rha90272 Author

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How can I get a "To" column in column view in Big Sur mail

I formerly had a "To" and "From" column, in column view, in Apple Mail. Under Big Sur, I can't find a way to get the "To" column to show.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 4:53 PM

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rha90272 Author

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Dec 4, 2020 5:48 PM in response to rha90272

It looks like you've got an answer, but I can't find any place to ctrl-click on the column headers bar that brings up that auxiliary menu. Are you sure this works in Big Sur? If so, can you be more specific about where to click? Any header portion of the header bar just highlights when I ctrl-click on it. Thanks for any additional help . . .

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Dec 4, 2020 6:04 PM in response to rha90272

Yes, Big Sur. Control or right click right next to the header titles, like From or Subject:

MtD

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Dec 4, 2020 5:21 PM in response to rha90272

Right click (Control-click) on the column header bar and from the drop down menu choose To.

MtD

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rha90272 Author

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Dec 4, 2020 6:08 PM in response to rha90272

It works!! Why, why, why does Apple make such adjustments so obscure?? Thank you!

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rha90272 Author

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Dec 4, 2020 6:20 PM in response to rha90272

Love your animation. Amazing.

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Dec 4, 2020 6:27 PM in response to rha90272

rha90272 wrote:

It works!! Why, why, why does Apple make such adjustments so obscure?? Thank you!

It’s not obscure. It’s worked for decades.

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Dec 4, 2020 7:23 PM in response to rha90272

rha90272 wrote:

Love your animation. Amazing.

Thank you. Screen recordings like this are very easy to do with an app like Telestream's ScreenFlow, which is used in this example.

MtD

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