Use Mail full screen on Mac
When you use Mail full screen, it’s easy to read and write messages and access your Inbox at the same time — perfect for copying and pasting text or attachments between messages.
Note: When Mail is full screen, messages open in Split View by default. If you want messages to slide up from the bottom of the screen instead, choose Mail > Settings, click General, then unselect “Prefer opening messages in split view when in full screen”.
Go to the Mail app
on your Mac.Move the pointer to the green button in the top-left corner of the window, then choose Enter Full Screen from the menu that appears or click
.With Mail full screen, do any of the following:
Open a message: Double-click a message in the message list. Each message you double-click opens in a new tab.
Start a new message: Click
in the toolbar. Each message you start opens in a new tab.Close one or more tabs: To close the current tab, click
. To close all tabs except the current one, Option-click instead.Send a message: Click
in the message toolbar. If you’re working on several messages, be sure to first click the tab of the one you want to send.Save a draft message: Click
in the message toolbar (or in the tab if you have several drafts open), then click Save. If you’re working on several messages, you’re asked if you want to save each one.Make one side bigger if you’re using Split View: Move the pointer over the separator bar located in the middle, then drag it left or right. To return to the original sizes, double-click the separator bar.
To stop working with Mail full screen, move the pointer to the green button again, then choose Exit Full Screen from the menu that appears or click
.Tip: To manually expand the Mail window, drag the window’s edge (top, bottom or sides).
You can use Mail in Split View with another app, such as Safari or Pages, to make it easier to copy and paste information between a webpage or document and your email message. See Use apps in Split View.