Mark Nadell

Q: Move Mail Preview Pane to Bottom in Non-Classic Layout

Somehow, my settings changed for Apple Mail, and my Preview Pane disappeared, and I couldn't get it to reappear until I toggled ON the box for "Use Classic Layout." But when I switched back and toggled it OFF, the Preview Pane is now on the RIGHT, and not on the BOTTOM where it used to be. I cannot figure out how to get it back to the bottom (without being in "Classic Layout). I've had the Preview on the bottom for weeks in non-classic mode, so I know it can be done.

Please advise.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

Posted on Aug 27, 2012 8:18 PM

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Q: Move Mail Preview Pane to Bottom in Non-Classic Layout

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  • by Imp68,

    Imp68 Imp68 Aug 27, 2012 8:27 PM in response to Mark Nadell
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    Aug 27, 2012 8:27 PM in response to Mark Nadell

    In non-classic mode, the preview pane only will appear on the right.  The only way to get it on the bottom is in classic.  The preview pane can be hidden by dragging the divider and closing its view.

     

    It sounds like your mail is now working properly, and may not have been before.

  • by leroydouglas,

    leroydouglas leroydouglas Aug 27, 2012 8:36 PM in response to Mark Nadell
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    Aug 27, 2012 8:36 PM in response to Mark Nadell

    Mark Nadell wrote:

     

    I've had the Preview on the bottom for weeks in non-classic mode, so I know it can be done.

    Please advise.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Mark

    Do mean when you double click on the summary in the second column, the email opens from the bottom up.

     

    Then this would be done by having only two columns (or one if no mailboxes showing.) The third column (as stated above can be closed by grabbing the divder and moving it all the way to the right.

     

    That's it or classsical as far as I know.

  • by Mark Nadell,

    Mark Nadell Mark Nadell Aug 27, 2012 8:49 PM in response to leroydouglas
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    Aug 27, 2012 8:49 PM in response to leroydouglas

    Thanks for the responses. But...

     

    Then something was screwy before, because I had my Mail view in:

     

    1) NON-Classic Mode, and

    2) The Preview Pane WAS on the bottom.

     

    I have no idea how or why, but I know it was there before I accidentally lost the preview pane by double clicking on it. I could not find the slider with the little dot anywhere (on the bottom or on the right), so I had to switch it into Classic mode to access it, and when I switched it back, the preview was on the right, not the bottom.

     

    Mark

  • by Ian Boardman,

    Ian Boardman Ian Boardman Dec 10, 2012 2:14 PM in response to Mark Nadell
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    Dec 10, 2012 2:14 PM in response to Mark Nadell

    Please, How does one to get the selected message to be displayed underneath the message list, NOT on the right side?  "Classic" selection has no affect on this.

  • by Ian Boardman,

    Ian Boardman Ian Boardman Dec 10, 2012 2:19 PM in response to Imp68
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    Dec 10, 2012 2:19 PM in response to Imp68

    don't know what you mean.  it makes no difference whether I select "classic" or not.  message view stays on the right.

  • by bwjrmac,

    bwjrmac bwjrmac Jan 11, 2013 12:15 PM in response to leroydouglas
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    Jan 11, 2013 12:15 PM in response to leroydouglas

    I am having the same issue both users describe here. I got a new MacBook pro in December. When I used migration assistant and copy my "stuff" over to this new mac I noticed the following issues, first the message preview window is now to the right of the message list, it used to be below the selected message. So when I am viewing mail, below the toolbar there are three vertical panes, my folder list, the email message list, then the message view pane. Before the view pane was below the message list.

     

    This is when I do not have classic mode selected. When I select classic mode, the only thing that changes is the message list "spreads out wider" but the message preview stays on the right side. Also when I select classic mode the selected message highlight stops. I then have to turn off classic and restart mail to get the highlighting back.

  • by Krissserz,

    Krissserz Krissserz Jun 16, 2014 10:38 AM in response to bwjrmac
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    Jun 16, 2014 10:38 AM in response to bwjrmac

    Same here: in classic mode, the messages are on the right (I can't move them at the bottom!), and the messages are super spread out!

     

    – EDIT –

     

    I restarted Mail in classic mode, and now everything is fine.

  • by Tom1001,

    Tom1001 Tom1001 Jun 6, 2015 11:22 AM in response to Krissserz
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    Jun 6, 2015 11:22 AM in response to Krissserz

    I have the same problems with Mail. I do not like the preview window on the side.  The classic layout is not the old interface.  Show CC, contact photos and previews lines check boexs are greyed out.  Apple did this kind of thing to iTunes.  It is a good that Apple Inc. tries to make it easy to use computers.  Apple Inc. drive to simplify the computer interface sometimes goes too far.  What I don't like about their current process is you can't go back to the old interface without losing something. So then you have to decide which one you don't like the least. Everyone needs to complain to Apple Inc. about the changes to Mail loudly.

  • by bellsbiz,

    bellsbiz bellsbiz Jan 29, 2016 6:26 PM in response to Mark Nadell
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    Jan 29, 2016 6:26 PM in response to Mark Nadell

    Mark, I know exactly what your talking about because this happened to me also. I had mine in Non Classic mode and the preview pane was at the bottom and now it is on the right. I've been trying for hours to correct this but have found no solutions so far.

  • by Rhonyg,

    Rhonyg Rhonyg Feb 3, 2016 4:25 PM in response to bellsbiz
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    Feb 3, 2016 4:25 PM in response to bellsbiz

    Bellbiz, this also just happened to me a couple hours ago. If you already found a solution please let me know.