notifications.
  - Color-coding messages from certain senders
    You can set preferences to color-code messages from different senders. This feature helps you scan your Inbox for high-priority messages.
  - Setting up out-of-office notifications
    You can use the out-of-office notification service to send an automated reply to people who send you mail while you are away. The automated reply tells people that you are out and when you will return.
  - Creating and using stationery
    Stationery helps you create an email template with text or graphics, letterhead, and a recipient list that you can re-use. This is convenient when you want to create a newsletter, or if you frequently send a message, such as a status report, in the same format.
  - Adding collapsible sections in an email
    You can show or hide text in a collapsible section in an email or other Notes document.
  - Creating tables in emails and other Notes documents
    You can add tables to emails, calendar entries, and other Notes documents. You can create basic, tabbed, collapsible, or nested tables.
  - Creating an email from a to do item or calendar entry
    You can create an email from a to do item or calendar entry. This is useful if you need to forward information to someone.
  - Displaying internet-style names
    You can customize the style of your Notes client to display internet-style addresses, such as samantha@exmaple.com, instead of Notes addresses. When you select this preference, internet-style addresses are used in preview and opened messages, and in the type-ahead list. In the type-ahead list, Notes addresses are shown in parentheses.
- Troubleshooting Mail
  You can get help solving problems in mail.
- Advanced Mail topics
  You can learn more about what you can do with Mail.

Color-coding messages from certain senders

You can set preferences to color-code messages from different senders. This feature helps you scan your Inbox for high-priority messages.

Procedure

To color-code mail from specific senders, click File > Preferences, click Mail, and then click the Sender Colors tab.
Enter names and select colors. You can enter more than one name for each color combination. Separate names by pressing Enter (rather than using a comma).
1. To select names from a directory, click the down arrow next to the field.
Note: You cannot enter group names.
To apply the colors to meetings, select Also apply colors to meetings chaired by these people.

Note: The Calendar Category Colors feature (More > Preferences > Calendar & To Do > Colors > Category Colors) takes precedence over this feature.