Sending e-mail to someone not in address book

Hello vistahurdler,

Use these steps to send an email using Mail:

Sending email messages with Mail

1. Create a new message
   Open Mail. Click the New button in the Mail toolbar. (Or, from the File menu, choose New Message.)
2. Address your recipient
   In the To field, type your recipient's email address (it should look something like name@domain.com). To send a message to more than one person, insert a comma between each address in the To field, or enter additional addresses in the Cc (short for “carbon copy”) field. If you want to send a copy of your message without your other recipients knowing, you can also put an address into the Bcc (short for “blind carbon copy”) field. To display this field, from the View menu, choose Bcc Address Field.
3. Write your message
   Type something brief in the Subject field that summarizes what your message is about, and then type your message in the body of the message (the big white space below your account name). Your account should appear in the Account pop-up menu.
4. Send
   When you're done typing your message, click Send to email your message.

For more information, see Mac 101: Mail. Additionally, all Macs come with built-in Mac Help that provides step-by-step instructions to do many activities on your computer. To find out more information about using Mail, open Mail and from the Help menu, choose Mail Help.

You can find the full article here:

Email Quick Assist

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1146

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

Best,

Sheila M.