Set up Spark and start sorting
4 See the sidebar
As you can see in this screenshot, adding a folder will also add any subfolders it contains. We can now file messages in any of these folders by dragging and dropping them over the appropriate one.
5 Get swiping
If you’re using a laptop, swiping on the trackpad from right to left uncovers two important options: Delete, which will ditch the mail into the Trash folder, and Snooze, which hides the selected email for a specified time.
6 Choose your Snooze
As you can see here, there are multiple Snooze options: later today, tomorrow, the weekend, next week… there’s even a Someday option if you like to be vague. You can also select a particular date.
7 Set up new Snoozes
You can customise the Snooze options to fit your own requirements. Go to Spark > Preferences > Snoozes to specify what ‘later today’ means and to set the specific days or times for other Snoozes.
8 Create Quick Replies
We love Spark’s choice of Quick Replies, which enable you to reply instantly to messages if you don’t have time to type up a more detailed response. In Spark > Preferences > Quick Replies, you can create your own replies.
9 Get back fast
Here are Quick Replies in action. Simply scroll to the foot of the message, tap on the Quick Replies button and then select the one you want to use. There’s a brief delay in sending, just in case you change your mind.
10 Sign your name
Another brilliant feature is support for multiple signatures, which you can create in Spark > Preferences > Signatures. Spark will try to pick the right signature for each message, which is clever.
11 Edit your inbox
In Spark > Preferences > Smart Inbox, you can customise how the Smart Inbox works – for example, by grouping Personal messages across multiple accounts or per-account, or by hiding specific categories.
12 Make Spark speedier
Last but not least, allow us to introduce Spark’s range of customisable keyboard shortcuts. To change the defaults, just click on the one you want to change and press the keys you want to use. Easy!