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    Table of Contents

    Mail User Guide

    • Welcome
    • Add or remove email accounts
      • Write and send emails
      • Address emails
      • Format text in emails
      • Add attachments to emails
      • Mark up email attachments
      • Create and use email signatures
      • Reply to, forward, or redirect emails
      • Read emails
      • View email conversations
      • View, save, or delete email attachments
      • Mute conversations
      • Block or unblock senders
      • Unsubscribe from mailing lists
      • Reduce junk mail
      • Use information found in Mail in other apps
      • Delete emails
      • Print emails
      • Search for emails
      • Filter emails
      • Flag emails
      • Show emails from VIP senders
      • Move or copy emails
      • Create or delete mailboxes
      • Use favorite mailboxes
      • Use Smart Mailboxes
      • Archive emails
      • Subscribe to public and shared mailboxes
      • Move or copy mailboxes
      • Import or export mailboxes
      • Change preferences
      • Use column layout
      • Show people’s pictures
      • Use tabs
      • Use Mail full screen
      • Use rules to manage emails you receive
      • Sign or encrypt emails
    • Keyboard shortcuts
    • Troubleshooting
    • Copyright

    Show people’s pictures in Mail on Mac

    You can show pictures of senders when you view their email messages, if their pictures are available in the Contacts app. The pictures are shown only to you; they aren’t sent with your messages.

    Open Mail for me

    • In the Mail app on your Mac, choose View > Show Contact Photo.

    See alsoRead emails in Mail on MacAdd or change contact pictures in Contacts on MacUpdate your user picture using Photo Booth on Mac