To reiterate,when i re-open Tbird i want it to be as i left such as this (see pic) but it will not . when it re-opens all the groups are collapsed. I like to be able to glance at the client to consider todays and prior days email that may need attention. Not a big deal if the program is always open but that is not the case. It just seems like and easy issue/feature to build in ? In all the searching i have done it looks like this has been an issue for some time and the only work-around is to make it default that''' all''' groups are expanded rather than selected ones. any insight is appreciated.