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lights all matching terms in the current message or conversation. You can use the arrow but-
tons to move from one match to the next; click Done to dismiss the search field.
To do a find
and replace
(which is possible only in messages you're composing, not in in-
coming messages), check the Replace box next to the inline search field to display additional
controls.
Work Smarter with Smart Mailboxes
Smart mailboxes
appear in your sidebar along with the ordinary mailboxes. But they aren't
truly mailboxes, because they hold no data. A smart mailbox merely lists messages stored
in other mailboxes that match its particular search criteria. You set up search conditions,
and you get a dynamic folder that always displays the messages matching those condi-
tions—regardless of the messages' actual locations.
Create a Smart Mailbox
Mail provides two ways to create smart mailboxes—the easiest way is to save a search, as
I describe here. However, you can start building a smart mailbox from scratch by choosing
Mailbox > New Smart Mailbox, or clicking the plus button at the bottom of the sidebar and
choosing New Smart Mailbox from the pop-up menu.
Follow these steps to set up a smart mailbox:
1. Enter search text in the Search field at the upper right of the Viewer window. Use
any of the usual search criteria Mail supports except for Boolean operators; se-
lect where to look (one or more particular mailboxes or All; unfortunately, Smart
Mailboxes don't work with Selected Mailboxes selected in the Favorites bar) and
which parts of the message to search (a certain header or Entire Message).
2. Click the Save button on the right side of the Search/Favorites bar.
A dialog (
Figure 16
) appears showing your search criteria in a more structured
form that you can further edit.
