Ok, while this works, I'm still having trouble with the addressing
fields. Jaws don't want to read the menus when I start typing an
address. Any ideas?
VICTORIA VAUGHAN wrote:
> Hey Jimmy, This might help! Anyway Good Luck Vicky
> If you want the menus to appear native to the Windows Classic appearance,
> add the following code to your userChrome.css
>
> file:
>
> /* Windows Classic (9x/Me/2000) style Menus */
>
>
>
> Thunderbird can download mail from all accounts when you start the program.
> Just add the following code to your user.js file:
>
> // Download mail from all accounts on startup
>
> user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true);
>
>
>
> To turn on Thunderbird:
>
> Press Start, then P, then up arrow, then ENTER, then M and finish with
> ENTER.
>
>
>
> Table with 3 columns and 56 rows
>
> Command
>
> Thunderbird
>
> Outlook Express
>
> New Message
>
> Ctrl+M
>
> Ctrl+N
>
> Ctrl+N
>
> Open Message (in new window)
>
> Ctrl+O
>
> Ctrl+O
>
> Close Window
>
> Ctrl+W
>
>
>
> Print
>
> Ctrl+P
>
> Ctrl+P
>
> Copy
>
> Ctrl+C
>
> Ctrl+C
>
> Cut
>
> Ctrl+X
>
> Ctrl+X
>
> Delete
>
> Del
>
> Del
>
> Paste
>
> Ctrl+V
>
> Ctrl+V
>
> Select All
>
> Ctrl+A
>
> Ctrl+A
>
> Undo
>
> Ctrl+U
>
> Ctrl+U
>
> Redo
>
> Ctrl+Y
>
> Ctrl+Y
>
> Caret Browsing
>
> F7
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Edit as New
>
> Ctrl+E
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Expand All Threads
>
> *
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Collapse All Threads
>
> \
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Find Again
>
> Ctrl+G
>
> F3
>
> F3
>
> Find Link As You Type
>
> '
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Find Previous
>
> Ctrl+Shift+G
>
> Shift+F3
>
>
>
> Find Text in This Message
>
> Ctrl+F
>
>
>
> Forward Message
>
> Ctrl+L
>
> Ctrl+F
>
> Get New Messages for Current Account
>
> Ctrl+T
>
>
>
> Get New Messages for All Accounts
>
> Ctrl+Shift+T
>
> Ctrl+M
>
> Toggle Message Pane
>
> F8
>
>
>
> Go to Next Message
>
> F
>
> Ctrl+>
>
> Go to Next Unread Message
>
> N
>
> Ctrl+U
>
> Go to Next Unread Thread
>
> T
>
> Ctrl+Shift+U
>
> Go to Previous Message
>
> B
>
> Ctrl+<
>
> Go to Previous Unread Message
>
> P
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Move to Next Mail Pane
>
> F6
>
> Tab
>
> Move to Search Bar
>
> Ctrl+K
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Increase Text Size
>
> Ctrl++
>
>
>
> Decrease Text Size
>
> Ctrl+-
>
>
>
> Restore Text Size
>
> Ctrl+0
>
>
>
> Label: None
>
> 0
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Label: Important
>
> 1
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Label: Work
>
> 2
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Label: Personal
>
> 3
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Label: ToDo
>
> 4
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Label: Later
>
> 5
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Mark Message as Read/Unread
>
> M
>
> Ctrl+Q
>
> Mark Thread as Read
>
> R
>
> Ctrl+T
>
> Mark All Read
>
> Ctrl+Shift+C
>
> Ctrl+Shift+A
>
> Mark All Read By Date
>
> C
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Mark As Junk
>
> J
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Mark As Not Junk
>
> Shift+J
>
> Feature Not Available
>
> Message Source
