Thunderbird--find messages

[Doug]

On 05/17/2014 01:19 AM, Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 05/17/14 12:52, Doug wrote:
>> I get a large number of messages every day, in addition to those I filter out and don't see.  Unfortunately, some of these
>> messages seem to come in out of time sync, for one reason or another.  I don't send everything on the incoming list to
>> trash as soon as I read it. Some of the letters I keep for later reference. Some are tagged, some not.
>> The resulting message list may have two or three, or tonight, 20, unread messages mixed in with the read and temporarily
>> saved messages, so that the Inbox reads "Inbox (20)" even tho you are at the bottom of the list. Now you have to go and find
>> these 20 emails, which are scattered among perhaps 100 or more messages in the list which have been read already.
>> It would be nice if there were a button somewhere that would go to the highlighted messages, one at a time, starting at the
>> top and working its way down, until they have all been opened and/or deleted.
> So, you have an inbox with a large number of messages.  Scattered throughout the inbox are unread messages and you want to know how to easily access them.  Yes?  If I've defined the question correctly....
>
> If you have the "Menu Bar" enabled (Clicking on the T-Bird emblem is similar)  you will notice you can click on "Go--->Next--->Unread Message"  or "Go--->Previous---Unread Message" to get to where you want.  You can also use the shortcut keys "N" and "P" instead.
>
> Also, on the "Mail Toolbar" there is a "View" drop down menu which allows you to display messages based on various criteria.  One choice is "Unread".  You can even make custom views.
>
> FWIW, you may have to left click at the top of T-Bird to get a menu to select the "Menu" and "Mail" tool bars to be visible,
>
Thank you, Ed. I've only been using T-Bird for about 15 years, and I 
never knew about that! Solves the problem perfectly!
--doug