Mozilla Thunderbird Tips, Tricks and Secrets
Most Popular Mozilla Thunderbird Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Thunderbird flies! The free email program from the makers of Mozilla Firefox shines with easy to use yet powerful features — and you can make it fly faster and fly farther. Find out which tips and techniques have helped others get the most out of their Thunderbird and profit from them, too.
Your Weekly Mozilla Thunderbird Tip
So... you'd like to get the most out of Mozilla Thunderbird? Compose rich emails, access web-based accounts, filter spam, search fast, and more fun stuff like that? Learn it all in small weekly doses that never overwhelm but make your experience with Mozilla Thunderbird better and better over time.
Add OpenPGP Email Security to Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla
Send and receive encrypted and signed emails comfortably with Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla.
Avoid Downloading Large Messages and Attachments in Thunderbird
Let Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla save you bandwidth and download time by telling it not to fetch large emails automatically.
Change a Message's Priority in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla
Set the right priorities in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla: change the priority level of the emails you send easily.
Check for New Mail Quickly in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla
For a fast way to have Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla fetch new mail in all your accounts, try this keyboard shortcut.
Check the Spelling of a Message in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Don't let not using the Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla spell checker be your biggest mistake.
Compose a New Message Quickly in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla
Okay, okay you won't type faster; but you'll start typing a new message faster in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla with this tip.
How to Access a Free Yahoo! Mail Account in Mozilla Thunderbird
Download mail from your Yahoo! Mail account into Mozilla Thunderbird and send messages through the former from the powerful desktop email program, too.
Delete a Message Bypassing the Trash in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Delete consequently with this Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla keyboard shortcut. It lets you remove messages immediately without putting them in the Trash.
How to Access Your Email Remotely From Another Computer and Location
Would you like to access your email not only from the computer at home or work but also remotely from any place and computer with an internet connection?
How to Give a Sender Top Priority in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
All your mail deserves highest priority, and that's why I have programmed Mozilla Thunderbird (and Netscape as well as Mozilla) to assign the highest priority to all emails from you automatically. Here's how you can do the same...
Go to the Next Unread Message Quickly in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Browse through your new messages fast in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla.
How to Access AOL Mail in Mozilla Thunderbird
Use Mozilla Thunderbird to manage mail in your AOL email account (and send from your AOL address, too).
How to Add a Dictionary to the Mozilla Thunderbird Spell Checker
Teach your Mozilla Thunderbird spell checker a new language.
How to Chat (Using Facebook, Google Talk, IRC, etc.) in Mozilla Thunderbird
Exchange chat messages (using Facebook Chat, Google Talk, IRC and XMPP) right in Mozilla Thunderbird. Here's how to set up chat accounts and Twitter to converse rapidly with chat transcripts saved — and found again easily — in Mozilla Thunderbird.
How to Check the Spelling of Every Message Automatically in Thunderb.
No mail escapes unspellchecked. Here's how to have Mozilla Thunderbird spell-check every email automatically before it is delivered.
How to Back Up or Copy Your Mozilla Thunderbird Profile
Copy all your Mozilla Thunderbird data (emails, contacts, settings, filters, junk mail training data and more) to a new computer, different partition or backup location.
How to Create a Filter from an Existing Message in Mozilla Thunderbird
Setting up a filter for future messages from the same sender is easy in Mozilla Thunderbird.
How to Delete Attachments from a Message in Mozilla Thunderbird
Delete attached files from emails you have received in Mozilla Thunderbird to save mailbox space while still saving the messages for reference. You can even replace the attachment with a link to the file on your hard disk.
How to Access Your IMAP Email Inbox Offline with Mozilla Thunderbird
If you have an IMAP account, then I'm sure you appreciate how you can access it from anywhere and always see the latest mails. But what if you'll be without net access? Here's how to take your emails with you in Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla SeaMonkey or Netscape nevertheless.
How to Add Carbon-Copy (Cc:) Recipients in Mozilla Thunderbird
Send your message to more than one recipient easily with Mozilla Thunderbird.
How to Edit Received Email Messages in Mozilla Thunderbird
Do you forward messages to yourself to add a few comments or ideas to emails you have received? How about simply editing them, right in Mozilla Thunderbird?
How to Compact Folders Now and Then in Mozilla Thunderbird
Only compact folders are good folders. Here's how to compact your mail folders in Mozilla Thunderbird, and reclaim wasted disk space.
How to Make Mozilla Thunderbird Store Less Mail Locally for IMAP Accounts
Wish Mozilla Thunderbird would not keep copies of all your emails offline on your computer when it is already stored quite safely on the IMAP server? Here's how to set up Mozilla Thunderbird to store only the most recent messages locally.
How to Log POP, IMAP and SMTP Traffic in Mozilla Thunderbird
Make helpful support people happy (and extra helpful) support people, or find out yourself what might be wrong with your email settings by taking a close look at what Mozilla Thunderbird does --- and what happens --- when you try to send or receive mail.
How to Prevent Mozilla Thunderbird from Marking Mail Read in the Preview Pane
You cannot stop Mozilla Thunderbird from marking mail read when it shows in the preview pane altogether, but you can prevent that from happening for a long time. Usually, this will be good enough.
