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How do I trim the message header to include only the sender, address and subject?

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In prior Thunderbird versions (W7), the message header displayed the message subject and the sender name..could toggle to display receipents and icons. I installed V24 on a new W8 machine and cannot trim down the header.

In prior Thunderbird versions (W7), the message header displayed the message subject and the sender name..could toggle to display receipents and icons. I installed V24 on a new W8 machine and cannot trim down the header.

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View menu (alt+V) > headers > normal.

Or your old machine had this add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/compactheader/

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View menu (alt+V) > headers > normal.

Or your old machine had this add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/compactheader/

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Thank you, Matt. Our granddaughter shined up our laptops a couple of years ago and had applied the "add-on" you referenced. When I read your note, I remembered what she had done. I appreciate your help. Bob