>
> Ctrl+U
>
> Ctrl+F3
>
> Reply to Message (sender only)
>
> Ctrl+R
>
> Ctrl+R
>
> Reply to All in Message (all recipients)
>
> Ctrl+Shift+R
>
> Ctrl+Shift+R
>
> Save Message as File
>
> Ctrl+S
>
>
>
> Search Messages
>
> Ctrl+Shift+F
>
> Ctrl+Shift+F
>
> Send Message Now
>
> Ctrl+Enter
>
> Ctrl+Enter
>
> Alt+S
>
> Send Message Later
>
> Ctrl+Shift+Enter
>
>
>
> Send and Receive All Messages
>
> Ctrl+T
>
> F5
>
> F5
>
> Stop
>
> Esc
>
> Esc
>
> Exit
>
> Ctrl+Q
>
>
>
> table end
>
>
>
> Thunderbird menu options
>
> File, F, Edit, E, View, V, Go, G, Message, M, Tools, T and Help, H
>
> File menu:
>
> New, N
>
> Open Saved Message., O
>
> Atachments, A
>
> Close, CONTROLL W
>
> Save As, S
>
> Get New Messages, W
>
> Send, unsent messages, D
>
> Subscribe, B
>
> Rename Folder, F2
>
> Compact Folders, F
>
> Empty Trash, Y
>
> Online, L
>
> Page Set Up, U
>
> Print Preview, V
>
> Print, CONTROL P
>
> And Exit, CONTROL Q
>
>
>
> Thunderbird Edit Menu
>
> Undo, CONTROL Z
>
> Redo, CONTROL Y
>
> Cut, CONTROL X
>
> Copy, CONTROL C
>
> Paist, CONTROL V
>
> Delete Message, Delete key
>
> Select, S
>
> Find, F
>
> And Folder Properties, O
>
>
>
> Thunderbird View Menu
>
> Toolbars, T
>
> Lay out, L
>
> Sort by, S
>
> Messages, M
>
> Threads, E
>
> Header, H
>
> Message Body, B
>
> Display Atachments Inline, A
>
> Text Size, X
>
> Character Encoding, C
>
> Message Sorce, CONTROL U
>
> And Message Sicurity, I
>
>
>
> Thunderbird Go Menu
>
> Next, N
>
> Previous, P
>
> And Mail Start Page, S
>
>
>
> Thunderbird Message Menu
>
> New Message, CONTROL M
>
> Reply to sender, CONTROL R
>
> Reply to all recipiants, CONTROL plus SHIFT plus R
>
> Forward, CONTROL L
>
> Forward as, O
>
> Edit Message as new, CONTROL E
>
> Open Message, CONTROL O
>
> Move, M
>
> Copy, C
>
> Lable, L
>
> Mark, K
>
> And Creat philter from Message, A
>
>
>
> Thunderbird Tools Menu
>
> Address Book, CONTROL 2
>
> Ecstentions, E
>
> Theams, T
>
> Message Philters, F
>
> Run Filters on Folder, R
>
> Junk Mail Controls, J
>
> Run Junck Mail Controls on Folder, U
>
> Delete Mail Marked as Junck in Folder, L
>
> In port, I
>
> Java Script Console, E
>
> Acount Settings, C
>
> And Options, O
>
>
>
> Thunderbird Help Menu
>
> Releace Notes, R
>
> Mazilla Thunderbird Help, H
>
> Check for Updates, O
>
> And About Mazilla Thunderbird, A
>
>
>
> This is a list of the most common mouse shortcuts in Thunderbird.
>
>
>
> Table with 2 columns and 7 rows
>
> Command
>
> Shortcut
>
> Decrease Text Size
>
> Ctrl/Cmd+Scroll Up
>
> Increase Text Size
>
> Ctrl/Cmd+Scroll Down
>
> New Plain Text Message
>
> 1
>
> Shift+Create a new message, which is SHIFT plus CONTROL M.
>
> Plain Text Reply
>
> 1
>
> Shift+Reply, Shift+ CONTROL R.
>
> Plain Text Reply All
>
> 1
>
> Shift+Reply All
>
> Plain Text Forward
>
> 1
>
> Shift+Forward, Shift+ L.
>
> table end
>
>
>
> 1: By default, messages are composed in formatted (HTML) format, i.e. with
> the ability to use style such as bold, italics, etc.
>
> By holding down Shift when clicking on the Create, Reply, Reply All, and
> Forward buttons, a plain text message will be composed instead.
>
> You can create the default message to be in plane text.
>
> If the default setting is to create plain
>
> text messages, holding down Shift will instead create a formatted message.
