Using the Columns in Your Mailbox

The Item List in the Main Window is divided into columns. Each column displays information about the items in the list. For example, different columns display the subject of items, the date they were sent, and so forth. You can customize the column display for each folder in your Main Window by changing column widths, by adding or deleting columns, and by changing the order of columns. You can even define a different column display setting for each personal folder in your Folder List.

This section contains the following topics:


Changing Columns in Your Mailbox

  1. In the Main Window, open the folder you want to change column settings for.

  2. To remove a column, drag the column heading off the column bar.

  3. To change the order of a column, right-click a column heading, click More Columns, click a column name in the Selected Columns box, then click Down or Up.

  4. To add a column, click a column name in the Available Columns list box, then click Add.

  5. Click OK.

You can also drag columns to new positions in the Main Window.

You can select multiple columns to add by pressing Ctrl while you click columns.

You can resize a column by dragging the edge of the column heading.

You can define different column settings for each folder in your Mailbox. See Changing or Deleting Folder Display Settings for more information.


Sorting Items in Your Mailbox by Column

  1. Click the folder containing the items you want to sort.

  2. Click View, click Display Settings, then click Sort.


    Sort dialog box

  3. Click the category you want to sort by in the list box.

  4. Click Ascending to sort from A to Z.

    or

    Click Descending to sort from Z to A.

  5. Click OK.

You can also sort the Item List by clicking a column heading. To reverse the sort order, click the column heading a second time.