I bet many do, and Mac OS X Mail seems to like that setup as well. What, though, if you'd love the most recent message on top — or to sort your mailbox by a different criterion altogether?
Fortunately, changing — or reversing — a folder's sort order is easy (if not obvious) in Mac OS X Mail.
Change or Reverse the Mail Sorting Order in Mac OS X Mail
To sort your messages differently in Mac OS X Mail:
- Make sure the column by which you want to sort is visible.
- Select View | Columns from the menu to see what's available.
- In addition to Date Sent (which is the date given in the email), there's the more accurate Date Received, for example, that makes sure no emails with wacky dates show up out of order.
- Click the desired column to sort.
- Click again to reverse the sort order.
- Optionally, remove the column again using View | Columns.
