How to save emails on mac mail

To save emails on a Mac using Mail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Save individual emails

1. Open Mail on your Mac.
2. Select the email you want to save by clicking on it in the list of emails.
3. Click on the "File" menu and select "Save As" (or press Command + Shift + S).
4. Choose a location to save the email, such as your desktop or a folder on your Mac.
5. Enter a name for the saved email file (e.g., "Email from John Smith").
6. Click "Save" to save the email.

Method 2: Save multiple emails

1. Select the emails you want to save by holding down the Command key (⌘) and clicking on each email.
2. Right-click (or control-click) on one of the selected emails and select "Save As" (or press Command + Shift + S).
3. Choose a location to save the emails, such as your desktop or a folder on your Mac.
4. Enter a name for the saved email file (e.g., "Emails from John Smith").
5. Click "Save" to save the emails.

Method 3: Save emails to a folder

1. Open Mail on your Mac.
2. Create a new folder on your Mac by going to the Finder and clicking on "File" > "New Folder" (or press Command + Shift + N).
3. Name the folder (e.g., "Saved Emails").
4. In Mail, select the emails you want to save by holding down the Command key (⌘) and clicking on each email.
5. Right-click (or control-click) on one of the selected emails and select "Move to" > "Saved Emails" (or press Command + Shift + V).
6. The emails will be moved to the "Saved Emails" folder.

Tips:

• You can also use the "Print" function to save emails as PDF files. To do this, select the email, go to "File" > "Print" (or press Command + P), and choose "Save as PDF" as the print destination.
• If you want to save emails in a specific format, such as HTML or MBOX, you can use third-party email clients or tools, such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Emailchemy.
• Be aware that saving emails can take up a significant amount of storage space on your Mac, so make sure you have enough free space before saving large numbers of emails.