Mimecast for Mac - Preferences

This article contains information on configuring preferences in Mimecast for Mac, including setting the default email composer, enabling automatic image loading in messages, and managing application updates for a personalized user experience.

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You can access Preferences  from the menu icon bar, or the main application dropdown menu:

Default Email Client Composer

You can select the default email client composer, by using the following steps:

1. Open the Mimecast for Mac application, and ensure you are logged in.
2. Navigate to Preferences.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Using the Compose Messages dropdown, select the default email client to be used when composing email in Mimecast for Mac:

• • Mimecast for Mac (default)
  • Apple Mail (if installed)
  • Microsoft Outlook (if installed)

Automatically Load Images in Messages

You can select whether images are loaded in messages, by using the following steps:

1. Open the Mimecast for Mac application, and ensure you are logged in.
2. Navigate to Preferences.
3. Select the Messages tab.
4. Use the Automatically Load Images in Messages checkbox to select whether images are loaded automatically.

Check for Application Updates

You can configure application update details, by using the following steps:

1. Open the Mimecast for Mac application, and ensure you are logged in.
2. Navigate to Preferences.
3. Select the Updates tab.
4. Click the Check Now button to check for updates.
5. To adjust the frequency of update checks adjust the value of the Automatically Check for Updates Every 1 Days option.
6. To automatically install new updates check the Automatically Install Updates check box.