>
>
>
>
>
> Tips & Tricks
>
> Skip to main content alt+2
>
> Mozilla alt+1
>
> This page contains various tips and tricks for Thunderbird. Most of these
> tips involve editing of text files on your hard drive and is not recommended
> if
>
> you're not familiar with basic file and folder usage. The tips are divided
> into four categories and sorted by importance/popularity.
>
>
>
> Contents
>
> List of 2 items (contains 2 nested lists)
>
> Program Appearance
>
> List of 7 items nesting level 1
>
> Use different Quote Level Colors
>
> Make newsgroup names appear expanded, not abbreviated
>
> Use Windows XP styled menus
>
> Use Windows Classic (9x/Me/2000) styled menus
>
> Use your own background image for the toolbars
>
> Remove items from the main menu
>
> Change Group by Sort Background Color
>
> list end nesting level 1
>
> Program Behavior
>
> List of 9 items nesting level 1
>
> Check all IMAP folders for new mail
>
> Don't use the sending progress window
>
> Password protect the message pane (Internet Message Access Protocol only)
>
> Change the reply header
>
> Remember news server states in folder pane
>
> Open mail links in new browser tabs
>
> Change the Advance to Next Unread Message behavior
>
> Change the throbber Uniform Resource Locator
>
> Specify the time to display the new mail notification
>
> list end nesting level 1
>
> list end
>
>
>
> Program Appearance
>
> Definition list of 7 items
>
> Use different Quote Level Colors =
>
> Example of how quote levels can look like with this tip applied.
>
>
>
> This tip is very useful because it adds different colors of both the text
> and background of different quote levels in messages. This makes it much
> easier
>
> to follow a long discussion in newsgroups for example, where the level of
> reply quotes can go very deep.
>
>
>
> Of course, you can customize the colors in the code below to your own
> liking. Add the following code to your
>
> userContent.css
>
> file:
>
> /* Quote Levels Colors */
>
> blockquote[type=cite] {
>
> color: navy !important; background-color: RGB(245,245,245)
> !important;
>
> }
>
> blockquote[type=cite] blockquote {
>
> color: maroon !important; background-color: RGB(235,235,235)
> !important;
>
> }
>
> blockquote[type=cite] blockquote blockquote {
>
> color: green !important; background-color: RGB(225,225,225)
> !important;
>
> }
>
> blockquote[type=cite] blockquote blockquote blockquote {
>
> color: purple !important; background-color: RGB(215,215,215)
> !important;
>
> }
>
> blockquote[type=cite] blockquote blockquote blockquote
> blockquote {
>
> color: teal !important; background-color: RGB(205,205,205)
> !important;
>
> }
>
> Make newsgroup names appear expanded, not abbreviated =
>
>
>
> The newsgroup server names appear abbreviated in the folder pane. Add the
> following code to your
>
> user.js
>
> file to display the full name instead:
>
> // Don't abbreviate newsgroup names:
>
> user_pref("mail.server.default.abbreviate", false);
>
> Use Windows XP styled menus =
>
>
>
> If you are running Windows XP and want your menus to fit in with the default
> (Luna) style, add the following code to your
>
> userChrome.css
>
> file:
>
> /* Make menus XP style */
>
> menupopup, popup {
>
> border: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> -moz-border-left-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> -moz-border-top-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> -moz-border-right-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> -moz-border-bottom-colors: ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> padding: 2px !important;
>
> background-color: Menu !important;
>
> }
>
> menubar > menu {
>
> border: 1px solid transparent !important;
>
> padding: 2px 5px 2px 7px !important;
>
> margin: 0 !important;
>
> }
>
> menubar > menu[_moz-menuactive="true"] {
>
> background-color : Highlight !important;
>
> color: HighlightText !important;
>
> }
>
> Use Windows Classic (9x/Me/2000) styled menus =
>
>
>
> If you want the menus to appear native to the Windows Classic appearance,
> add the following code to your
>
> userChrome.css
>
> file:
>
> /* Windows Classic (9x/Me/2000) style Menus */
>
> menupopup, popup {
>
> border: 2px solid !important;
>
