New mail messages not wrapping text in Mavericks

same problem with me - same email on my old Mac wraps properly so its not an issue with the sender

Yes, I have this problem too. Not with every message. Just some (oddly from the same few people). But, having said that, mail from these people was fine in Mac Mail prior to Mavericks.

Hope there's a fix soon.

Martin

I am also having the same issue. Hope some one in support has picked up this issue and working on it?

Rao

Hi guys,

Just wondering if you have the latest Mail update.

I do - updated on 8 November 2013 - just a few days ago.

Ok. Rules that one out 🙂

Updated to Version 7.0 (1822) on 8th Nov.

Issue was same before the update and after the update.

Rao

I am having the same problem and it started after I installed Mavericks. It is only certain messages and if I reply or forward the message it wraps correctly. So a clunky workaround is to click "Forward", read the message, and then delete the forward message. People, we shouldn't have to do this in an application as basic as Mail. Mail's text handling was already pathetic compared with Outlook's, now it's gotten even worse. I am running the latest version, Mail 7.0 (1822).

Does anyone know why this happens or how to fix it?

LOL. I'm pleased someone else does that! :-)

I have the same problem in Mail 7.0 (1822) on Mavericks using a MacBook Air.

I am also having the same problem using Mail 7.0 after upgrading to Mavericks. Very frustrating.

Here is my (hopefully) temporary work- around:

I compose my emails without filling in the "To" or "CC" fields - leave them blank while composing your message. While composing my message, the text wraps properly. When done with the body of my message, I go back and fill in those fields (which often causes the wrapping problem to reappear).

Looking forward to a quick and permanent fix.

So has this been fixed by Apple or has anyone found a work around? Just got a new MacBook Pro and now my emails won't resize to fit the window they are in, aka, text doesn't wrap. Didn't have a problem with my MacAir (both running Maverick).

I am having the exact same problem and it is driving me nuts. This has been going on for months, through several updates, and it's making me want to punch Apple in the face. This is some PC type nonsense, is what it is.

All of a sudden I'll open an email and i have to scroll horizontally for weeks to get to the end of each line because mail preview refuses to text wrap it. I cannot stand that there is no option to fix this in preferences or anything, and I can see from other posts in the Apple Support communities that this is NOT a new issue, its been going on with others for MONTHS, since NOVEMBER 2013 it looks like. And I'm no computer programmer, but I know enough about it to know that this sort of fix would take Apple 3 freaking seconds.

COME ON APPLE. I am an attorney and I rely on Apple and Apple mail for business and you continue to COST ME MONEY for how much time I'm having to spend scrolling sideways to read emails and then scroll ALLLL the way back for the next line.

Pathetic, and unacceptable. Fix it Apple. You need to have fixed this like yesterday.

The problem seems to have been fixed in OS X 10.9.3, which I installed this morning, unless I just haven't encountered one of the problem messages. Hallelujah! It's been driving me nuts. Can someone else test and confirm? It's Mail Version 7.3 (1878.2), but I don't know whether this is different than what I had yesterday. Let's hope they haven't broken something else.

not working for me in 10.9.3 and this is horridly annoying. Is work mail (exchange) and unless addressed I need recommendations for a new mail client... any ideas?