How to Check for New Mail Periodically in Mozilla Thunderbird
Stop hitting the "Get Msgs" button. Mozilla Thunderbird can do that for you, automatically and comfortably.
How to Protect Your Email with Password and Encryption in Windows
Want to make sure other people with access to your computer cannot open your mail? Here's how to protect your email program data with your Windows log-on password and maybe even encryption.
How to Repair Folders in Mozilla Thunderbird
Have messages mysteriously disappeared from your Mozilla Thunderbird inbox? Do deleted emails still linger in a folder? Here's how to have Mozilla Thunderbird rebuild a folder's index (or many in a bunch) and repair its display.
How to Read Emails in a Unified Inbox with Mozilla Thunderbird
Don't want to go looking up the latest messages in separate folders, one for each email account? You an set up Mozilla Thunderbird to collect messages from all you accounts' inboxes, sent, spam and more folders in unified views (while the individual folders are still around, of course).
How to Report a Mozilla Thunderbird Bug or Suggest a Feature or Improvement
Have you found a bug in Mozilla Thunderbird or want to suggest a feature? Here's where to go and what to do.
How to Send Attachments Using a File Sending Service in Mozilla Thunderbird
Don't fear having your message rejected for an attachment that's too large and still send documents by email just as easily: here's how to have Mozilla Thunderbird upload attachments to file sending services automatically.
How to Set Up Chat Accounts in Mozilla Thunderbird
Whether your friends prefer Facebook Chat or Google Talk (or either); whether your favored chat rooms are on IRC on XMPP (or both): you can set up Mozilla Thunderbird to connect to all these chat services and protocols (and Twitter, too).
How to See the Number of Messages in the Mozilla Thunderbird Folder List
Want to know how many emails or unread messages each folder contains right in the Mozilla Thunderbird folder list?
How to Find Your Mozilla Thunderbird Profile Directory
Locate the folder that contains your Mozilla Thunderbird messages, filters, settings and more.
How to View Complete Message Headers in Mozilla Thunderbird
An email's headers keep track and save information. They include the sender's email setup or the path the message has covered, for instance. Here's how to access all message headers in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Send a Message from a Different Account or Identity in Mozilla
If you have more than one identity (or account), here's how to select the right one for each email you write in Mozilla Thunderbird or Mozilla.
Spell-Checking the Subject in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Checking the spelling of a message subject in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla? You can't. But you can. Here's how.
Use Custom HTML Tags in Messages with Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Create the fanciest email messages in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla with a simple tool: custom HTML tags.
How to Import Mail from Mozilla Thunderbird in Gmail
If you move from using Mozilla Thunderbird for your mail to relying mostly on Gmail, here's how to take all your messages with you in a clean and simple fashion.
Use Filters to Label Messages in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Open your Inbox in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or MOzilla and find it pre-classified and organized by smart filtering.
How to Save a Message as a Template in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Avoid a lot of typing and save a lot of time with email templates in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla.
How to Access Free Windows Live Hotmail in Mozilla Thunderbird
Do you want to download mail from your Windows Live Hotmail account into Mozilla Thunderbird? Here's how easy this is to set up with a smart tool...
How to Insert a Link in a Message in Mozilla Thunderbird
Link to anywhere on the net freely and easily with Mozilla Thunderbird.
Label Messages in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla
Mark messages to-do, personal, important, or whatever you like easily in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape and Mozilla.
Send a Plain Text Message with Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Make sure you're not confusing older email programs or alienate recipients who don't like HTML messages by sending a plain text only email with Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla.
How to Send an Image Inline Without Attaching It in Thunderbird
Don't send huge emails, point to the location of the image on the web instead. Here's how to send your images inline in emails without attaching them with Mozilla Thunderbird.
How to Search Mail in Mozilla Thunderbird
Looking for old mail or a recent message from a certain contact? Let Mozilla Thunderbird help with near-instant and flexible search results.
Mozilla Thunderbird Turns Email Addresses and URLs into Links
Type email addresses and addresses of web pages you want to include in your emails. Mozilla Thunderbird will do the rest.
How to Search the Current Folder or View Fast in Mozilla Thunderbird
Find messages in the current folder fast in Mozilla Thunderbird — by sender, subject, text, read status, attachment and more.
How to Forward a Message as an Attachment with Mozilla Thunderbird
As attachments, the emails you forward with Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla will be sure to arrive in tip-top shape at the recipient.
Mark All Messages Read Quickly in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Read everything (or, at least, make it look like you're read everything) in a Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla folder with a few key strokes.
Specify Where Sent Mail Should be Kept in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Collect all outgoing Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla mail in a special folder, move it to your Inbox, or wherever.
Read a Message in a Larger Font in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Read mail more comfortably by zooming it to a larger font in Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla.
Use SMTP Authentication with Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Make Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape or Mozilla send mail through mail servers that require authentication.
View the Source of a Message in Mozilla Thunderbird or Netscape
Hey Mozilla Thunderbird (hey, Mozilla; hey, Netscape), show me everything, in plain text.