"WhatsUp31415" wrote in message

There is a thread that I can see (in pieces) when "Group Messages by
Conversation" is not set, but I cannot see it when "Group Messages by
Conversation" is set.

I assume I am doing something wrong. But what is it?

When messages are Grouped by Conversation, then ALL messages in that
conversation are show under only one message Subject. That will be the
earliest message still on the server.
Then, under that, if you click the + to the left, are all the unred
responses to the one showing on top. Since it's a group, all the posts
in the group are represented by only the one earliest one, with the
others rolled up under it.

But if messages are not grouped by conversation, then every message is
shown and there is no grouping of messages by the Subject Line to show
which ones are responses or later then the preceding one. You see every
message available to you all at the same time.

Grouped:

message 1 (shows in pane)
Click the + on the left and the following
message 2
message 3
message 4
and so on will roll down.
4 responds to 3, 3 to 2, 2 to 1, or whomever they decide they wish to
respond to.

Ungrouped:

Message 10
Message 4
Message 1
Message 8
Message 3
Message 6
Message 2
and so on. Here you can't really tell which messages are part of one
thread or stand on their own or what.

That help any?

Unfortunately, setting the flag on a message down inside a group,
doesn't flag earlier posts in that thred, nor anything earlier than the
message flagged by the user; only older message get the flag. I think
it's dumb too, since flagging every message would make the entire group
easier to find. I usually do that by using Edit; Find and looking for
the subject.

HTH,

Twayne`