Customizing Your E-Mail

Mail provides many tools you can use to customize various aspects of your mail. These include customizing the Mail window, organizing your e-mail, sorting your e-mail, and automating your mail with rules.

Customizing the Viewer Window

You can customize the Viewer window by using the commands shown in Table 12.1.

Table 12.1. Ways to Customize the Viewer Window
Command What It Does
View, Columns Enables you to choose the columns that are displayed in the Viewer window. In addition to the columns shown by default, you can choose from many different columns, including Attachments, Date Sent, and so on.
View, Sort By Sorts the Message List pane by the column you choose.
View, Hide/Show Drawer Hides/shows the Drawer.
View, Use ...

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