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Go to the newest email message when I click the Inbox

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I have two email accounts, Google and Yahoo.

When I click on Google Inbox, I am directed to the 'newest' message.

When I click on Yahoo Inbox, I have to move the slide bar to reach to the top of the messages.

How do I fix this problem?

I have two email accounts, Google and Yahoo. When I click on Google Inbox, I am directed to the 'newest' message. When I click on Yahoo Inbox, I have to move the slide bar to reach to the top of the messages. How do I fix this problem?

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I am mystified. It sounded clear enough but the image does not show what I thought you described. In your original question you described two accounts in Thunderbird, one Yahoo, one Gmail, with their inboxes behaving differently. I thought you meant that the Gmail account highlights the newest unread which is what you want, and the Yahoo account highlights the newest read message. In the image I do not see any Yahoo account, and the Gmail inbox shown has the newest unread message not highlighted, highlight is on the newest read message. That's why a picture really helps. I was puzzled that you had two accounts behaving differently. Now it looks like the accounts shown are actually behaving the same. So to confirm - if you leave your Gmail inbox alone for long enough for more than one new message to arrive, does it in fact do the same as you described with Yahoo - that you have to scroll from the most recent read message to the newest unread?

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Sort the Yahoo messages so that the newest message is shown at the top. You can look up how it is set up for the Google account. View (Alt-V) - Sort By

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It is already sorted by the date received. But it goes to the last read message instead of the latest one like it should. I wonder if there is a setting for it.

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And is is sorted Ascending or Descending?

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Messages have already been sorted by 'Date Received'.

I wonder if the feature (of always go to the newest message) can be added in future versions.

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Ascending or Descending means newest or oldest first. If you are sorting by date by clicking on the heading above that column, a second click reverses the order.

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I know that. It is in ascending order (newest message first). When I click on Yahoo Inbox, it doesn't go to the top of the message. I have to move up my curser to the very first message.

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Perhaps upload a screenshot of how that Inbox opens - that would help me and Christ1 see better?

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Hello AgnesRM and Christ1,

When I click on the Inbox, I am on the last message which was read already.

I would like the very first message (the one above) to be opened instead.

Am I clear?

Pablo

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I am mystified. It sounded clear enough but the image does not show what I thought you described. In your original question you described two accounts in Thunderbird, one Yahoo, one Gmail, with their inboxes behaving differently. I thought you meant that the Gmail account highlights the newest unread which is what you want, and the Yahoo account highlights the newest read message. In the image I do not see any Yahoo account, and the Gmail inbox shown has the newest unread message not highlighted, highlight is on the newest read message. That's why a picture really helps. I was puzzled that you had two accounts behaving differently. Now it looks like the accounts shown are actually behaving the same. So to confirm - if you leave your Gmail inbox alone for long enough for more than one new message to arrive, does it in fact do the same as you described with Yahoo - that you have to scroll from the most recent read message to the newest unread?

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The short answer is 'Yes'.

I don't want to pursue this issue anymore. Thank you.