Mac tip Podcast – #012 – Creating an iCal Event from Apple Mail

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In this episode of Mac Tip Podcast;
Creating an iCal Event from Apple Mail

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Show Notes

Leopard is smart bugger as we all know, its even smart enough to recognize dates in the body of an email within Apple Mail.
If the email contains a date, hover over it with the mouse. Once you do, the date will get a dashed line around it, and a pull-down arrow will appear to the right of the date. Click on the arrow and you’ll get a pull-down menu with two iCal options: “Create New iCal Event” and “Show This Date in iCal.”
Choosing “Create New iCal Event” generates a dialog box. Its default name is the subject line of the original email, though you can change it here. You can also supply the location and duration of the event and add additional notes. When you’re finished, choose “Add to iCal.” and Leopard adds the date to your calendar — without even opening iCal.
Not sure if you’re available for that date? Choose “Show This Date in iCal.” This opens iCal at the date in question, but doesn’t add the event to your schedule.

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