Reading your mail

The list, then the message

The central list shows what has arrived, most recent at the top. An unread message appears in bold. Click it once: it opens beside the list, and is marked as read.

If you would rather read your messages full width, the display icon at the top right switches between preview beside, preview below, and message alone. On a small screen, the message alone is more comfortable.

Conversations or separate messages

By default a message and all its replies are grouped into a single line: this is the conversation. The small arrow unfolds the thread and shows the replies in order. It is the comfortable mode when an exchange runs a fortnight.

If you would rather see every message on its own line, the display is changed in the mail settings. Both modes show the same messages; only the grouping differs.

Marking, sorting, finding again

A right click on a message opens the action menu: mark it unread to deal with later, add a flag, move it, tag it, print it, delete it.

The sort icon, top right of the list, orders by date, by sender, by subject, or brings unread messages and those carrying an attachment to the top. A second click reverses the order.