Mail (Yosemite): Save addresses, events, passes, and more

Other apps, such as Contacts and Calendar, can use information or items that you receive in email, such as contact information or invitations.

Add information to Contacts

When you read messages, you can add email addresses and other contact information to the Contacts app.

  • In an address field, move the pointer over an address, click the arrow that appears, then choose Add to Contacts.

  • In a message, move the pointer over a phone number, email address, or street address anywhere in the text. Mail outlines the information; click the arrow, then choose an option from the pop-up menu. For example, add the data to an existing contact.

  • In the message list, select a message, then choose Message > Add Sender to Contacts.

  • Choose Window > Previous Recipients. In the list, select an address, then click Add to Contacts. Addresses that are already in Contacts have a card icon next to the name.

To view a list of contacts in your address book, or to create group email addresses to use for sending messages, open Contacts.

Add events to Calendar

You can add events and invitations you receive in messages to the Calendar app. If you have an Exchange account, you can reply to invitations sent from Calendar, Outlook, or Outlook Web Access.

  • Add events yourself: Move the pointer over a date or time anywhere in a message until an outline appears around the information. Click the arrow, then click Add to Calendar (shown only if you have already set up an account in Calendar).
  • Add events for an Exchange account: In the banner at the top of the message containing the invitation, click Accept, Decline, or Maybe. If the event is being canceled, click OK. To view the invitation in Calendar, click the Calendar button in the banner.

Mail sends your reply to the event organizer and updates your calendar on the Exchange server and in Calendar, when it’s synced with the server.

  • Have Mail add events for you: Choose Mail > Preferences, click General, click the “Add invitations to Calendar” pop-up menu, then choose Automatically.

Add passes to Passbook

You can view and share Passbook passes (such as boarding passes, coupons, and movie tickets) that you receive in messages, and add them to Passbook on your iPhone or iPod touch (with iOS 6 or later installed).

  • View a pass: Click the button in the banner at the top of the message. If a pass has been redeemed or has expired, the bar code is dimmed.
  • Show pass details: Click the Information button in the pass.
  • Share a pass: Click the Share button in the pass.
  • Add a pass to Passbook: Click Add to Passbook in the pass. If you already added the pass, but its content has since changed, an Update button is shown. You must be signed in to your iCloud account to add passes to Passbook.
  • Search for passes: Type “pass” in the Mail search field, then select a suggestion from the Attachments category. You can also search for a pass type (such as coupon) or vendor.
Last Modified: Mar 11, 2015
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