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You can send and answer email, create signatures, and customize the look of your Inbox. You can also do things, like cancel an email sent by mistake or set up out of office notifications.
Other things you can do with Mail
You can do more things with Mail, such as color-code messages in your Inbox or set up Out-of-Office notifications.
Color-coding messages from certain senders
You can set preferences to color-code messages from different senders. This feature helps you scan your Inbox for high-priority messages.

Color-coding messages from certain senders

You can set preferences to color-code messages from different senders. This feature helps you scan your Inbox for high-priority messages.

Procedure

To color-code mail from specific senders, click File > Preferences, click Mail, and then click the Sender Colors tab.
Enter names and select colors. You can enter more than one name for each color combination. Separate names by pressing Enter (rather than using a comma).
1. To select names from a directory, click the down arrow next to the field.
Note: You cannot enter group names.
To apply the colors to meetings, select Also apply colors to meetings chaired by these people.

Note: The Calendar Category Colors feature (More > Preferences > Calendar & To Do > Colors > Category Colors) takes precedence over this feature.