HOW TO REVERT TO BT YAHOO! CLASSIC MAIL

This solution can be found buried in various threads elsewhere in the forums, and thanks are due to the posters. But so many people have issues with the All-New Mail that I thought it might be helpful to draw attention to it under a specific title. Maybe the forum managers will decide it deserves to be a sticky?
If you still have the Classic version you will be able to toggle to and from All-New. But if, like me, you fell for the recent BT Yahoo! email inviting you to upgrade, that facility is not included. The solution is a workaround involving a temporary change in computer screen resolution. Before doing this you may wish to take a screenshot of your desktop or make a note of it, because changing resolution can result in a shuffle. You could instead do the job automatically by downloading IconRestorer. Be aware also that pages are likely to cramped so that a bit of scrolling is necessary to find a particular place.
1. While logged out of BT Yahoo! reduce the screen resolution to something like 800x600. The way to do this varies but it usually starts with a right-click on the desktop.
2. Log in to BT Yahoo! and select Mail. You will get a page announcing that your screen resolution is too low for the All-New Mail. At bottom right there are options including one to revert permanently to a previous version (ie Classic). Choose it.
3. Close your browser, reset your native screen resolution and unshuffle icons as necessary.
4. Job done! You will also now have the facility to toggle, and may wonder why it was not provided at the outset.
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DougD wrote:
Sorry, That has not worked. I am using a MacBook with Leopard OS.
The new look email, which I foolishly clicked is dreadful. Before, it was possible to simply view a picture attached to an email, now I have to download it to the Download folder before I can view it. Before the header bar told you there were 0 unread mails. I don't want to have to read the News before I can get to my inbox. There are so many things wrong.
 The previous system, "Yahoo- All New Mail" worked well and simply. I would like to revert to that - anyone know how to uninstall this nightmare?
Hi. Welcome to the forums.
You can have it go to your Inbox on start up - via Options/Mail Options/General. There's a tick box near the top Inbox - show in startup. You need to close this options tab down in order to save the changes. Hovering over the Options word on the tab will reveal a little cross which can be clicked.
See if the following (similar to the PC resolution reduction) works :-
http://www.philmug.ph/forum/showpost.php?p=1003560&postcount=2
Sorry - not sure about the picture display.
http://www.andyweb.co.uk/shortcuts
http://www.andyweb.co.uk/pictures

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