Step 1: Set Fonts and Display

Select Tools / Options / Fonts & Display. For Font options, see the tutorial, "Configure fonts and styles." The message window width and height, in characters, can be changed here. Zoom windows means to maximize them. Most users expect windows to maximize when they appear.

Step 2: Continue Fonts and Display

You'll probably want to leave the toolbar enabled; it contains the buttons you've been using. And "tips" refers to the hover-help labels it shows when you bring your pointer to a toolbar button, while "status bar" is a small bar at the bottom of the screen that shows ongoing activities.

Step 3: View Mailbox Columns

Select the Mailbox Columns category. The list allows you to pick and choose what fields will be listed in mailbox message lists. Straighten up your displays by removing fields you don't care about. Status is a code letter that indicates whether a message has been read, queued, sent, etc. Most people don't use priority; it is a method of marking the importance of a message. Attachment will flag messages with files attached. Most users can uncheck Priority, Size, and maybe Status and Attachment.

Step 4: Warning!

Click Extra Warnings and you'll see an impressive list of user-enabled warning messages. Each of these represents a situation where Eudora can warn the user, but you may not want it to. Uncheck any of these warnings you don't want, then click OK to dismiss the options window.