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<h1>Thunderbird's Account Manager</h1>
== Adding an account ==


<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
You should have already set up one mail account when you first set up Mozilla Thunderbird.  Adding more is a simple process.
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  <a href="#adding_an_account">Adding an account</a>
  <a href="#removing_an_account">Removing an account</a>
  <a href="#setting_your_default_account">Setting your default account</a>
</div>
</div>
 
<h2 id="adding_an_account">Adding an account</h2>
 
<div class="makeLeftMargin">You should have already set up one mail account when you first set up Mozilla Thunderbird.  Adding more is a simple process.
First, you should make sure that you know the address of your POP3 or IMAP server, and the e-mail address as well.  If you are setting up a newsgroup account, be sure to know your news server too.
First, you should make sure that you know the address of your POP3 or IMAP server, and the e-mail address as well.  If you are setting up a newsgroup account, be sure to know your news server too.
Here are the steps to adding an account:
Here are the steps to adding an account:
<ol>
<li>Open the <i>Tools</i> menu, then select <i>Account Settings</i></li>
<li>Click <i>Add Account...</i></li>
<li>Follow the wizard that appears</li>
</ol>
</div>


<h2 id="removing_an_account">Removing an account</h2>
* Open the ''Tools'' menu, then select ''Account Settings''
* Click ''Add Account...''
* Follow the wizard that appears
 
== Removing an account ==


<div class="makeLeftMargin">Should you wish to remove a mail or newsgroup account, this is just as simple as adding an account.
<div class="makeLeftMargin">Should you wish to remove a mail or newsgroup account, this is just as simple as adding an account.
Here are the steps to removing an account:
Here are the steps to removing an account:


<ol>
* Open the ''Tools'' menu, then select ''Account Settings''
<li>Open the <i>Tools</i> menu, then select <i>Account Settings</i></li>
* Click ''Remove Account''
<li>Click <i>Remove Account</i></li>
* Click ''Ok'' in the resulting dialog
<li>Click <i>Ok</i> in the resulting dialog</li>
</ol>
</div>


<h2 id="setting_your_default_account">Setting your default account</h2>
== Setting your default account ==


<div class="makeLeftMargin">Setting an email or newsgroup account as your default means that it will be on the top of your accounts list, and that its outgoing (SMTP) server will be used for sending mail
Setting an email or newsgroup account as your default means that it will be on the top of your accounts list, and that its outgoing (SMTP) server will be used for sending mail
To set an account as default, follow these steps:
To set an account as default, follow these steps:
<ol>
 
<li>Open the <i>Tools</i> menu, then select <i>Account Settings</i></li>
* Open the ''Tools'' menu, then select ''Account Settings''
<li>Click <i>Set As Default</i></li>
* Click ''Set As Default''
<li>Click <i>Ok</i> in the resulting dialog</li>
* Click ''Ok'' in the resulting dialog
</ol>
</div>

Revision as of 10:34, 22 March 2005

Adding an account

You should have already set up one mail account when you first set up Mozilla Thunderbird. Adding more is a simple process. First, you should make sure that you know the address of your POP3 or IMAP server, and the e-mail address as well. If you are setting up a newsgroup account, be sure to know your news server too. Here are the steps to adding an account:

  • Open the Tools menu, then select Account Settings
  • Click Add Account...
  • Follow the wizard that appears

Removing an account

Should you wish to remove a mail or newsgroup account, this is just as simple as adding an account.

Here are the steps to removing an account:

  • Open the Tools menu, then select Account Settings
  • Click Remove Account
  • Click Ok in the resulting dialog

Setting your default account

Setting an email or newsgroup account as your default means that it will be on the top of your accounts list, and that its outgoing (SMTP) server will be used for sending mail To set an account as default, follow these steps:

  • Open the Tools menu, then select Account Settings
  • Click Set As Default
  • Click Ok in the resulting dialog
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