> -moz-border-top-colors: ThreeDLightShadow ThreeDHighlight;
>
> -moz-border-right-colors: ThreeDDarkShadow ThreeDShadow;
>
> -moz-border-bottom-colors: ThreeDDarkShadow ThreeDShadow;
>
> -moz-border-left-colors: ThreeDLightShadow ThreeDHighlight;
>
> padding: 1px !important;
>
> }
>
> menubar > menu[disabled="true"] {
>
> border: 1px solid transparent !important;
>
> }
>
> menubar > menu[_moz-menuactive="true"] {
>
> border-top: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
>
> border-right: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> border-bottom: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> border-left: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
>
> background-color: transparent !important;
>
> color: MenuText !important;
>
> }
>
> menubar > menu[_moz-menuactive="true"][open="true"] {
>
> border-top: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> border-right: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
>
> border-bottom: 1px solid ThreeDHighlight !important;
>
> border-left: 1px solid ThreeDShadow !important;
>
> }
>
> Use your own background image for the toolbars =
>
>
>
> In addition to changing themes, you can personalize Thunderbird even more by
> using your own toolbar background image. Add the following code to your
>
> userChrome.css
>
> file:
>
> /* Use a background image for the toolbars:
>
> (Substitute your image file for background.gif) */
>
>
>
> menubar, toolbox, toolbar, .tabbrowser-tabs {
>
> background-image: url("background.gif") !important;
>
> background-color: none !important;
>
> }
>
>
>
> It's easiest to place the image file in the same location as the
>
> userChrome.css
>
> file. The image can be of any image format supported by Thunderbird.
>
> Remove items from the main menu =
>
>
>
> Some people like to place all their toolbar items on the same row as the
> menu. In order to save horizontal space, you can remove top menu items that
> you
>
> don't use. Add the following code to your
>
> userChrome.css
>
> file:
>
> /* Remove the Go and Help menus
>
> (These are just examples. Try changing "Go" to "Edit" or "Message") */
>
> menu[label="Go"], menu[label="Help"] {
>
> display: none !important;
>
> }
>
> Change Group by Sort Background Color =
>
>
>
> You can change the background color of the Group by Sort titles ("Today",
> "Yesterday", and so on). Just add the following code to your
>
> userChrome.css
>
> file:
>
> /* Override of backgroundcolor for
>
> Group by Sort "Today, Yesterday
>
> and so on ... */
>
> treechildren::-moz-tree-row(dummy) {
>
> background-color: Change this color code to whatever color you want to use.
> !important;
>
> margin-bottom: 1px !important;
>
> padding-left: 2px !important;
>
> }
>
>
>
> treechildren::-moz-tree-row(dummy, selected) {
>
> background-color: -moz-Dialog !important;
>
> }
>
>
>
> treechildren::-moz-tree-row(dummy, selected, focus) {
>
> background-color: Highlight !important;
>
> }
>
>
>
> treechildren::-moz-tree-cell-text(dummy) {
>
> font-weight: bold !important;
>
> }
>
> list end
>
>
>
> Back to Top
>
>
>
> Program Behavior
>
> Check all IMAP folders for new mail
>
>
>
> Thunderbird can download mail from all accounts when you start the program.
> Just add the following code to your
>
> user.js
>
> file:
>
> // Download mail from all accounts on startup
>
> user_pref("mail.check_all_imap_folders_for_new", true);
>
> Don't use the sending progress window
>
>
>
> You can choose to hide the progress window that appears when sending a
> message by adding the following code to your
>
> user.js
>
> file:
>
> // Turn off extra sending window
>
> user_pref("mailnews.show_send_progress", false);
>
> Change the reply header
>
>
>
> The standard reply header [author] wrote: can be changed to virtually
> anything, so make your e-mails more personalized. Add and modify the
> following code
>
> to your
>
> user.js
>
> file, instructions are in the comments:
>
> // Change the reply header
>
> // 0 - No Reply-Text
>
> // 1 - "[Author] wrote:"
>
> // 2 - "On [date] [author] wrote:"
>
> // 3 - User-defined reply header. Use the prefs below in conjunction with
> this:
>
> user_pref("mailnews.reply_header_type", 3);
>
>
>
> // If you set 3 for the pref above then you may set the following prefs.
