As a bonus, it syncs automatically to the Notes folder of your iPhone's mail program, or to other computers, as long as you have an IMAP-style email account see the box on Section 19.2..
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Let's face it: No operating system is complete without Notes You have to have a place for little reminders, phone numbers, phone messages, Web addresses, brainstorms,
shopping-list hints—anything that's worth writing down, but too tiny to justify heaving a whole word processor onto its feet
The silly thing is how many people create reminders for themselves by sending
themselves an email message
That system works, but it's a bit inelegant Fortunately, Mac OS X now has a dedicated Notes feature As a bonus, it syncs automatically to the Notes folder of your iPhone's mail program, or to other computers, as long as you have an IMAP-style email account (see the box on Section 19.2)
Notes look like actual yellow notepaper with ruled lines, but you can style 'em, save 'em, and even send 'em to your friends You can type into them, paste into them, and attach pictures to them And unlike loose scraps of paper or email messages to yourself that may get lost in your mailbox, Notes stay obediently tucked in the Reminders section of the Mailboxes list so you can always find them when you need them
Tip: Ordinarily, Notes also appear in your Inbox, at the top If you prefer to keep your
Inbox strictly for messages, though, you can remove the Notes Choose Mail
Preferences Accounts Mailbox Behaviors, and then turn off "Store notes in
Inbox." The Notes will still be waiting for you in the side column, down in the Reminders area
To create a note, click the Note button on the Mail toolbar You can also choose File New Note or press Control- -N to pop up a fresh piece of onscreen paper
Once you have your Note, type your text and click the Fonts and Colors buttons at the top
of the window to style it To insert a picture, click the Attach button, and then find the photo or graphic on your Mac you want to use Figure 19-21 shows an example
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example But you can't send such Notes to other people—only Notes with pictures
Figure 19-21 They may look like little pads of scratch paper, but Mail Notes let you paste in Web addresses and photos alongside your typed and formatted text If you want to share, click the Send button to have the entire Note plop into a new Mail
message, ready to be addressed
When you're finished with your Note, click Done to save it When you look for it in the Reminders category of the Mailboxes list, you'll see that Mail used the first line of the Note as its subject
To delete a Note for good, select it and press the Delete key
If you've worked hard on this little Note and want to share it, double-click it to open the note into a new window Click the Send button on its toolbar Mail puts the whole thing into a new Mail message—complete with yellow-paper background—so your pal can see how seriously (and stylishly) you take the whole concept of "Note to self."