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catalina mail column view

In the new Mac osX CataIina I cannot find a way to change the columns viewed in Mail. You used to be able to change the field widths and add columns from the View/Columns menu. How can I accomplish this now?


Also, what does the black background TO next to the email title mean?




Posted on Oct 7, 2019 3:26 PM

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Hallelujah, Mail Column View, as it was, is back with Big Sur! I joined the Beta Program and installed the Beta version of Big Sur and I can confirm that the column view is restored to its original grandeur. Any information that you desire is available and sortable by the same.

Maybe Apple did realize they made a blunder with Catalina and maybe they do listen to us. Possibly it was a major software change and took a lot to restore it.

I only wish they would have let us know they planned to restore Mail so we would have not had to spend so much time writing to this post and sending service requests. Also, in the introductory clip for Big Sur, it would be nice if they highlighted the return of the column view as originally designed.


A message to Apple:

"Please do not be so distant from your loyal customers and fans!!!". You could have responded to this thread to give us hope.


Posted on Aug 8, 2020 7:24 PM

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Jul 15, 2020 5:16 PM in response to ranchmutt

Yes, in all the folders you create you can only see the sender, which is intuitively OK when you have dedicated folders, for example to each of your correspondents. But if you create a folder organised in a different way, for example using the name of a company, you are not able to see to whom in that company you have sent the message, until you open the mail. Very dumb indeed...

Jul 15, 2020 10:06 PM in response to 3JGA

I am subscribed to this chain in hopes someone has a useful conversation with Apple and reports it here. Sometimes, we actually learn something new on this forum but lately, this chain has turned into a lot of complaining about the same thing. Senior Level Techs all say to use the feedback site and post complaints there, not here! Yes, Mail has been turned into a crappy program but this site is not the place to get action. If everyone here were to use the following site, we might get somewhere. Or, call Apple tech support and give them an earful. Good luck to us all!

https://www.apple.com/feedback/mail.html

catalina mail column view

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