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Q: new message window in Yosemite Mail is way to big for a small screen

I have a problem with Mail (Version 8.0 (1990.1)) since I have updated to Yosemite. Writing a new Message with Mail (8.0 (1990.1) becomes almost impossible.

Every time, when I intend to write a Mail and press the Buton „new Message“ the window of the new email opens so large that it s not fit on the screen on my Macbook 13“. Approximately one-third of the new-message window is off the screen. The window width can not be reduced in size. Now I have to shove arround  window, to see what´s on the right side. If I move the cursor to the right outside edge no double arrow appears. There is only an arrow appears to amplify the already too large new-message-window. I tried a clean install, but the problem is still there. I changed the toolbar. Does not helped. Even my 27“ iMac shows the same issue. The new-message-Window covers the whole screen. The only good thing is, that the 27" is big enough to show the whole window. It seems that Apple programmed a fixed non-adjustable size of the new Message-window. Any Ideas?

MacBook Air (13-INCH, MID 2011)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 10:53 PM

by Beroli,Solvedanswer
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I forgot to mention an important fact. Only erasing the signature in the actual opened New Message- Window wont help!! You have to remove your Signatures under Mail/Settings/Signatures. After this you will be able again to adjust your New Message or Reply-Window in width. After you have adjusted your New Message - Window, restart the Mail-App and put your Signatures back under Mail/Settings/Signatures. Now anything works perfect. You can adjust any Windows in Mail, as it should be.

Posted on Oct 20, 2014 7:44 AM

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Oct 17, 2014 10:57 PM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 17, 2014 10:57 PM in response to Beroli

    Hi ..

     

    Click the bottom right corner of your Mail window then hold down the arrow then drag to the left to make the window smaller.

     

    Then quit the Mail app.

     

    Then relaunch the Mail app to see if the window size is correct.

  • by Beroli,

    Beroli Beroli Oct 17, 2014 11:18 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    Oct 17, 2014 11:18 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

    Hi too..

     

    I really know, how to do it. I own since 2004 Apple Devices. I have tried your way in the first place. If I grab the upper/bottom right/left corner I can only adjust the height but not reduce the width of the "new message window".  I am able to expand the width of the windows. Even on the iMac 27" it´s the same issue.

    But thank you for your respond.

  • by Beroli,

    Beroli Beroli Oct 17, 2014 11:21 PM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 17, 2014 11:21 PM in response to Beroli

    I can adjust every other window in Yosemite in width and height easily, only in Mail the "new message" - Window is not working proper.

  • by joebcollins,

    joebcollins joebcollins Oct 18, 2014 8:42 AM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 18, 2014 8:42 AM in response to Beroli

    I have this same problem on a 15 inch macbook pro (bought earlier this year). 

  • by Darietto85,

    Darietto85 Darietto85 Oct 19, 2014 4:56 AM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 19, 2014 4:56 AM in response to Beroli

    i have the same issue both on my macbook pro 13" and my imac 27" late 2009. In both cases i made a clean install

  • by pastonchase,Helpful

    pastonchase pastonchase Oct 20, 2014 6:42 AM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 20, 2014 6:42 AM in response to Beroli

    I have exactly the same problem whether I'm replying or creating.

    In the "header" of the email I see the "From" field and the "Signature" field - and it seems the signature field is creating the width.

    Can't change the width only the height.

  • by Beroli,

    Beroli Beroli Oct 20, 2014 7:12 AM in response to pastonchase
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    Oct 20, 2014 7:12 AM in response to pastonchase

    @pastonchase

    Unfortunately, if you talk to Apple you get only the advice to do again a clean install or erase any settings of the Mail-Programm. But it never works and cost me a great deal of time.

     

    But your Reply saved my Day. Great After I removed my really long Signature / Disclaimer I was finally able to adjust the with of the new message Windows. So it seems, that you have found a nasty bug in Mail for Yosemite. Till Apple will solve this issue, I will handle my new messages/Mails with copy and paste of my Signatures. Thanks a lot and have a great Day

  • by Beroli,Solvedanswer

    Beroli Beroli Oct 20, 2014 7:44 AM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 20, 2014 7:44 AM in response to Beroli

    I forgot to mention an important fact. Only erasing the signature in the actual opened New Message- Window wont help!! You have to remove your Signatures under Mail/Settings/Signatures. After this you will be able again to adjust your New Message or Reply-Window in width. After you have adjusted your New Message - Window, restart the Mail-App and put your Signatures back under Mail/Settings/Signatures. Now anything works perfect. You can adjust any Windows in Mail, as it should be.

  • by Operationalfa,

    Operationalfa Operationalfa Oct 20, 2014 7:41 AM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 20, 2014 7:41 AM in response to Beroli

    Yes I just removed my signature completely and it now can be resized.

     

    I wrote out my signature again and all is fixed.


    Thanks!

  • by pastonchase,

    pastonchase pastonchase Oct 20, 2014 8:17 AM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 20, 2014 8:17 AM in response to Beroli

    Hi

     

    I can do the first part - get rid of my signature, re-size, close email and restart. But when I put my signature back I then get the very wide screen again which I can't re-size.

     

    Is it because I'm cut and paste my signature or I am I missing something?

     

    Thanks

  • by Operationalfa,

    Operationalfa Operationalfa Oct 20, 2014 8:43 AM in response to pastonchase
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    Oct 20, 2014 8:43 AM in response to pastonchase

    Yes it's because you are cutting and pasting.

    Don't do that.

     

    Just type it out again and avoid having a long signature that spans over the page.


    Less is more anyway as they say.

  • by pastonchase,

    pastonchase pastonchase Oct 20, 2014 8:59 AM in response to Operationalfa
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    Oct 20, 2014 8:59 AM in response to Operationalfa

    Thanks

     

    Everything working OK now - when you have to put in so much about privacy, virus checking, confidentiality etc.etc. - the signature takes up more space than the email itself!

  • by AdrianFleming,

    AdrianFleming AdrianFleming Oct 21, 2014 2:03 AM in response to Beroli
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    Oct 21, 2014 2:03 AM in response to Beroli

    Let's hope Apple sorts this out quickly because having to cut and paste the signatures in to emails and resize windows is definitely a bug that needs sorted and far form idea for those who need to have legal statements and privacy policies on our emails.

     

    Until then I will make sure the rest of the 20+ people in the office using Macs don't upgrade to this OS version.

  • by Beroli,

    Beroli Beroli Oct 21, 2014 2:39 AM in response to AdrianFleming
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    Oct 21, 2014 2:39 AM in response to AdrianFleming

    Hi Adrian,

    there is no need for cut and paste the signatures for every e-Mail. Just follow the described procedure. Remove your Signatures under Mail/Settings/Signatures. After this you will be able again to adjust your New Message or Reply-Window in width. After you have adjusted your New Message - Window, restart the Mail-App and write your Signatures back under Mail/Settings/Signatures. Now anything should work perfect. You can adjust any Windows in Mail, as it should be. If your Signature is to big, you can copy them into a file from the Textedit-App, change the Text over Format/Make Plain Text (with this step you remove hidden formats), then  change the text back over Format/Make Rich text and copy in the last step this Text back to your Signatures under Mail/Settings/Signatures. Close your settings, restart Mail. This procedure takes you only minutes. After this, it works for sure.

    Sorry for my bad English, but I hope you will understand what I intend to tell you.

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