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How to highlight an email instead of flagging it?

Years ago there was an option in Mac Mail to highlight an email. It made it very easy when scrolling through hundreds of emails to find the one that was highlighted. And, although some of those emails still show highlighted in my Mail app today, it seems the ability to highlight new emails has gone away. Is this true? Here is an example of what I'm referring to:


iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 11:26 AM

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Posted on Mar 8, 2021 11:53 AM

Format Menu > Show Colors.

Pick a color for the selected message(s).


A Rule can also set the color of a message.

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How to highlight an email instead of flagging it?

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