Change reading pane view in Thunderbird
You can change the position of the reading pane in Thunderbird.
This guide is aimed at...
- Staff
Instructions
The Reading Pane is turned on by default.
1. To change the layout of the reading pane, click on the View tab and select Layout. You will now see a list of options to change the way the reading pane is viewed.

Fig 1. Location of the Layout options
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