Yeah, I got it figured out I found the Close all windows option so did that and then restarted Mail; I always forget how to bring back windows after closing them all. So I just restart the program. thanks for suggesting the command-F1 key.
I'll have to look at the dock next time I manage to do this. In my case, the window got maximized and I couldn't shrink it down or minimize. closing them all was the only solution. On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 10:46:19PM +0200, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Steve, > > When you minimise a window you put it in the Dock. So, to restore your window > in Mail, go to the Dock, navigate right past all the applications to the > folders, and when you find Mail, just press Return. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 4 Apr 2013, at 14:57, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I recently by accident, pressed Command-M instead of Command-N to start a > > new message. So instead, the inbox window got maximized and I can't find a > > way to zoom it back down to normal size. As a consequence, I can no longer > > use the VO-J key to toggle back and forth between the list of mail boxes > > and the given table of messages. Does anyone have an idea on how to reset > > my windows to original sizes in Mail? > > > > I am using the modern view of Mail under Mountain Lion. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.