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Beroli Author

Level 1

2 points

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

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johnmarbles

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Jul 27, 2017 6:16 PM

I had the same issue - I found this fix:

go to mail > preferences > signatures.
In the middle box which shows the 'name' of the signature, the system seems to automatically populate this with the entire string of text from the right hand box where you type in your signature text.
Click on each of your signature names and go in and find the end of the name (which can take a long hold of the right hand arrow key to get to the end if you have a long signature)
Delete this back to only being one or two words long
Do this for each of the names is you have multiple signatures
Exit and restart mail.
Restart mail - The width of the Signature selection box in the new message window will now be much shorter to correspond to the longest signature names you entered earlier - and this lets you reduce the width of the new mail window.

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Jun 3, 2015 4:50 PM in response to Beroli

Move your cursor to the top of the screen and the Menu bar should appear.

Click the green dot on the far left and it will change size.

Now you can adjust it to suit your needs.

Jul 1, 2015 11:08 AM in response to Beroli

Actually, you don't have to delete the whole signature, all you have to do is go into mail preferences and shorten the signature "descriptor(s)" (the line on the left that when selected, shows the signature to the right.) After you shorten the descriptors (and you can do it visually... for instance, shorten the descriptors to leave only the first few words) then close the mail preferences. Now open a new email -- it will open large again but this time you will be able to size it from the lower right hand corner. Size it to your preferred email size, then close the email (no need to send it). When you open to write a new email, it will open to the previously sized version. Wallah!

Patdab

Level 1

8 points

Mar 14, 2016 5:49 AM in response to Dave Giggy

This worked for me, I have an iMac 24" screen and now everything is normal and I can change the window size.

Move your cursor to the top of the screen and the Menu bar should appear.

Click the green dot on the far left and it will change size.

Now you can adjust it to suit your needs. Thanks Pat

Mar 5, 2017 5:20 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

This really works Carolyn might be worth reposting as I know lots of people still have this problem, thanks.

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