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Outlook 2016 Mac and user likes to view her emails “Newest at the bottom”
Hello Experts, I have a user/owner that uses Outlook 2016 Mac and likes to view her emails “Newest at the bottom” . I have saved this sort view as the default. However, when they go to this folder or any other with this view they have to scroll ALL the way to the bottom to see the newest message. Since the newest message is defualted at the bottom, is there a way to have the default view start at the bottom as well? If so, is there a way to globally set it so I don’t have to do this for every folder (She has over 50)
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Is the "Received" column header the one on which mail is sorted? If not, click on the "Received" column to make that the sorted column.
Note the direction of the mail. If it shows the desired order, you are done. If not, click on the column header again to reverse the order.
Note the direction of the mail. If it shows the desired order, you are done. If not, click on the column header again to reverse the order.
Tim,
The question is not dealing with the sort order, but when tge sort order is from oldest to newest (newest at the bottom) the navigation display focuses on the first message at the Top of the navigation pane. The asker wants to adjust the settings such that the navigation pane focuses on the newest message when it is at the bottom of the list.
I.e.
Navigation pane
Oldest message <= focus(selected, displayed in the preview/message pane)
Newest message. <=preferred focus/functionality.
...
The question is not dealing with the sort order, but when tge sort order is from oldest to newest (newest at the bottom) the navigation display focuses on the first message at the Top of the navigation pane. The asker wants to adjust the settings such that the navigation pane focuses on the newest message when it is at the bottom of the list.
I.e.
Navigation pane
Oldest message <= focus(selected, displayed in the preview/message pane)
Newest message. <=preferred focus/functionality.
...
Thanks for the clarification. I just checked my copy of Outlook 2016. The only options are for what is on top, implying the top is always the focus, regardless of the sort order.
The same goes for Outlook 2011. I can't see a way from the UI to alter this bias. Perhaps there is a preference toggle in a .plist file that can be tweaked. Of course if that were true, it would make sense that an equivalent UI option would exist.
Apple Mail, on the other hand, seems to do things slightly differently. I set it for oldest on top (i.e. newest on bottom). Then I selected a message somewhere in the middle and quit. Upon reopening, it went right to the message I selected, whether or not a new message came in (I sent myself one before reopening).
So, using Apple Mail and always closing it on the most recent message, seems to give as close to the desired behaviour as you will find, it seems.
The same goes for Outlook 2011. I can't see a way from the UI to alter this bias. Perhaps there is a preference toggle in a .plist file that can be tweaked. Of course if that were true, it would make sense that an equivalent UI option would exist.
Apple Mail, on the other hand, seems to do things slightly differently. I set it for oldest on top (i.e. newest on bottom). Then I selected a message somewhere in the middle and quit. Upon reopening, it went right to the message I selected, whether or not a new message came in (I sent myself one before reopening).
So, using Apple Mail and always closing it on the most recent message, seems to give as close to the desired behaviour as you will find, it seems.
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I.e mailbox info in left pane, right pane broken into two with the top being the message preview pane with the Norton being the message list pane.
Check within the settings, whether you can focus/change direction if next message .....