diff --git a/lib/email.dart b/lib/email.dart
index 2c2a260..7bf36a6 100644
--- a/lib/email.dart
+++ b/lib/email.dart
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class EmailListScreen extends StatefulWidget {
   final String folder;
   final GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState> key;
 
-  EmailListScreen({
-      required this.key,
+  EmailListScreen(
+      {required this.key,
       required this.emails,
       required this.getEmailContent,
       required this.folder})
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
   late List<GetThreadResponse> selectedEmails =
       []; // holds the emails that are selected i.e. the emails that got the checkbox on
   final Set<int> _hoveredRows = {}; //the row that is being hovered over atm
+  bool bulkSelectMenu = false;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -42,9 +43,12 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
 
   bool selectAllChecks(bool selectionType) {
     setState(() {
-    for (int email = 0; email < selectStates.length; email++) {
-      selectStates[email] = selectionType;
-    }
+      if (selectionType) {
+        bulkSelectMenu = true;
+      }
+      for (int email = 0; email < selectStates.length; email++) {
+        selectStates[email] = selectionType;
+      }
     });
     printTheSelected();
     return false;
@@ -62,8 +66,13 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
       body: ListView.separated(
         itemCount: widget.emails.length,
         itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+          Color seenColour;
           final email = widget.emails[index];
-
+          if (email.seen) {
+            seenColour = ThemeData().highlightColor;
+          } else {
+            seenColour = Colors.transparent;
+          }
           return MouseRegion(
             onEnter: (_) => setState(() => _hoveredRows.add(index)),
             onExit: (_) => setState(() => _hoveredRows.remove(index)),
@@ -88,6 +97,7 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
                 crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                 children: [Text(email.subject)],
               ),
+              // tileColor: () ,
               trailing: _hoveredRows.contains(index)
                   ? Row(
                       mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
@@ -107,10 +117,12 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
                       ],
                     )
                   : Text(email.date.toString()),
+              hoverColor: Colors.transparent,
+              tileColor: seenColour,
               onTap: () async {
                 List<String> emailContent = //  list of the html
                     await widget.getEmailContent(email.messages, widget.folder);
-
+                // print("thread id? $email.id"); yes
                 print(email.messages); //email ids of the thread
                 if (widget.folder == "Drafts") {
                   print("IN DRAFTS MOVE THE CONTENT TO THE WRITING THING");
@@ -131,6 +143,7 @@ class _EmailListScreenState extends State<EmailListScreen> {
                       ),
                     ),
                   );
+                  ApiService().markAsSeen(email.id);
                 }
               },
             ),
@@ -159,9 +172,9 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
   ValueNotifier<int> currentPageNotifier = ValueNotifier<int>(1);
   int page = 1;
   bool isBackDisabled = false;
-  
-  final GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState> emailListKey = GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState>();
-  
+
+  final GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState> emailListKey =
+      GlobalKey<_EmailListScreenState>();
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -227,7 +240,8 @@ class EmailPageState extends State<EmailPage> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return Scaffold(body: EmailListScreen(
+    return Scaffold(
+        body: EmailListScreen(
       key: emailListKey,
       emails: emails,
       // getEmailContent: apiService.fetchEmailContent,