>
> user_pref("mailnews.reply_header_authorwrote", "%s said the following");
>
> user_pref("mailnews.reply_header_ondate", "on %s");
>
> user_pref("mailnews.reply_header_separator", " ");
>
> user_pref("mailnews.reply_header_colon", ":");
>
> // The end result will be [authorwrote][separator][ondate][colon]
>
> Password protect the message pane (Internet Message Access Protocol only)
>
>
>
> With this trick, Mozilla Thunderbird will password protect the message list
> pane (also known as the thread pane) by keeping it blank until you log in
> and
>
> enter a password for that account.
>
> // Password protect the message list pane
>
> user_pref("mail.password_protect_local_cache", true);
>
> Remember news server states in folder pane
>
>
>
> In order to prevent stress on news servers, Thunderbird collapses news
> servers by default at startup so that it doesn't check for new messages. You
> can
>
> enable the persistence of newsgroups by adding the following code to your
>
> user.js
>
> file:
>
> // Remember news server states in folder pane:
>
> user_pref("news.persist_server_open_state_in_folderpane", true);
>
> Open mail links in new windows or tabs
>
>
>
> If you're using Firefox as your browser, you can have mail links open in new
> browser tabs (or windows) instead of reusing existing browser windows. To do
>
> this, follow the instructions at the
>
> Firefox Help
>
> site.
>
> Change the Advance to Next Unread Message behavior
>
>
>
> When you click on the Next button (or when you select Go > Next > Message or
> simply when you press N) you normally advance to the next unread message in
>
> the current folder. If there are no unread messages left in a folder,
> Thunderbird will ask if you want to advance to the next folder containing
> unread
>
> messages. You can change this behavior by adding (and tweaking) the
> following code to your
>
> user.js
>
> file:
>
> // This pref controls the "Advance to next unread message in [x] folder"
> behaviour
>
> // 0 - Always go to the next folder without prompting
>
> // 1 - Ask before going (the default behaviour)
>
> // 2 - Never go to the next folder with unread messages
>
> user_pref("mailnews.nav_crosses_folders", 1);
>
> Change the throbber Uniform Resource Locator
>
>
>
> When you click on the throbber, you are directed to www.mozilla.org. This
> can be changed to any URL by adding the following code to your
>
> user.js
>
> file:
>
> // Click on throbber to go to Thunderbird Help:
>
> user_pref("messenger.throbber.url",
> "http://www.mozilla.org/support/thunderbird/";);
>
> Specify the time to display the new mail notification
>
>
>
> When new mail arrives, a small notification pops up at the bottom-right edge
> of the screen. With this tip, you can specify the time to display this
> alert.
>
> Add the following code to your
>
> user.js
>
> file:
>
> // Specify the time to display new mail alert (in milliseconds):
>
> user_pref("alerts.totalOpenTime", 4000);
>
>
>
> Back to Top
>
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>
> David Tenser.
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
> Edit this Page
>
> (or
>
> via CVS)
>
>
>
> Configuration?
>
>
>
> When you open Thunderbird for the first time, you need to create a new
> account, I will try to show you this step by step.
>
>
>
> First click on "Create a new account".
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> Select "Email account" and press next.
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> Fill in your name and email address, press next.
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> Now you are asked to fill in the incoming server, for me it's
> "mail.zoper.com", you may be asked for outgoing server aswell, usually this
> is the same server,
>
> press next.
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> Now you are asked to fill in your user name for your email provider, for
> example "jsmith", press next.
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> Now you are asked what you would like to call this account, choose yourself,
> press next.
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> You will get a summary, check your information, and if everything is ok
> press finish.
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> Mark your email address and press "Get mail".
>
>
>
> No description available
>
>
>
> You are immediatly asked for the password to your email account, fill in and
> press OK, you can also choose if you want Thunderbird to remember the
> password.
>
>
>
> If you now have filled everything in correctly, you should now be able to
> enjoy Thunderbird. :)
>
>
>
> A short explanation of the options you got on the hot-bar:
>
>
>
> Get Mail:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The get mail button will connect your Thunderbird client to your mail server
> and look for new messages. In the bottom left corner you will get a message
>
> if you have new email.
