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Thunderbird Columns

musgravekent
musgravekent
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I just bought a new computer and installing all the programs, of which is Tbird. The old one shows my prefered view, which includes the columns: (Subject; Read; Correspondents; Junk; Date; Attachment; and starred.)

I just downloaded the newest version of Tbird and installed it on the new computer. I am almost done copying settings, but I cannot get the new computer to let me "view" the columns. I cannot find that setting - and BOTH of the computers show version 128.3.1esr(64-bit). I have searched all of the forums, and everything that is posted about displaying the columns - so up-to-date at 2017. UG! (SO annoying that information on the web is out of date and never updated or eliminated when software or procedures change, only to make the searcher - me - wasting tons of time looking at worthless information! No, this is not just you. It is everything on the web - so much out of date information.)

Thanks for your help. I really want my columns back. (It really helps in doing searches when you use them to quickly sort by clicking on the column).

I just bought a new computer and installing all the programs, of which is Tbird. The old one shows my prefered view, which includes the columns: (Subject; Read; Correspondents; Junk; Date; Attachment; and starred.) I just downloaded the newest version of Tbird and installed it on the new computer. I am almost done copying settings, but I cannot get the new computer to let me "view" the columns. I cannot find that setting - and BOTH of the computers show version 128.3.1esr(64-bit). I have searched all of the forums, and everything that is posted about displaying the columns - so up-to-date at 2017. UG! (SO annoying that information on the web is out of date and never updated or eliminated when software or procedures change, only to make the searcher - me - wasting tons of time looking at worthless information! No, this is not just you. It is everything on the web - so much out of date information.) Thanks for your help. I really want my columns back. (It really helps in doing searches when you use them to quickly sort by clicking on the column).

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Matt
Matt
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try the film strip icon beside the Quick filter button and select Table View

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musgravekent
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Ok, dumb it down for me. I don't know where the quick filter button is - and I don't see what looks like a film strip icon (I hovered over each Icon and none of the popups identify it as a "Film Strip", and so I am not sure what you are referring to).

Since you are suggesting to change the VIEW, I went to the hamburger in the top left.... select VIEW..... selected the LAYOUT.... and none of the choices / options show the "Table".

Classic, Wide, Vertical, Folder, Message Pane, Today.

No Table view options on what I can find.

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