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Wid's Thunderbird Tutorial |
Hey all! I am going to show you some cool thing about the email client, Thunderbird.
First, if you are interested in Thunderbird. Go to website: Thunderbird
Also check out the MozillaZine Forums. There is alot of information and support.
For the basic set up of Thunderbird is very simple:
Setting Up Your E-mail in Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird Cheat Sheet
How do you Install the Extensions? There are two ways to get your extension successfully installed.
Download and Install Method:
Browse to the web page that has the download link for the extension.
Firefox Users - Right click on “Install Now for Windows” (or whatever
the download link is called) . This avoids Firefox thinking its a
Firefox extension.
Other Browser Users - Left click as normal.
Select “Save link as” from the context menu. Press the Save button.
Start Thunderbird.
Press the Install button in Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions in Thunderbird.
Browse to the .xpi file. Press the Okay button.
Thunderbird will display a “Software Installation” window. Press the “Install now” button when it becomes enabled.
Drag and drop to the extensions/add-ons window:
Browse to the web page that has the download link for the extension.
Start Thunderbird.
Go to Tools -> Extensions (its Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions in 2.0)
Left click on “Install Now for Windows” (or whatever the download link
is called) in your browser and drag it over the Thunderbird window in
the Windows Taskbar (at the bottom of the screen). Don’t release the
button. After a second the windows focus should shift to the
Extensions/Add-ons window. Drag the mouse to that window and release
the button.
Thunderbird will display a “Software Installation” window. Press the “Install now” button when it becomes enabled.
Here are some of my favorite Thunderbird extensions currently available:
Appearance:
Cute Menus - Adds icons to your menu items.
Buttons - Adds buttons to the Thunderbird Toolbar to make navigation easier.
Calendar:
Lightning - The extremely popular calendar for Thunderbird.
Composing/Replying to an E-mail:
Signature Switch - Allows you to switch between multiple e-mail signatures.
Automatic Zip Attachments - Zips all attachments prior to sending an e-mail.
Miscellaneous:
ProfilePassword - This extension for Thunderbird can let you protect your profile through a password.
Update Notifier - Lets you know when there is an update to your Thunderbird extensions.
Email Notification Randomizer - Gives a random sound to notify you of new e-mail.
Remove Duplicate Messages - Detects and deletes duplicate messages.
I hope that this can be useful for both people who are interested in Thunderbird and the current users. Enjoy!
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