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19.8. Notes

Let's face it: No operating system is complete without Notes. You have to have a place

for little reminders, phone numbers, phone messages, Web addresses, brainstorms,

shopping-list hints—anything that's worth writing down, but too tiny to justify heaving a

whole word processor onto its feet.

The silly thing is how many people create reminders for themselves by sending

themselves an email message.

That system works, but it's a bit inelegant. Fortunately, Mac OS X now has a dedicated

Notes feature. As a bonus, it syncs automatically to the Notes folder of your iPhone's

mail program, or to other computers, as long as you have an IMAP-style email account

(see the box on Section 19.2).

Notes look like actual yellow notepaper with ruled lines, but you can style 'em, save 'em,

and even send 'em to your friends. You can type into them, paste into them, and attach

pictures to them. And unlike loose scraps of paper or email messages to yourself that may

get lost in your mailbox, Notes stay obediently tucked in the Reminders section of the

Mailboxes list so you can always find them when you need them.

Tip: Ordinarily, Notes also appear in your Inbox, at the top. If you prefer to keep your

Inbox strictly for messages, though, you can remove the Notes. Choose Mail

Preferences Accounts Mailbox Behaviors, and then turn off "Store notes in

Inbox." The Notes will still be waiting for you in the side column, down in the Reminders

area.

To create a note, click the Note button on the Mail toolbar. You can also choose File

New Note or press Control- -N to pop up a fresh piece of onscreen paper.

Once you have your Note, type your text and click the Fonts and Colors buttons at the top

of the window to style it. To insert a picture, click the Attach button, and then find the

photo or graphic on your Mac you want to use. Figure 19-21 shows an example.