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How to See Bcc Recipients of Your Emails in Mac OS X Mail

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By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 2, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Email Yahoo! Mail Gmail

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Open the message you sent with Bcc recipients, then select & 2 more to view the recipients.To manually add or remove the Bcc field, open a new message > Select down-arrow> Bcc Address Field.
This article explains how to view the Bcc recipients of emails you sent using the Mail application on Macs running macOS Catalina (10.15) through OS X Lion (10.7).

How to View the Bcc Recipients of Your Sent Emails

When you send somebody a Bcc of an email using the Mail application on a Mac, that recipient's name and address don't appear in the email, so other recipients don't see who else received the message. This is the point of Bcc—to protect the recipients' privacy. At some later point, however, you might want to view the names of all the people to whom you sent that email. To find out who you sent a Bcc of a Mail message to: Launch the Mail app. In the Mailboxes panel, select Sent folder. Open the message you sent with Bcc recipients. Next to the recipient in the To line is Bcc, followed by an ampersand and the number of additional recipients. If there were two additional recipients of the original email, it reads & 2 more, for example. Click the & 2 more link to expand the field and see the other recipients. There is no way to see the names of people who were Bcc'd in mail you receive from other senders, only in mail you send.

How to Add Bcc Field to Your Outgoing Emails

If you send emails that include Bcc recipients frequently, you can add the Bcc field to the header of each new email you send automatically. To always have a Bcc field in Mac Mail: Select Mail > Preferences from the menu bar in Mail. Go to the Viewing tab. Next to Show message headers, select Custom in the drop-down menu. Click the + button. Type Bcc and select OK. Close the Viewing window. Each new email message you begin now contains the Bcc field in addition to the usual To, Subject, and From fields.

How to Manually Add or Remove the Bcc Field

If you prefer to add the Bcc field on the fly only when you need it or remove it when you don't: Open a new outgoing message in the Mail app. Select the down-arrow at the top of the message. Click Bcc Address Field in the drop-down menu to toggle the header on or off. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire How to Send Email to Undisclosed Recipients From Gmail How to View a Sent Message's Bcc Recipients in Windows Mail How to Send Email to Bcc Recipients in iPhone Mail How to Insert a Link in an Email With Mac OS X Mail How to Send a New Email With iPhone Mail App How to Forward an Email as an Attachment in Outlook The Quick and Easy Way to Add Bcc Recipients in MacOS Mail How to Email Multiple Recipients Using Cc and Bcc How to Save and Use Messages as Templates in Apple Mail Using Mac OS X Mail Search Operators to Find Mail How to Send a Web Page With the Mac's Email Program Hide the Preview Pane and Delete Mail Without Opening It How to Email Undisclosed Recipients in iPhone Mail How to Group Messages by Thread in Mac Mail Program How to View the Source of a Message in Apple Mail How to Whitelist a Domain in Mac OS X Mail App Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies