Mozilla+Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird October 8, 2009 Sky Davis 250 words

Getting all your e-mail through Thunderbird

This is a good tip if you want to manage all your e-mail accounts in one place. Do this on your own, personal computer or laptop so other people wont have access to all your mail.

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird START > All Programs > Mozilla Thunderbird > "Mozilla Thunderbird"

A new window should open now.

2. Add your e-mail account to Thunderbird Tools > Account Settings

Press "**Add Account**" button A new Account Wizard window should open now.

3. Enter e-mail settings into Thunderbird Account Wizard E-mail Address**
 * Your Name

Press NEXT

Server Information > click IMAP
 * Incoming Server** > //(example: mail.montclair.edu)//
 * Outgoing Server** > //(example: mail.montclair.edu)//

PRESS NEXT

Incoming User Name is your //(example: MSU Webmail user name with the numerical suffix).//

PRESS NEXT

Account Name is whatever you want to call it -- //Play, School, Work, etc.//

PRESS NEXT

Look over all your entered information Make sure to **CHECK FOR TYPOS** and other errors

PRESS FINISH

4. Access your e-mail for the first time Click on your account name in the Left pane of the Thunderbird window. Click on **READ MESSAGES** in the **Main Pane** of the Thunderbird window.

Thunderbird will ask you to **ENTER YOUR e-mail PASSWORD**. You can decide whether you want Thunderbird to remember all your passwords

CHECK the box for "Use Password Manager to remember this password"

PRESS OK

5. Access your e-mail account Click on **INBOX** under your Account Name in the Left pane

When all your e-mail **INBOX** shows in the Main pane of the Window, Go to the **Date** part of the Inbox and CLICK to sort your most recent e-mails first.

6. **Repeat steps 1-5 with all your e-mail accounts** to have it all in one easy to use window!