Sorting Messages

You can sort the message list by any of the column headings, including the Read/Unread column. When you click on a column heading, your messages are sorted by that factor first in ascending order. Click again and the messages are sorted by that factor in descending order.
Note: The default sort factor is arrival time (Received) and date is always the secondary sort factor. Although these two sort factors are similar, arrival time reflects different system time zone settings. It also reflects the time in which a message first appears in a message list. For example, if you move a message from one folder to another, the moved message will have a more recent arrival time compared to all the other messages in the target folder—even if the message was originally received before the others messages in the target folder.

Once you do a sort, the Up arrow (ascending order) or Down arrow (descending order) appear.

The sort options are as follows:

• Up arrow (ascending order):
  • Msg: most recent messages are listed last.
  • Unread / Read : read messages are listed last.
  • Attachments : messages with attachments are listed last.
  • Priority flags: messages are sorted in this order: Highest, High, Normal, Low, Lowest.
  • Received: messages most recent to that folder are listed last.
  • Size: largest messages are listed last.
  • From: messages are listed alphabetically by the From line, A to Z.
  • Subject: messages are listed alphabetically by the Subject line, by thread (prefixes such as RE, and FWD are ignored), A to Z.
• Down arrow ( descending order):
  • Msg: most recent messages are listed first.
  • Unread/Read: read messages are listed first.
  • Attachments: messages with attachments are listed first.
  • Priority flags: messages are sorted in this order: Lowest, Low, Normal, High, Highest.
  • Received: messages most recent to that folder are listed first.
  • Size: largest messages are listed first.
  • From: messages are listed reverse alphabetically by the From line Z to A.
  • Subject: messages are listed reverse alphabetically by the Subject line, by thread (prefixes such as RE, and FWD are ignored), Z to A.

To sort messages:

Click on the column heading of the column you want to sort.
The messages are sorted in ascending order by that sort option first, followed by arrival time and then date. Also, a sort icon appears next to the column heading.

Click again to reverse the sort order.