Information Technology Reference
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Tip 49
Use Fancy Text in Mail Signatures
If you've tried to add a signature in Mail (select Mail→Preferences, and then
click the Signatures tab), it might seem as if it's impossible to add text format-
ting to signatures.
In fact, it's entirely possible to use different fonts or colors. All you need to
do while typing your signature is hit
COMMAND
+
T
to open the Fonts palette.
Here you can select any fonts, colors, and type styles. Hitting
SHIFT
+
COMMAND
+
C
will open the Colors palette to give you an even greater choice of colors. See
Bear in mind, however, that Windows or Linux computers that might be used
to read your emails probably won't have the same selection of fonts as your
Mac, so it's perhaps best to stick to “web-safe” fonts such as Arial, Times New
Roman, Georgia, Verdana, and Courier.
2
Ensure the checkbox Always Match My Default Message Font is empty.
Tip 50
Install Any App Without Being Blocked
OS X Mountain Lion and newer releases of OS X feature Gatekeeper, a secu-
rity measure designed to make it impossible for illicit software to be installed
on your Mac. It does this by blocking any program you download that isn't
digitally signed with Apple's permission.
You can disable Gatekeeper in the Security & Privacy pane of System Prefer-
ences (Apple menu→System Preferences; look under the General tab and the
Allow Applications Downloaded From heading), which can be useful if you
download a program you know to be safe but that hasn't been digitally signed
(although you should ensure it's enabled again afterward). However, a much
quicker method of installing or running a single unsigned app is to right-click
2.
For a more complete list of what are considered web-safe fonts, see
HTTP://WWW.AMPSOFT.NET/
