Edit email message

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Edit email message

I repeatedly searched for an Apple Mail forum and got no results. Very annoying. I wish Apple didn't mess up their help forums with this new design. Sorry if I'm posting this to the wrong place. My question:

How do I edit a message sent to me? I have a client message. However, I need to put the project number in the subject field.

Thanks.

MacPro (Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2 x 2.8 Ghz Quad Core, 8GB RAM, ATI Radeon HD 2600

Posted on Sep 25, 2011 4:36 PM

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BDAqua

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Sep 25, 2011 6:48 PM in response to Eric Basir

Hi Eric, they did mess up the new forums, but searching anything at Apple has been for years, much like searching for Fish in the Sahara Desert. 😉

These messages are stored in files with a .emlx extension, if you find the right one you can edit it in Text Edit or other better editors.

I'd get EasyFind...

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11076

Here's a direct download link to EasyFind 4.0 which runs in 10.3.9 & up...

http://www.devon-technologies.com/files/legacy/macosx1039/EasyFind.dmg.zip

From this page,

http://www.devon-technologies.com/support/faqs.php?p=default&cat=19

Freeware applications:

* EasyFind 4.0

* PhotoStickies 5.6

* ThumbsUp 4.3

* XMenu 1.8

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/8707

Use it to search your whole drive for case insensitive & show invisibles...

.emlx

(dot ee em el ex)

Sort by Date Modified to help narrow it down & find it. 🙂

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Eric Basir Author

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Sep 25, 2011 7:21 PM in response to BDAqua

Thanks BD. Yikes, not sure I want to do all that. I miss the Message=Edit Message with Entourage. Oh well. 😎

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BDAqua

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Sep 25, 2011 7:49 PM in response to Eric Basir

I understand, Mail is lacking in many respects! 😟

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