Sending a message to someone in your address book

In your address book, click the address of the person to whom you want to send mail.

The Message Composition window will open, with the To field already filled in for you. Write your message and send it as usual.

Type the nickname(s) into the appropriate fields, then click the Expand Names tab to expand the nickname into matching address or addresses.

If multiple matching names are found, a list of them is returned. Select the correct name from the list.

In the Message Composition window, click the Address Book icon.

In the Contact List window,

1. Select the person(s) to whom you want to send mail from the list on the left side of the window.

2. Click the To>> button to enter the selected address(es) in the To field of your message. (Click Cc>> to enter the address(es) in the Cc field, and the Bcc>> button to enter them in the Bcc field. "Cc" stands for "carbon copy" and "Bcc" stands for "blind carbon copy.")

3. Click Ok.

You will be returned to the Message Composition window, with the addresses filled in.