>
>
>
> Write:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The write button opens a new window, where you can write your mail, edit
> attachments and send it.
>
>
>
> Address Book:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Pressing the address book button will also open a new window, you will now
> be able to see which mail address you currently got, you can also add new
> cards,
>
> send a instant message or chat with someone who is in your address book, I
> will elaborate on the address book in part 4.
>
>
>
> Reply:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The reply button will open and new window, including the text from the mail
> highlighted in your inbox.
>
>
>
> Reply all:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Will include all recipients of the email replied to, i.e. everybody listed
> in the To or Copy field will receive the reply.
>
>
>
> Forward:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The forward button opens a new window, with the highlighted message either
> as an attachment, or inlined (included as text) in the new message.
>
>
>
> Delete:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The delete button will delete the highlighted mail message, if you're a fan
> of the keyboard the delete button has the same function.
>
>
>
> Junk:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The junk button will mark the highlighted message as junk (AKA spam).
>
>
>
> Print:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The print button will print the highlighted message.
>
>
>
> Stop:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The stop button will abort the current event, useful for example if you want
> to abort sending a big message, or stop downloading thousands of messages
> from
>
> newsgroups.
>
>
>
> How to read mail:
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> When opening your Thunderbird client it will automatically connect to mail
> server and look for new mail, these mails will then be downloaded to your
> domestic
>
> inbox, viewed as a subfolder of your email address on the left. Click on the
> inbox and your mail messages will show to the right.
>
>
>
> Having Thunderbird up and idle, you need to press the Get mail button to
> make the client check for new messages, unless you've told Thunderbird to
> check
>
> for messages automatically (this is possible under Tools -> Account
> settings).
>
>
>
> An introduction to Thunderbird, part 3
>
>
>
> Well, you should now be able to receive mail, in this part of the
> introduction i will try to show you how to write/send mail and attach a
> signature. Functions
>
> that add a nice touch to your mailing skills. :)
>
>
>
> How to make a signature:
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Open your notepad or any text editing program, any will do, just remember to
> save the file as plain text. It's up to you what you want in your signature,
>
> however, I would suggest you add your name and how you can be reached. A
> link to your personal and/or business webpage can also be added. Save your
> signature
>
> as a text file wherever you like.
>
>
>
> How to attach a signature:
>
>
>
> Open your Thunderbird, go to Tools-->Settings.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> List of 4 items
>
> . Highlight your mail address on the left hand side.
>
>
>
> . Check the box which says "Attach this signature".
>
>
>
> . With the browse button to the right, locate your signature.txt.
>
>
>
> . Press ok.
>
>
>
> list end
>
>
>
> There, easy? Send a mail to yourself to see the result, if you don't like it
> you can always edit the text file.
>
>
>
> How to write/send mail:
>
>
>
> In this part of the introduction I will only show you how to send a mail,
> address book and other more "advanced" functions will come in part 4.
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> You got two options, either use the button on the hotbar, or press "Write
> new message", this will open a new window, where you can edit your mail and
> send
>
> it.
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> As you see, my signature is already added in the bottom, all I have to do is
> add the message I want to send. For anyone to receive your mail message you
>
> need to fill in a mail address, this is done in the "to" field, just click
> on it and a cursor will appear to show you that you're in the right field.
>
>
>
> In the "subject field" add a topic of your mail message, if you don't
> specify a subject (you don't have to) you will be asked to do so before the
> mail message
>
> is sent.
>
>
>
> Press send :)
>
>
>
> An introduction to Thunderbird, part 4
>
>
>
> Once in a while, you may need to attach a file to your email message. Part 4
> will mainly revolve around editing attachments and what buttons you got on
>
> the hotbar in the address book. By now you should be able to navigate fairly
> well in the Thunderbird user interface, so I'm going to give a few more
> pointers
>
> in this part than the previous :)
>
>
>
> How to edit attachments:
>
>
>
> The first thing you need to do is open a new message.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Having done that, you need to press the attachment button, right next to the
> attachment button is there also an arrow; you've got 2 choices, either
> attach
>
> a file or a web address. Click on the attachment button, and a window for
> browsing your folders will appear for your hard drive.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Locate the file you want to attach from your local directory, and press
> open. Your mail message has now a file attached. If you want to add more
> attachments
>
> to the same email simply repeat the process. If you want to attach a web
> page, simply choose "Attach web page" and fill in the URL.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> A short explanation on the address book hotbar:
>
>
>
> New card:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> This button will allow you to create a new card in your address book, a new
> card can be a contact person, business relations etc.
