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Create Cool E-mails in Mail With Stationary

One of the coolest new features in Mail is the ability to make cool looking emails with a few simple clicks. Want to send a birthday party invitation or a wedding announcement via e-mail? Maybe I just want to thank my dinner guests for attending or show off some pictures from my last vacation. Well Apple thought of everything it seems in the new version of Mail for OS X 10.5 Leopard. Now I can create cool looking emails with Stationary. I can even throw in photos from my iPhoto library with simple drag and drop fashion.

Open Mail and Click New Message.

Stationary Is Fun

I could just write out a simple e-mail here, but why not include some flair? If I click Show Stationary in the top right of the Compose New Message window, all the Stationary templates will appear organized by Category.

Select the appropriate Category for the Stationary E-mail. For instance, if I wish to send a couple photos from the latest family vacation, I should select Stationary from the Photos tab.

Below is a sample of the Air Mail Stationary. Highlight any text and start typing to personalize the e-mail.

Why send stock photos when I can personalize this e-mail with my own digital photos? Click Photo Browser in the top right of the New Message window and the iPhoto Library will appear.

Select a photo and add it to the template by dragging and dropping the photo from the browser into any photo box already in the template. Switch photos around by dragging them in between photo fields in the template.

Personalizing e-mails was never so much fun!