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How do I set Mac Mail to display sender's email address in the "From" column instead of just the name. I have tried turning "Use Smart Addresses" on and off, and it still won't show the sender's address unless I open the email.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
Thank you for responding. I have tried the side panel previously and it appears to be the same as double clicking on an email and opening it, which is what I am trying to avoid. My wife and I got a scam email that appeared to be from a friend of ours and I might of realized it was not legit if the email address had been shown in the "From" column. We do have our emails set to not down load the "additional content," unless we click on it, but that wasn't the problem in this case. Anyway, I guess unless Apple makes a change to display the email address before clicking on the name in the "From" column, it's not going to be possible to do that.
In this case, there is not a big difference. The image you posted shows the message list in Column View; P. Phillips posted one of the header of an open message, so not the same thing.
This is from Ventura (the font is different because that is the font I chose, but other than that it is the same):
Hey photrain,
You should be able to view the senders email address in the Preview pane. If the email address does not display, you should be able to move your mouse over the senders From name and see a drop down arrow. Clicking on the drop down arrow will display the senders email address as well.
To learn more about Mail app and the viewing options, see Use column layout in Mail on Mac.
Reach back out on if you still need help.
Take care!
Here's the screen shot:
Thank you for responding. Your example looks like iOS and not macOS. I am looking for a way to see the email address without clicking on the name. I don't understand why Apple cannot have the Mail app show the sender's email address along with the name in the "From" column. That way I could delete a bogus email without having to click on it and open it.
In this illustration below, click on the presented Name of Sender will reveal the actually e-mail address of the Sender ) therefore the " From "
Go to Mail->Preferences->Viewing and UNcheck "Use Smart Addresses".
Before:
After:
There is the ability for mailtool to show complete email headers which include the info you’re requesting. However your mailtool prefs must have display mail headers disabled.
The image supplied was from macOS 13.1 Ventura not from iOS of any variety of iOS
I am using macOS Monterrey and I do have smart addresses uncheck. Thank you.
Well then I guess with Mac Ventura, Apple is continuing on with their quest to make our Macs look more and more like iOS. This is what I see with Mac Monterrey:
So you see exactly the same thing I do. I guess at this point there is no way to display the sender's address without actually clicking on it. Thank you.
FWIW, there may be a different email client that will do what you want but, I just checked Thunderbird and it's no different. You have to open/select the email to check the header.
Display sender's email address in "From" column.
