Opening Next Message

I just started using Mail as my mail reader and I can't figure something out. I'm sure I'm over looking something but it's driving me crazy. After I finish reading a message, I want to read the next message but there is no arrow to take me to the next message. Even if I delete the one I'm reading (which is not what I always want), it takes me to my list of messages.
I'd like to be able to go through all my messages without going back to the list of messages. I know I could do that in Entourage (and can do it at work in Outlook). I've looked at customizing the toolbar but that doesn't help.
Thanks.

I think HH4 means that when Mail has a specific email message open in its own window, there is no way to go to the next message. (i.e. each email has to be double clicked to be opened in a window, in Entourage and Outlook there is a feature that lets you roll through emails in a full window view other than the window/frame that the list view of emails is in.)
I think the other posters here are talking about the message view frame at the bottom of the window below the list of emails. If you have an email selected in the upper frame and are viewing it in the lower frame, you can use the arrow keys to roll to the previous or next email.
Hope I clarified things, and I agree that I preferred the Entourage feature, but it is one of the things I gave up when moving to Apple's Mail, which is better integrated into the system.

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Is there any way to make Mail open next message?

Is there any way to make Mail open the next message on the inbox automatically after deleting, forwarding o saving a message?
I mean, is there any way to, after reading a message, going to the next or previous message without double clicking the main inbox window?
I used (on windows) to read mail on outlook, or even on entourage for mac, and after I read a message, even if I deleted it, forward it, replied it, or even saving it on a folder, automatically the program (outlook, entourage, hotmail, etc) opened the next message on the inbox, but I am not able to find any way to make Mail do that.
Is there a way to it? Or should I provide suggestions to Apple?
By the way, no meant to prefer microsoft for this, I just think this is a cool feature for reading several messages one after another without going back to the main inbox page and double clicking the message to read...
Thanks for any help

Down-arrow, Return. Return opens the selected message. I read through hundreds of messages without ever touching the mouse. Once you get used to the keystrokes, Mail is extremely efficient.

Open Next Message in Mac Mail

When faced with a long list of mail messages to read I would like to read the message and then move to the next without having close the message and double click on the next. I have hundreds of messages to review and am looking to streamline my activity.
This facility was available in MS Outlook Express and I am sure there must be something I am not doing right.
MichaelQ

Carolyn,
that is not Michael was asking for: I switched over to a MacBook some eight months ago and have been very satisfied with it after having used PC:s for about 30 years. These are awesome, and then some. However, having also used Outlook for a number of years, I've been conditioned to the functionality Michael described above: it is most convenient to maximize a single message window in Outlook and having read it, just click on the next message arrow, without having to 1. close window, 2. select next, 3. open it... you get the picture. Seems to be missing form Apple Mail, I'm afraid...
Regards
Juha

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After reading a message and then deleting it is there any way that I can have Mail auotmatically open the next message? Most other mail software (Entourage, Eudora) allow this?

This is a significant feature that's missing from Mail. Apple needs to get on it.

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I have a user who said that in previous versions of Outlook she was able to double click on an email (to open it in its own window) then close it (not move or delete) and the next email in line would open up in its own window. I cannot find where this would
be setup at. I maybe assuming that a special rule was setup, but can that be done?
I have the "After moving or deleting an open item" set to "Open the next item." I even tried having a search folder filter out only new messages, which would I thought trick Outlook into thinking the message moved so it open the enxt
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Hi,
The setting of “After moving or deleting an open item: open the next item” is only working when users move or delete the open item. It doesn’t work if you just open and close the item in Outlook. Here is an article descripted the details about it:
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/217
If you want to open next item in current open item, we can add a Quick Access Toolbar of Next Item in Outlook as a workaround.
Thanks,
Winnie Liang
TechNet Community Support

Opening next message after viewing or deleting

Please can anyone tell me whether it is possible to adjust mail settings so that the next email is displayed when one is viewed or deleted. At the moment, when one email is opened or deleted it is necessary to open the next from the list. There appears to be no facility to view next or previous emails when viewing an email.

I've found numerous threads on this topic and no solid answer if Mail can do this or not. I don't think it's just a Mail thing, but Entourage behaves exactly the same and it's pretty darn annoying after awhile. It's just counter-intuitive to every other email client I've ever used. Any help or a simple confirmation that "it just workes that way" would ge appreciated.

