View and manage messages
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View messages
To view your messages:
- Open the Mail Panel;
- Click on a folder you want to view;
- The message list and message view will open in a new tab.
- Single-click on a message to view it.
Check for new messages
In Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Check For New Mail, you can adjust how often the mail client looks for new messages on the server. You can choose between:
- Every minute,
- Every 15 minutes, or
- Manually.
To check for new messages manually in all accounts:
- Open the Mail Panel and click on
Check All Accounts on the Mail Panel toolbar. - Alternatively, when you have Mail open in a Tab, click on
Check for mail on the Mail toolbar in the top left corner of the window.
To look for messages in a specific account:
- Right-click on the mail account in Mail Panel > All accounts;
- Select Check for Mail.
View messages from the same sender
To view all messages to and from the same sender, either:
- Open a message, right-click on the message header and select Show Messages from Sender;
- Use the Keyboard Shortcut E (make sure you’ve enabled Single Key Shortcuts in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts);
- Type “Show Messages from Sender” in Quick Commands;
- Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
Message view
Depending on your Mail Layout and how you open the message, the message can be opened either on the right of the message list, below it or in a new browser tab.
Message toolbar
On the message toolbar, you’ll find the following options:
Reply to message sender;
Reply to sender and other recipients;
Forward message;
Mark message as read/unread;
Move message to a different folder;
Add a Flag;
Add Labels;
Mark message as Spam;
Delete the mesage.
Message header
In the message header you’ll see:
- The title of the message;
- The flag, if you’ve added one;
- The sender’s name and email address;
- Reply To address, if it’s different from the sender’s email;
- The recipients’ email addresses (both To and CC);
- Attachments;
- Labels;
- Folder the message is in;
- Message receival date and time;
- Notification about external content (if not enabled from sender).
Right-click on the message header section to:
- Move back and forward in viewed messages;
- Copy the basic message info (subject, date and time, sender and recipient emails);
- View the raw message with full message header;
- Filter all messages from the same sender to a Mailing List folder;
- Show all messages in the message thread;
- View all messages from the same sender.
Message body
Below the header you’ll find the main content of the message.
Message read status
Unseen
New messages that have never been opened are displayed in bold text using your browser Theme’s highlight colour and have a dot in front of them. As soon as you open an Unseen message it will be marked as Unread.
Unread
Messages, that have been viewed before, but have not been read or have not been dealt with. They’re displayed in bold text using your Themes foreground colour with a dot in front.
Read
In Vivaldi Mail all messages need to be marked read manually.
To mark a message as read:
- Click on the Mark Read button in the message toolbar above the message;
- Right-click on the message in the message list and select Mark Read;
- Use the Keyboard shortcut K. To mark a message read and move on to the next unread message, press G (make sure you’ve enabled Single Key Shortcuts in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts);
- Type “Mark as Read” in Quick Commands.
- Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
To mark a message as read and open the next unread message:
- Click on the arrow next to the Mark Read button in the message toolbar above the message and select Mark Read and Go to Next Unread;
- Right-click on the message in the message list and select Go to > Mark as Read and Go to Next Unread;
- Use the Keyboard Shortcut G;
- Type “Mark as Read and Go to Next Unread” in Quick Commands;
- Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
To mark a message thread as read:
- Select all message in the thread using Shift or Ctrl/Cmd key and right-click on one of the selected messages. Select Mark as Read;
- Use the Keyboard shortcut M;
- Type “Mark Thread as Read” in Quick Commands;
- Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
To mark all messages in the folder read:
- Right-click on the folder in the Mail Panel and select Mark All as Read.
- Focus on the message list, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A/Cmd A to select them all and mark all message as read using a keyboard shortcut K or selecting Mark as Read from the right-click context menu.
To mark a message unread:
- Click on the
Mark Unread button in the message toolbar above the message; - Right-click on the message in the message list and select Mark Unread;
- Use the Keyboard Shortcut Shift+K. To mark the whole message thread unread, press Shift + M;
- Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
Display messages
It’s possible to toggle the visibility of certain messages in each folder. To filter out the emails, click on the buttons on the message list filtering toggles on the right side of the search field. The filtering options include:
Show messages from Custom IMAP folders
Show Mailing Lists- Show Read
- Show Deleted Items
- Show Junk
Show Feeds
Available options vary depending on the folder type. If the button is in your Theme’s highlight colour the filter has been enabled, if not, it’s disabled.
Sort messages
To sort messages in a Vertical layout:
- Click on the sort menu above the list of messages
- Select the criteria for sorting
Messages can be sorted by:
- Unread
- Flags
- Message Sender
- Subject
- Labels
- Attachments
- Size
- Received Date
Messages can be sorted both in ascending and descending order. To switch the order, click on the arrow in the top right corner of the messages list, next to the sorting menu.
In Vertical Wide and Horizontal layout, at this stage, messages can only be sorted by date.
Search messages
Use the search field above the message list to find emails from certain senders or with particular content.
By default search results will be shown from the folder you have open, but you can show results from all folders, by selecting All in message list search details below the search field.
To save the search and its results as a Filter, click Save on the right side of message list search details.
Move messages
To move a message from one folder to another:
- Open the message;
- Click on Move to Folder on the message toolbar;
- Hover over Move from account email/current folder;
- Select the destination folder.
Alternatively:
- Right-click on the message in the message list;
- Hover over Move and Move from account email/current folder;
- Select the destination folder.
At this stage, messages can only be moved within the same mail account.
Print or save a message
To Print or save the message as a PDF file:
- Right-click in the message body section and select Print;
- Go to Vivaldi menu > File > Print;
- Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P / Cmd P.
In Print Preview, select Save as PDF for the Destination to save the message as a PDF file.
Delete messages
Option 1:
- Open the message;
- Click on Delete on the message toolbar.
Option 2:
- Right-click on the message in the message list;
- Select Delete.
Option 3:
- Select the message;
- Press Delete on your keyboard.
To delete multiple messages:
- Select the messages using the Shift or Ctrl/Cmd key;
- Click on Delete on the message toolbar or right-click on one of the highlighted messages and select Delete.
Spam messages
To mark a message as Spam:
- Open the message;
- Click on Mark Message as Spam on the message toolbar.
Alternatively:
- Right-click on the message in the message list;
- Select Mark Message as Spam.