>
>
>
> New list:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> This button will open a window where you can create and/or edit an existing
> mailing list.
>
>
>
> Properties:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Let you edit the highlighted card in your address
>
>
>
> Write:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Will open a new window for writing a message, to the person highlighted in
> the address book.
>
>
>
> IM:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Chat function, this is not functional yet.
>
>
>
> Delete:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> The delete button will delete the highlighted card from your address book.
>
>
>
> An introduction to Thunderbird, part 5
>
>
>
> One of the best features about Thunderbird is the spam (junk) mail filter.
> Thunderbird has a built-in filter which can be adjusted and tuned in for
> your
>
> own pleasure. You may need to spend a week or two training it what's spam
> and what's not spam, but it will be worth it. :)
>
>
>
> The first you need to do is localize the settings panel for the spam filter,
> if you go Tools > Junk Mail Control you should get this window:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> In the top of the first screenshot you can choose which account these
> settings will apply for, as some accounts require their own filter settings.
> In the
>
> second screenshot above you see the junk controls are turned off by default,
> so the first thing you want to do is check the box which says "Enable junk
>
> mail controls."
>
>
>
> The junk button
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Now, Thunderbird uses something called "Bayesian filtering", in other words
> you need to teach the mail client what is spam, and what isn't. You can
> either
>
> highlight a mail message and press the junk button, or you can right click
> on a mail and mark as "Junk" or "Not junk". By checking and unchecking mail
>
> you're teaching Thunderbird which emails are spam. After a few weeks the
> client should be able to remove 99%+ of the spam that dumps into your inbox.
>
>
>
> Images
>
>
>
> Another trick for preventing spam is to disable remote images from loading.
> This ensures spammers cannot embed secret images in their e-mail and track
> you
>
> when you open them. Go to Edit > Options > Advanced (for some this might be
> Tools > Options > Advanced) and disable "Loading of remote images", this
> will
>
> help alleviate your "Spam problem." :)
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Importing e-mail and addresses
>
>
>
> Changing to a new mail client doesn't have to be difficult, as long as you
> have a proper guide to help you. :) In this part of the introduction I will
> try
>
> to show you how to import and migrate all your information from your old
> mail client. Clients I will talk about are Outlook, Netscape and Eudora. Big
> topic,
>
> so buckle up. :)
>
>
>
> If you go to Tools > Import, you will get this window, here you have 3
> choices, I'll talk about two of them, importing email and address books.
>
>
>
> Importing mail
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Now, the first I will do is import mail from my other account, I check the
> box which says mail, then press next.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Depending on which client you used before switching to Thunderbird, you
> check the box, I will for this example use Eudora, press next.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> As you see, you will get a notification of what Thunderbird has imported
> from your other mail client, the last step to finish the import is to press
> the
>
> "Finish" button. :)
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> As you see, I've highlighted my folder for imported mail. Thunderbird will
> make a sub folder in your local folders, so your mail doesn't get mixed up
> with
>
> other mail. To import mail from another client simply repeat the procedure.
> Now, was that difficult?
>
>
>
> Importing address book
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Importing your address book is a must for many, to import your address-book
> from the other client, check for address book and press next.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Choose what client you want to import from and press next, I will use
> Outlook Express in this example.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Once again you get a notification of what action Thunderbird has done, this
> message will vary depending on what type of address book you have imported.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Opening your address book, you will see Thunderbird has added the imported
> book to the list of addresses.
>
>
>
> An introduction to Thunderbird, part 7
>
>
>
> Before I start this part of the Thunderbird series, I would like to
> apologize for not being able to answer all the questions coming to my inbox.
> :) I appreciate
>
> all the positive feedback, and I will try to answer as soon as possible.
> Regardless, some of the issues will be coming shortly in a future part of
> this
>
> series.
