Mail Archives - defaults-write.com https://www.defaults-write.com/cat/mail/ Unveil hidden macOS (OS X) features Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:40:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.defaults-write.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/defwriteicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Mail Archives - defaults-write.com https://www.defaults-write.com/cat/mail/ 32 32 40598044 Adjusting minimum file size for Mail Drop https://www.defaults-write.com/adjusting-minimum-file-size-for-mail-drop/ Sat, 04 Apr 2015 18:18:01 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=1207 Using the new Mail drop feature in Yosemite, you can send an attachment of up to 5GB. Once you want to send an attachment larger than 20MB then the attachment is automatically uploaded to iCloud.With the following terminal command it's possible to adjust downward the minimum file size of 20MB. As an example we use 10MB, launch Terminal and enter the command.

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]]> Using the new Mail drop feature in Yosemite, you can send an attachment of up to 5GB. Once you want to send an attachment larger than 20MB then the attachment is automatically uploaded to iCloud. With the following terminal command it’s possible to adjust downward the minimum file size of 20MB. As an example we use 10MB, launch Terminal and enter the command. 

defaults write com.apple.mail minSizeKB 10000

change 10000 to a different value (5000 for 5MB, 1000 for 1MB,…)

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Revert to the default setting:

defaults write com.apple.mail minSizeKB 20000

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]]> 1207 OS X Mail: Set minimum font size for HTML https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-mail-set-minimum-font-size-for-html/ https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-mail-set-minimum-font-size-for-html/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:00:57 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=1027 When receiving e-mails containing HTML code, you will notice that some e-mail messages comes with very small text. With this default write command it's possible to set the minimum font size for text in HTML e-mails. In some cases changing the size of text will break the layout.

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]]> When receiving e-mails containing HTML code in OS X Mail, you will notice that some e-mail messages comes with very small text. With this default write command it’s possible to set the minimum font size for text in HTML e-mails. In some cases changing the size of text will break the layout.

Use the following command:

defaults write com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize 12

Show current font size:

defaults read com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize

0 = default

Revert to the default setting with:

defaults delete com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize

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]]> https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-mail-set-minimum-font-size-for-html/feed/ 5 1027 Disable the preview from attachments in mail https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-preview-from-attachments-in-mail/ https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-preview-from-attachments-in-mail/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:00:56 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=1017 When you open an email with an attachment there will be automatically displayed preview. Through the Preferences menu of the Mail application there is no option to turn this feature off. You can disable the preview with the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool true Revert to default setting with: defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing ... Read more

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]]> When you open an email with an attachment there will be automatically displayed preview. Through the Preferences menu of the Mail application there is no option to turn this feature off. You can disable the preview with the following command: 

defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool true

Revert to default setting with:

defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool false

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]]> https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-preview-from-attachments-in-mail/feed/ 1 1017 Disable the send-mail tone in OS X Mail application https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-send-mail-tone-in-os-x-mail-application/ https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-send-mail-tone-in-os-x-mail-application/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:18:43 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=844 When sending an e-mail in the standard OS X Mail application a swoosh tone will be played. This tone cannot be disabled through the standard mail settings. With the following defaults write command you can disable the sound. Quit the Mail application before you use the command. defaults write com.apple.mail MailSentSoundPath dummy Restart the mail ... Read more

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]]> When sending an e-mail in the standard OS X Mail application a swoosh tone will be played. This tone cannot be disabled through the standard mail settings. With the following defaults write command you can disable the sound. Quit the Mail application before you use the command.

defaults write com.apple.mail MailSentSoundPath dummy

Restart the mail application, when sending a new message the send-mail tone will not be played.

Restore the ‘send-mail’ tone with:

defaults delete com.apple.mail MailSentSoundPath

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]]> https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-the-send-mail-tone-in-os-x-mail-application/feed/ 1 844 OS X Mail: Display e-mails in plain text format https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-mail-display-e-mails-in-plain-text-format/ https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-mail-display-e-mails-in-plain-text-format/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:25:41 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=655 If you have problems with HTML emails received in OS X Mail, you can force the Mail app to display e-mails in plain text using the following defaults write command. defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText -bool true You need to restart Mail for the changes to take effect. Restore to default with: defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText ... Read more

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]]> If you have problems with HTML emails received in OS X Mail, you can force the Mail app to display e-mails in plain text using the following defaults write command. 

defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText -bool true

You need to restart Mail for the changes to take effect.

Restore to default with:

defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText -bool false

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]]> https://www.defaults-write.com/os-x-mail-display-e-mails-in-plain-text-format/feed/ 3 655 Copy & Paste only the Email address in OS X Mail https://www.defaults-write.com/copy-paste-only-the-email-address-in-os-x-mail/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:17:33 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=610 When copying an email address from OS X Mail application and paste it somewhere in Mac OS X, you get the contacts fullname as well as their email address (“Tim Cook ”). If you only want the e-mail address (t.cook@apple.com) to be copied use the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false Relaunch Mail ... Read more

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]]> When copying an email address from OS X Mail application and paste it somewhere in Mac OS X, you get the contacts fullname as well as their email address (“Tim Cook ”). If you only want the e-mail address (t.cook@apple.com) to be copied use the following command: 

defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false

Relaunch Mail application for changes to take effect.

Restore default copy behavior with:

defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool true

Screencast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3cFnKUbPj4

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]]> 610 Disable reply animation in OS X Mail https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-reply-animation-in-os-x-mail/ https://www.defaults-write.com/disable-reply-animation-in-os-x-mail/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:30:48 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=573 If you use Mail you have probably seen the animation when replying to a message. The message seems to slide off the screen. It’s possible to disable this animation: defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool YES Restart the Mail application to make changes affect. To restore the reply animation in OS X Mail: defaults write com.apple.Mail ... Read more

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]]> If you use Mail you have probably seen the animation when replying to a message. The message seems to slide off the screen. It’s possible to disable this animation: 

defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool YES

Restart the Mail application to make changes affect.

To restore the reply animation in OS X Mail:

defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool NO

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