The old version showed the flags on the left side of the email. The new version doesn't seem to have this option. Or does it?

Right/control click in one of the column names. Check "Flags".

dialabrain wrote:

P. Phillips wrote:

Think you will find the flags now appear on the Right side in Big Sur

Flags appear to the left of "From" with my Big Sur installs.

My Bad - looking at and working on iPhone :-((

You can change the position of everything if you are using "Column Layout", otherwise I don't think you can.

I much prefer not to use it, and I particularly don't mind the current position of things, but that's that

You can toggle this by going to

View->Use Column Layout

Think you will find the flags now appear on the Right side in Big Sur

P. Phillips wrote:

Think you will find the flags now appear on the Right side in Big Sur

Flags appear to the left of "From" with my Big Sur installs.

I want the flag in mail back on the left, where it is more visible. How do I get the flags back where they belong?

Where is this list? I am on my laptop in Big Sur. I cannot find that list.

Perfect

Control click on the columns bar (from, subject) and the drop down appears.

I did that, and there is no option to change the position of the flag.

There is no such option under View.

Column layout does not have flags at all.

Yes, it does. Just like dialabrain showed, you control-click any of the columns to choose which ones you want to display. You simply drag the headers to order the columns in any way you like.