This page describes the location of the configuration options that apply when viewing messages. __TOC__ =Specify whether contact's short display name or complete name and email address are shown= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Reading & Display} =Specify whether messages are opened in a new tab or in a message window= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Reading & Display} =Specify what happens to the message window when a message is deleted= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Reading & Display} =Specify when messages are automatically marked as "read"= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Advanced | Reading & Display} =Configure the font, size and color of quoted plain-text messages displayed in the message list or search results= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Display | Formatting} =Configure whether emoticons in plain-text messages are displayed as text or graphics= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Display | Formatting} =Configure the font, size and color of messages displayed in the message list or search results= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Display | Formatting} =Create, edit or delete tags= Menu location: {menu {for mac}Thunderbird | Preferences{/for}{for win}Tools | Options{/for}{for linux}Edit | Preferences{/for} | Display | Tags} =Specify whether messages in a folder should be downloaded for offline access (IMAP folders only)= Menu location: {menu Edit | Folder Properties | Synchronization} =Specify whether messages in the message list are grouped into "threads"= Menu location: {menu View | Sort by | Threaded}

This page describes the location of the configuration options that apply when viewing messages.

Specify whether contact's short display name or complete name and email address are shown

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Advanced | Reading & Display

Specify whether messages are opened in a new tab or in a message window

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Advanced | Reading & Display

Specify what happens to the message window when a message is deleted

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Advanced | Reading & Display

Specify when messages are automatically marked as "read"

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Advanced | Reading & Display

Configure the font, size and color of quoted plain-text messages displayed in the message list or search results

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Display | Formatting

Configure whether emoticons in plain-text messages are displayed as text or graphics

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Display | Formatting

Configure the font, size and color of messages displayed in the message list or search results

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Display | Formatting

Create, edit or delete tags

Menu location: Thunderbird | PreferencesTools | OptionsEdit | Preferences | Display | Tags

Specify whether messages in a folder should be downloaded for offline access (IMAP folders only)

Menu location: Edit | Folder Properties | Synchronization

Specify whether messages in the message list are grouped into "threads"

Menu location: View | Sort by | Threaded