How to Check for New Mail Quickly in Mac OS X Mail

Checking for and getting new messages is one of the essential things I do in an email program. It should be easy and fast. Thanks to keyboard shortcuts, in Mac OS X Mail it is.

Check for New Mail Quickly in Mac OS X Mail

To check for and download new messages quickly in Mac OS X Mail:

• press Command-Shift-N.

If you accidentally omit holding down Shift, you'll start composing a new message instead. Maybe that's what you wanted?

(Updated December 2011)