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tallscot Author

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Mail search field animation - how to stop this mistake

I recently updated my OS X to Monterey and it has a really annoying "feature" in Mail. The search field up in the toolbar is no longer a static field for you to type in. It's now a magnifying glass icon that you have to click on, then it animates open to reveal a field for me to type in. So now I have to wait for this animation to happen every time I search, and with my job I search A LOT.

Anyone know how to kill this feature and just have a static field?

Thank you!

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 8:39 AM

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Barney-15E

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Posted on Feb 11, 2022 8:36 PM

Make the window wider, or remove some of the other tools to allow more space for the search field to show.

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