7+ ways to get more done faster on your Mac
Get more done. Get it done faster. These Mac tips should make your more efficient than before.
Use smart mailboxes
Apple’s Mail application hosts a feature called Smart Mailbox. It refers to Mail folders that you can automatically pre-populate according to certain criteria. One of the most useful ways to use this feature is to create a Smart Mailbox that gathers emails from named colleagues – but this works even more effectively if you first create a contact group in Contacts. Here’s how to match these two features up:
The Contacts bit
- Open Contacts, File>New Group.
- Name the new group – if you are gathering names of your colleagues, you might call it ‘Colleagues’.
- In the All Contacts view search for each colleague you want to include in your new group and drag-&-drop their contact card into the relevant group. (Contacts can belong to multiple groups).
The Mail bit
Now you can easily create a Smart Mailbox to gather all the emails you receive from your colleagues. (It doesn’t need to be colleagues, it can be friends, clients, whatever group(s) are appropriate to your needs).