632 Chapter 21 Send and Receive E-Mail Messages
The People Pane
The People Pane at the bottom of the message window displays extensive information
about your previous communications with each message participant.
In its collapsed state, the People Pane displays small thumbnails representing each message
participant. If a person’s contact record includes a photograph, the photo appears in the
People Pane. If no photograph is available, a silhouette of one person represents an indi-
vidual message participant, and a silhouette of three people represents a distribution list.
Resizing bar Distribution groupContact without associated picture
The collapsed People Pane.
You can expand the People Pane either by clicking the Expand button at the right end of
the pane or by dragging the horizontal bar that appears at the top of the pane. The People
Pane can occupy only a certain percentage of the message window, so the amount you
can manually adjust the height of the People Pane is dependent on the height of the
message window.
In its expanded state, the People Pane displays either large thumbnails or a tabbed
breakdown of communications for each message participant.
Toggle buttonScroll to view additional message participants
The simple view of the expanded People Pane.
You can switch between the simple view and the detailed view by clicking the Toggle
button located near the right end of the expanded People Pane header.