>
>
>
> Filters, sorting your emails to different folders
>
>
>
> Having a big flow of e-mail's dropping in your inbox can be time consuming
> to read, to deal with this and save yourself some time, and be able to read
> the
>
> right e-mails first, you might want to add a filter so Thunderbird can place
> the different mails in different folders. In this article I will try to show
>
> you how to make such a filter.
>
>
>
> First thing you need to do is create a new folder, I will use the folder
> "Sales" as the target mail folder.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> As you see I've highlighted "Local Folders", right click in "Folders" menu
> and choose "New folder", you will now get this window:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Name your folder (I used "Sales", choose whatever you like), choose where it
> should be located and press "OK".
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> If things are done right, you should now have a new subfolder under "Local
> folders". You can also choose to make a new folder during the setup of
> making
>
> a filter, I found it more easy to make the folder first.
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Go Tools > Message Filters and you will get this window, to make a new
> filter press "New". As you see from the screenshot you can choose which
> account this
>
> filter will apply for. Pressing "New", you will get this window:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> First you want to give the new filter a name, I use "Sales" for this
> example. Now, the settings are the real limit for what you want here. The
> best way
>
> is to explore a bit on your own for what settings you want. I made a filter
> which filters mail with comes to the mail address "[EMAIL PROTECTED]",
> and
>
> place them in the folder "Sales". As you see from the screenshot you can
> make a new folder here too, if you want. When you are done, press "OK", and
> you'll
>
> get this window:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> You now have a new filter :) You can change the
> settings/add/remove/disable/enable filters as you like. Play a little,
> explore. :)
>
>
>
> An introduction to Thunderbird, part 8
>
>
>
> Newsgroups
>
>
>
> I've got a lot of questions about when/if Thunderbird will have a newsgroup
> option, the answer is simple, it's already there. :) In this article i will
>
> try to show you how to set up such an account.
>
>
>
> First, go Tools > Account Settings > Add Account..., and you will get this
> window:
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Choose "Newsgroup" and press "Finish"
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Fill in your e-mail address and the name you want displayed, when this is
> done press "next".
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Now you need to fill in the news server, now I don't know which one you want
> to use for this account, however, I'm going to use "news.mozilla.org".
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Name this newsgroup, choose whatever you like, I'm going to use
> "news.mozilla.org" for this example.
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Check your input, verify it by pressing "Finish". :)
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> You should now have a new folder under Local folders named
> "news.mozilla.org", highlight and rightclick on the folder and choose
> "subscribe". Now it's really
>
> up to you what you want. :) Double click, or highlight and press "Subscribe"
> to activate.
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Adjust and choose what suits you. Ready to go. :) Enjoy.
>
>
>
> An introduction to Thunderbird, part 9
>
>
>
> Thunderbird and themes
>
>
>
> From one time to another you can grow tired of looking at the same theme all
> the time, by "theme" I mean the the look of the user interface. If you do
>
> grow tired of the theme, there is something you can do about it, throughout
> this article I will try to show you how you can swap the looks on the
> Mozilla
>
> Thunderbird interface.
>
>
>
> Start up the Thunderbird client, head to Tools > Themes, if you navigated
> correctly, you should be looking at this window:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> In the bottom right corner of the window you have a hyperlink which says
> "Get new themes"; press it. Thunderbird will now open the link using your
> default
>
> browser, and you are directed to the Themes download page. Download the
> theme you want to try, remember it's really not a hassle to remove it if you
> don't
>
> want it. When you have downloaded the new theme, go back to Thunderbird,
> Tools > Themes. In the bottom right corner of the window you have a button
> named
>
> "Install New Theme", press it. Locate your downloaded file and press "OK".
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Press "OK". You will now have to close Thunderbird and start it again, if
> you have done the process correctly your Thunderbird should now have a
> completely
>
> new look, check out the one I tested:
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> Screenshot of Thunderbird
>
>
>
> There you go, almost like a whole new application. :) As you download new
> themes you can chose a new one whenever you feel like it. All you have to do
> is
>
> go Tools > Themes and choose one of the other themes. Bon apetite! :)
>
> The End
>
>
> >
>
>
--
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