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Changing text color
You can color code the text of items in List view (for example, to highlight items that you want to deal with later).
To make the text of a selected item another color, choose Format > Color, then the color you want.
Hiding column headings
By default, List view shows headings at the top of each column. If you do not want column headings, clear "Show column titles" on the Display tab of the View Properties form.
Resizing columns
To change the width of a column, position the cursor over the edge of the column heading until the cursor looks like a double-ended arrow, then drag the column heading edge to make the column wider or narrower.
Changing column order
To change the order in which columns are displayed, drag column headings to the desired location.
Showing gridlines
To show horizontal gridlines that separate the rows in List view, select "Show horizontal gridlines" on the Display tab of the View Properties form.
To show vertical gridlines that separate the columns in List view, select "Show vertical gridlines" on this tab.
Showing row numbers
To show row numbers to the left of rows in List view, select "Show row numbers" on the Display tab of the View Properties form.
Sorting items
You can specify which column you want to sort on by clicking the appropriate column heading.
Another way to specify which column to sort on is to choose the column at "Sort on" on the Sorting tab of the View Properties form.
There are a few sorting rules to note:
• if you sort on Name, FirstClass sorts items by the name of the sender (for incoming messages) or receiver (for outgoing messages)
• if you sort on Flag, FirstClass sorts items in this order:
• unsent messages
• urgent incoming messages, by date
• normal incoming messages, by date
• urgent outgoing messages, by date
• normal outgoing messages, by date
• if you sort on Attachment, FirstClass lists messages that include attachments first.
Reversing sort order
To reverse the sort order of the column on which you are sorting, click the column heading.
You can also reverse sort order by selecting "Reverse sort" on the Sorting tab of the View Properties form.
Showing the newest item first
To list items from newest to oldest, select "Show newest items first" in your viewing preferences.
Grouping items
You can group all items by a column, such as Name or Subject. This puts the items with the same name or subject together. For example, this is a Mailbox grouped by subject:
 A grouping column is displayed to the left of the Subject column in this example. The grouping column shows tree view buttons (Windows, Linux) or disclosure triangles (Mac OS, Mac OS X) beside grouped items.
To group items for a particular column, Control-click (Windows, Linux) or Option-click (Mac OS, Mac OS X) the appropriate column heading.
Another way to specify which column to group on is to choose the column at "Group items on" on the Sorting tab of the View Properties form.
To remove grouping, Control-click or Option-click the grouping column heading.
There are two grouping rules to note:
• if you use both sorting and grouping, FirstClass keeps groups together and sorts the list as a whole by the first item in each group
Items are also sorted within each group.
• if you group the Subject column, FirstClass groups messages by message threads, rather than alphabetically by subject.
 CautionIf you collapse a group of items, then move or delete the displayed top item in the group, all items in the group are moved or deleted.
Collapsing and expanding groups
To collapse a group so that you only see the first item in the group, click the button/triangle beside the group.
To expand a collapsed group, click the same button/triangle.
To collapse or expand all groups, click the grouping column heading. You can also collapse or expand all groups by using the "Collapse all groups" field on the Sorting tab of the View Properties form.
Selecting the columns to display
You can specify which columns you want to see, and in what order. To do this:
1 Choose Select Fields from the shortcut menu.
2 Update the Select Fields form.
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