Returning to Inbox

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Daiana

When I've read an open message, I would like to be able to delete it from
the open message and have Windows Mail return to the Inbox instead of
opening the next message automatically. This is a very annoying feature
that I can't figure out how to change. This might automatically open an
email I don't want to open that may have a virus or that I don't want to
have flagged as being read.
Does anyone know how to fix this? It's driving me NUTS!!!!!!

Thanks!
 
It sounds like you are opening a message in its own window by
double-clicking on it. There are two ways to avoid your problem:
a) Read messages in the preview pane instead of opening them
in their own window. OR
b) If you insist on opening messages in their own window, don't
delete from that window. Close the window, then delete from the
message list pane.
 
Daiana said:
When I've read an open message, I would like to be able to delete it from
the open message and have Windows Mail return to the Inbox instead of
opening the next message automatically. This is a very annoying feature
that I can't figure out how to change. This might automatically open an
email I don't want to open that may have a virus or that I don't want to
have flagged as being read.
Does anyone know how to fix this? It's driving me NUTS!!!!!!

Thanks!
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Ya know it amazes me how many users insist on using full screen when the
OS is called "Windows". Mind you I now find it hard to work with just
one monitor having gotten used to having 2.

What does hitting the del key do?
 
Who said "full screen"? I open all messages in their own window but I never
make message windows full screen.
 
I've never understood the attraction of opening a message in its own
window. Seems like extra work to me.
 
I wasn't implying that the OP "Must" be using full screen, only that I
am surprised how many people still do, just could have worded it better.
 
I got hooked on the idea of a separate window back when I was reluctant to
open messages in the preview pane. That is not much of a concern now,
especially since I use plain-text by default.

The advantage of a separate window is that I don't have the folders in the
window and I don't have the list of other messages in it. It makes the
message window larger. I also have a toolbar button (in Windows Mail) to
toggle the Folder List on and off and when I am going through many messages
such as here I turn off the folders. The combination of those two things
gives me a lot more room. Certainly the list of messages is not part of the
message window, but I keep Windows Mail behind the message window so I see
the list of messages beside the individual message I am viewing.

I do other strange things, such as sorting by date and time in reverse order
from most people, so the newest is at the bottom. I have been doing that for
so long that I forget why.


I've never understood the attraction of opening a message in its own
window. Seems like extra work to me.
 
My laptop has the wide screen format (1200 pixels wide, 800 high), so
the room taken up by the folder list is not a concern.
Vertical screen size is a concern, but typically the preview pane shows me
the first 20 lines of a message, which is usually sufficient without having
to scroll down.
 
I had the same problem when I first began using windows mail - try this:

In Windows Mial toolbar, click "view" then click "Go To Folder" then click
"Inbox" or other folder of your choice to return to after reading a message.

Hope this helps!
 
I was talking to someone the other day and he didn't know that one could
resize the Windows. <G>


steve
 
Steve said:
I was talking to someone the other day and he didn't know that one could
resize the Windows. <G>


steve
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Hehe, good job he doesn't have the Linux "Cube" then else one careless
click on one of the desktop switchers and he'd be walking round the
monitor all day looking for the image on the back...

(Wasn't anybody here was it?)
 
Charlie Tame said:
Hehe, good job he doesn't have the Linux "Cube" then else one careless
click on one of the desktop switchers and he'd be walking round the
monitor all day looking for the image on the back...
Click to expand...

I haven't had the experience, fortunately.
(Wasn't anybody here was it?)
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No. <VBG>

steve
 
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