How do I delete a previous recipient's email address from Mail?

Question

I am trying to delete a friend's old email address so it doesn't automatically pop up when I enter his name while addressing an email. I have removed it manually from the address book, but it still shows up in Mail.

How do I stop this happening?

Answer 1

I just wanted to add a note here that it is apparently not possible to delete previous recipients on iOS.

Answer 2

Under Mail's "Window" menu select "Previous Recipients" and you can delete any address you don't want.

Answer 3

1. Fire up a "New Message" from the File menu (or use command + N)
2. Begin typing the address
3. When Mail starts to complete the address you want, hit the Return key to tell Mail to go ahead and auto-complete the address
4. Hover the mouse pointer over the address; a blue arrow will show up on the right hand side.
5. Click on the arrow, which brings up a drop-down menu. The menu contains several options, one of which is "Remove address." Click it, and it will remove the address from auto-complete.