How to delete mail on a mac

To delete mail on a Mac, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete a single email

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email you want to delete by clicking on it.
  3. Right-click (or control-click) on the selected email and choose "Move to Trash" from the context menu.
  4. Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut "Command + Delete" to delete the email.

Method 2: Delete multiple emails

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the emails you want to delete by holding down the "Command" key and clicking on each email.
  3. Right-click (or control-click) on one of the selected emails and choose "Move to Trash" from the context menu.
  4. Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut "Command + Shift + Delete" to delete the selected emails.

Method 3: Empty the Trash

  1. To permanently delete the emails you've moved to the Trash, you need to empty the Trash.
  2. Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Empty Trash" from the drop-down menu.
  3. Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut "Command + Shift + Delete" to empty the Trash.

Method 4: Use the "Delete" button

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Select the email you want to delete by clicking on it.
  3. Click on the "Delete" button at the top of the screen.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete the email by clicking "Delete" in the pop-up window.

Note: When you delete an email, it will be moved to the Trash folder. If you want to permanently delete the email, you need to empty the Trash folder.