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Display email addresses in Mac Mail inbox?

Is there a way to display the email address next to the user's name in the Mac email inbox?

It would help to immediately identify fraudulent emails because oftentimes, scam emails pose of something familiar or questionable; example below


PS - no Mac Mail Topic to choose from?

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Posted on Mar 12, 2022 6:35 AM

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Mar 12, 2022 7:44 AM in response to MajorlyAnnoyingComputer

MajorlyAnnoyingComputer wrote:

Is there a way to display the email address next to the user's name in the Mac email inbox?
It would help to immediately identify fraudulent emails because oftentimes, scam emails pose of something familiar or questionable; example below

PS - no Mac Mail Topic to choose from?
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/e9036299-0d97-4ef9-8a1a-6c88d0e4b447


If you hover your mouse you will see the 'downward carrot' v to see email address...





ex.




Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


The Mail>Preference>Viewing does not seem to effect this request—



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Mar 14, 2022 6:10 AM in response to leroydouglas

Thanks but that's not what I'm asking. My question is not just "how to see an email address" because manually checking every email would be inefficient and cumbersome. Rather, the question is "can email addresses be displayed next to their user names so they're seen immediately in their preview; e.g. User Name; Email"?

Display email addresses in Mac Mail inbox?

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