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Mail Stationery

The Mail application in Mac OS X v10.5 and later supports the creation of email messages using templates. Templates provide the user with prebuilt email messages that can be customized quickly before being sent. Because templates are HTML-based, they can incorporate images and advanced formatting to give the user’s email a much more stylish and sophisticated appearance.

Developers and web designers can create custom template packages for external or internal users. Each template consists of an HTML page, property list file, and images packaged together in a bundle, which is then stored in the Mail application’s stationery directory. The HTML page and images define the content of the email message and can include drop zones for custom user content. The property list file provides Mail with information about the template, such as its name, ID, and the name of its thumbnail image.

For information about how to create new stationery templates, see Mail Stationery Release Notes for Mac OS X v10.5.

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