I'm probably missing something obvious, but...
I'd like Sent messages in MacOS to appear as they do in iOS - where the recipient's name takes priority over mine, per the screenshots.
Cannot see a way to do it 🥲
Thanks.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.3
Finally figured it out.
To avoid having the long "Inbox - iCloud" etc in my Favourites bar I made smart folders simply called "Inbox" etc.
Those, I dragged into the Favourites bar.
So, what happened was my Sent smart folder showed the sender instead of the recipient.
I've now dragged the actual Sent folder to the Favourites bar and, hey presto, it's now showing the recipients.
Phew!
Finally figured it out.
To avoid having the long "Inbox - iCloud" etc in my Favourites bar I made smart folders simply called "Inbox" etc.
Those, I dragged into the Favourites bar.
So, what happened was my Sent smart folder showed the sender instead of the recipient.
I've now dragged the actual Sent folder to the Favourites bar and, hey presto, it's now showing the recipients.
Phew!
Jagmurcredrea wrote:
Thanks Barney. But I'm confused...
"That is what it is supposed to do."
Show MY name, not the recipient name, in macOS?
No, what you asked for it to do. Sent mailboxes should show the sender's name, not the recipient's.
I think there was an option in the past to alter the display, but I'm not sure, and I don't see any way, now.
That is what it is supposed to do. I can't find any settings to alter the behavior. All of my sent mailboxes show the recipient, not me. I can't think of a way to somehow restore the default settings. There is nothing in the Mail preferences.
See my reply in your other topic about Sent emails.
Are you using the column layout? I don't and I get the Recipient's name at the top of the sent emails:
Thanks Barney. But I'm confused...
"That is what it is supposed to do."
Show MY name, not the recipient name, in macOS?
"All of my sent mailboxes show the recipient, not me."
The opposite to mine then?
Can you clarify what you meant please?
Sent mailboxes should show the sender's name, not the recipient's.
Still confused.
Are you therefore saying that my iPhone's Mail is incorrectly showing the recipients' names?
And my Mac is correctly showing the sender's name, i.e. mine, which would seem pretty dumb as I know it's me who is sending my emails?
No. That’s not what I was trying to say.
Now I've got it. đź‘Ť
That makes sense.
Thanks.
Exactly. (Sorry for the delays, I've exceeded my posting limits!)
BTW, Inbox is fine, and I've made no attempt to change the views from default...
Okay, so which of my iPhone or Mac interpretations is right or wrong?
a) Are you therefore saying that my iPhone's Mail is incorrectly showing the recipients' names?
b) And my Mac is correctly showing the sender's name, i.e. mine, which would seem pretty dumb as I know it's me who is sending my emails?
In responding to your question,
I'd like Sent messages in MacOS to appear as they do in iOS - where the recipient's name takes priority over mine, per the screenshots.
I stated,
That is what it is supposed to do. I can't find any settings to alter the behavior.
Nope, like this... message list on the left, message window to the right...
Like this?
And my Sent listing is as I posted above.
"Sent" messages view options in Mac Mail.