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Hi,
Since downloading Lion when checking mail it will automatically open the next email. This has gotten me in trouble a couple of times as I wanted to not open them until a later time but once opened I needed to respond. Someone mentioned shrinking the screen but not sure what that meant.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Another solution, perhaps -
With the message you did not want to read as the selected message, go to the Message menu and select "as Unread" from te 'Mark' submenu.
Also, if it is a matter of deleting a message and not wanting another message to automatically be opened next -
Select the message you want to delete. Hold down Option and press Delete - the selected message will be immediately deleted (not moved to the Trash), and no other message will be opened.

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I received the upgrade code using this same AppleID, so I don't think I can use a different AppleID.
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The first part of the error is true - I haven't used the AppleID with the iTunes store.
Try here > Using an existing Apple ID with the iTunes Store and Mac App Store
received the upgrade code using this same AppleID, so I don't think I can use a different AppleID.
Correct.
It's clearly not a cookie issue..
As for cookies. Quit the App Store. Now open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder.
Type this exactly as you see it here:   ~/Library/Cookies
Click Go the move the   com.apple.appstore.plist   file from the Cookies folder to the Trash.
Relaunch the App Store.

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How can I stop the mail app from moving to the next message when deleting an email?
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Hi furiousbalancing,
With regards to deleting messages in Mail, you may find the following portion of the following article helpful:
To prevent the next message from being automatically selected (and marked as read), hold down the Option key when you delete a message.
Mail (Mavericks): Delete messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14900
You can also use Command-Shift-U to toggle a message between Read and Unread (command should be the same in Mavericks):
Mail (Mountain Lion): Keyboard shortcuts
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11679
You can also close the Preview portion of the Mail window, which should then require you to double-click on a message to open it and have it show as read (it appears the double click on the seperator may no longer work in Mavericks, but you should still be able to drag it to make it disappear):
Mac OS X Mail: How to show or hide the preview pane or mailboxes drawer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2583
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Next Message

Here are two simple questions:
In other email programs there is a button to move to the next message from an open message rather than having to return to your list of incoming mail. Does Mail have such a button?
In other words I want to be able to go directly from an open message to the next or previous message in my inbox without having to take the extra steps of closing the message and returning to the inbox directory to click open the next (or previous) message.
I've tried to find such a function in Mail but haven't seen the option.
Also, I would like to be able to delay messages from being sent for a set period, say 10 minutes, after I have pressed the sent button but before they have gone out over the Web. Mail doesn't seem to allow this either, unless you go offline. But then you won't receive incoming mail.
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--lz
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I'm new to Macs. So far I like it.
When reading an email message, can I click forward or backward through the messages in that folder? I don't see this option/feature.
I see "delete", "junk", "reply", "reply all", "forward", "print". I'm looking for something like "next message" and "previous message", so I can just click forward and backward through the inbox.
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On my Outlook account at work, I can move through my messages by opening one message, and then clicking the "next message / previous message" arrows on the taskbar. The new message opens directly in place of the previous one.
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I hate to acknowledge that MS EVER has a simpler, more efficient way to do anything, but I may have to make an exception here! Anyone got a clue?
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Hello Ryan.
You can use keyboard shortcuts to take pictures of the screen in Mac OS X.
To take a picture of the whole screen, press Command-Shift-3.
To take a picture of part of the screen, press Command-Shift-4, then drag to select the area you want in the picture.
To take a picture of a window, the menu bar, the Dock, or other area, press Command-Shift-4, then press the Space bar. Move the pointer over the area you want so that it's highlighted, then click. If you decide you want to drag to select the area, press the Space bar again.
If you press Command-Shift-4 and decide you don't want to take the screen shot, press the Escape key.
Screen shots are saved as files on the desktop. If you want to put the screen shot in the Clipboard, rather than create a file, hold down the Control key when you press the other keys. You can then paste the picture into a document.
You can use the Grab application to take a picture of all or part of your computer screen.
Open Grab (located in /Applications/Utilities) and choose a command from the Capture menu.
Selection takes a picture of a part of the screen that you select.
Window takes a picture of a window you select.
Screen takes a picture of the entire screen.
Timed Screen lets you start a timer and activate part of the screen (such as a menu), and then takes a picture of the screen.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
To see information about a screen shot you've taken, such as the size and depth, choose Edit > Inspector.
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