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I got, for the first time in my life, a Mac this Christmas and I was wondering if it is possible to create system-wide keyboard shortcut.
No matter what app I is using, is there a way to configure a combination of keys so that the new email screen in Mail.app opens? Or, to have the Compose message screen from Gmail?
I understand that I can use command + N in Mail.app, and C in Gmail web interface, but I would like a global shortcut.
In Mail 9 (el capitan) this is done by adding the new address as an "Alias" in the Preferences.
Mail > Preference > Accounts tab > Account information tab. Above the "Email address" Field you will see "Alias". Click, and click "edit Alias". Click the plus (+) icon on the bottom left, and add the email address and name.
Of course the address must be properly set up and authorised as an extra account in the Gmail interface itself first.
Gmail > Settings > Accounts and Import > Send mail as. Treat as alias must be on (checked).
The only way that I know how to accomplish this is to use Mailplane which is a commercial Mac app for using Gmail's web interface.
It has its own "Mail PDF with Mailplane" service which comes as part of the app:
There's no way that I know of to automate the process of attaching a PDF (or any other file) to Gmail through a web browser. You're going to need a Mac app for that. That either means setting up an email client such as Mail.app (which means duplicating contacts, etc) or Mailplane (which will let you use your existing contacts).
Best Answer
One option is to assign a keyboard shortcut to a script like this:
Another option is to create a service like this with Automator:
You can give the service a keyboard shortcut from the Keyboard preference pane.