How to Customize Message Labels in Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla SeaMonkey come with (too small, but still) a number of message labels which let you categorize and prioritize messages by assigning a color (and label) to them.

The default labels are nice and useful, but maybe you'd rather not have an orange "Work" label. Fortunately, Netscape lets you configure these labels freely.

Customize Message Labels in Mozilla Thunderbird or Mozilla SeaMonkey

To customize message labels in Mozilla Thunderbird or Mozilla SeaMonkey:

• Select Thunderbird | Preferences... or Edit | Preferences.. from the menu.
• In Mozilla Thunderbird:
  • Go to the Display category.
  • Open the Tags tab.
• In Mozilla SeaMonkey:
  • Go to Mail & Newsgroups | Labels.
• In Mozilla Thunderbird, highlight the desired label and click Edit.
• Name labels by typing the desired title in the label's entry field.
• Customize the label color by clicking on the color button and selecting the desired color.
• Click OK.