# Preferences

Geary allows you to customise how it works via its Preferences window. To open the window, select Preferences from the application menu on the main window's toolbar. You can change the following options:

# Automatically select next message

When this option is enabled, Geary automatically selects the latest message in a folder when you enter the folder. In addition, after archiving a message, Geary automatically selects an adjacent message.

# Display conversation preview

Enables message previews in the conversation list. Previews show the first few lines of each message.

# Use single key email shortcuts

Enable keyboard shortcuts for email actions that do not require pressing Ctrl. These match the shortcuts used by GMail. See for details.

# Watch for new mail when closed

Geary will watch your accounts for new mail even when the main window is not open. To do this, it will silently start when you log in to your computer, and it will continue to run after you close all windows.