[X-Newbies] (no subject)

[J]

Simply open your address book, then click on the plus sign on the  
bottom of the middle pane where the names go and edit the 'card' on  
the right.
Your address book is an application in the applications folder under  
your GO menu.

On Dec 25, 2005, at 7:04 PM, david_elmo wrote:

> I want to add an address to the address book in Mail without  
> waiting for the addressed person to email me (then I know how to do  
> it!).
>
> I go to the help files.  It says:
>
> "You can add addresses to Address Book when you send and receive  
> mail, and when you view your messages and Previous Recipients list."
>
> Ah, "when I send"? Well, when is "when I send"? Is it when I am  
> about to send, or when I have just sent or the very moment I send  
> it? I have before me a new composed message and I have addressed it  
> lovingly by hand. I want to add it to the **ing address book. What  
> do I do? I read the help file. OK. Let me read on:
>
> "To add addresses to Address Book, do one of the following:
> In a message that you are sending, click the arrow in a Smart  
> Address you have entered and choose "Add to Address Book" from the  
> pop-up menu."
>
> Excuse me? What is a "a Smart Address" when it is at home? Is it  
> the address itself I have typed? No, can't be, there is no arrow  
> there. Is it the little icon at  left of Account and account field?  
> Surely not, this can hardly be smart in any way. No, forget that...  
> The truth is there is no "Add to Address Book" words or field from  
> the pop up menu?
>
> Honestly, the Mail design and the help files look like a  
> diabolical  joke. Surely these programs should cater for people who  
> are just below average in intelligence?
>
> David Elmo
>
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