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|| Welcome to the tutorial on '''Account Settings''' '''and Configuring Gmail Account'''
|| Welcome to the tutorial on '''Account Settings''' and '''Configuring Gmail Account'''

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'''Learning Objectives'''

* How to add new folders to an email account.
* Set advanced filters to search for messages.
* Manage message filters.
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In this tutorial we will learn :
* How to add new folders to an email account.
* Set advanced filters to search for messages.
* Manage message filters.

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|| We will also learn to:
* Configure '''Yahoo''' account manually.
* Manage multiple email accounts.
* Change account settings for a mail account.
* Delete an email account.
|| We will also learn to:
* Configure '''Yahoo '''account manually.
* Manage multiple email accounts.
* Change account settings for a mail account.
* Delete an email account.

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|| Show Slide
'''System Requirements'''
*'''Mozilla Thunderbird 13.0.1'''
*'''Ubuntu 12.04'''
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Here we are using
'''Mozilla Thunderbird 13.0.1''' on
'''Ubuntu 12.04'''.

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|| Open Thunderbird.
|| Click on the '''Thunderbird '''icon in the '''Launcher'''.

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|| The '''Thunderbird '''window opens.

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|| Let’s add another folder to this account.

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|| From the left panel, select the account '''STUSERONE@GMAIL.COM'''.
|| From the left panel, select the account '''STUSERONE at GMAIL dot COM'''

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|| Right-click and select '''New Folder'''.
|| Right-click on the account '''STUSERONE at gmail dot com'''and select '''New Folder'''.

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* Point to the '''New Folder''' dialog box.

* In the '''Name''' field enter '''Important''' '''Mails'''.

* Click '''Create''' '''Folder'''.

* Point to the folder that is created.
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* The '''New Folder''' dialog box appears.

* In the '''Name''' field enter '''Important''' '''Mails'''.

* Click '''Create''' '''Folder'''.

* The folder is created!

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|| Now, you can move important mails from the '''Inbox''' to this folder.

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|| Select, drag and drop this mail from the '''Inbox''' to the '''Important''' '''Mails '''folder.
|| Let’s select, drag and drop this mail from the '''Inbox''' to the '''Important''' '''Mails '''folder.

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|| You can search for messages using various filter options.

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|| From the left panel, select the account '''STUSERONE@gmail.com'''.
|| Now, from the left panel, select the account '''STUSERONE@gmail dot com'''.

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|| In the right panel, under '''Advanced''' '''Features''', click '''Search Messages'''.
|| In the right panel, under '''Advanced''' '''Features''', click '''Search Messages'''.

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|| Point to the '''Search Messages '''dialog box.
|| The '''Search Messages '''dialog box appears.

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|| Let us use the default settings to search for messages.

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|| Point to '''Match''' '''all''' '''of''' '''the''' '''following'''.
|| The '''Match''' '''all''' '''of''' '''the''' '''following''' option is selected by default.

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|| Then, under it, point to the first drop-down box '''Subject'''.
Point to second drop-down '''contains'''.
|| '''Subject'''.and '''Contains '''are also selected by default.

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|| In the field enter '''Ten interesting'''.
|| In the next field type '''Ten interesting'''.

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|| Click '''Search'''.
|| Click '''Search'''.

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|| The mails that match the subject name are displayed.

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|| Point your cursor on “Save as Search Folder”
|| You can also save these searches in a folder.

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|| Show Slide
'''Assignment'''
* Search for mail by date and save them in a folder.
|| Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
* Search for mail by date and save them in a folder.

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|| Switch to Thunderbird.
Click the x in the top left corner and exit.
|| Let’s close this dialog box.

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|| Show Slide
'''Create a Filter'''
* A filter is a rule that you can apply to the messages in your mail box.
|| Let’s create a new filter for this mail account.

A filter is a rule that you can apply to sort the messages in your mail box.

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|| Here, we shall move all mails with the subject '''Thunderbird''' to the '''Important Mails''' folder.

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|| From the left panel, select the account '''STUSERONE@gmail.com'''.
|| From the left panel, select the account '''STUSERONE@gmail dot com'''.

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|| Under '''Advanced Features''', click '''Manage''' '''message''' '''filters'''.
|| Under '''Advanced Features''', click '''Manage''' '''message''' '''filters'''.

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|| Point to the '''Message Filters''' dialog box.
|| The '''Message Filters''' dialog box appears.

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|| Click '''New'''.
|| Click on tab '''New'''.

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|| Point to the '''Filter Rules''' dialog box.
|| The '''Filter Rules''' dialog box appears.

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|| In the '''Filter Name''' field, enter '''Subject Thunderbird'''.
|| In the '''Filter Name''' field, enter '''Subject Thunderbird'''.

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|| Again, let’s use the default settings to set the filter.

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|| Point to '''Match all of the following'''.

|| The '''Match all of the following''' option is selected by default.

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|| Under it,Point to '''Subject '''and then '''Contains'''.
|| '''Subject '''and '''Contains '''are also selected by default.

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|| In the next field enter '''Thunderbird'''.
|| In the next field type '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| Under the '''Perform these actions''' field, select the drop-down and click '''Move Message''' '''to'''.
|| Next, under the '''Perform these actions''' field, let’s change the option to '''Move Message''' '''to'''.

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|| Click the next drop-down, browse and select the folder '''Important Mails'''.
|| Click the next drop-down, browse and select the folder '''Important Mails'''.

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|| Click '''OK'''.
|| Click '''OK'''.

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|| Point to the '''Filter''' that is displayed in the '''Message Filters''' dialog box.
|| The '''Filter''' is displayed in the '''Message Filters''' dialog box.

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|| Click '''Run Now'''.
|| Click '''Run Now'''.

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|| Close the dialog box.
|| Close the dialog box.

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|| Click the '''Important Mails''' folder.
|| Now, click the '''Important Mails''' folder.

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|| Point, that the mails are with the subject '''Thunderbird''' have been moved to this folder.
|| Notice, that the mails are with the subject '''Thunderbird''' have been moved to this folder.

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|| Show Slide
'''Manage Multiple email Accounts'''
* Manage multiple email accounts with Thunderbird.
* Receive, send, and manage mails not only in your Gmail
* Also Yahoo or any other mail account using Thunderbird.
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* You can manage multiple email accounts with '''Thunderbird'''.
* This means, you can receive, send, and manage mails not only in your '''Gmail '''but also '''Yahoo '''or any other mail account using '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| Show the “'''Gmail '''accounts are automatically”
configured by '''Thunderbird'''.
'''Manage Multiple email Accounts'''.

● Other accounts must be configured manually
|| As you know, '''Gmail '''accounts are automatically configured by '''Thunderbird'''.
Other accounts must be configured manually.

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|| '''Manage Multiple email Accounts'''
● Configure the Yahoo account through Thunderbird

|| Let’s configure the '''Yahoo '''account, STUSERTWO@yahoo dot in through '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| '''Manage Multiple email Accounts'''
● Enabling the POP option in Yahoo mail.

|| I have already enabled '''POP '''in the '''Yahoo '''account.

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|| How did I do it?
First I logged into my '''yahoo '''account.<Pause>

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|| Open a fresh firefox browser.

Type www,yahoo.in.

Enter User Name: STUSERTWO

Enter Password:password123!

Click '''Sign in'''.
|| Next, open a fresh browser and in the address bar type www.yahoo.in.

Now enter the user name STUSERTWO''' at yahoo.in '''and then the password

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|| From the top-left corner, click '''Options '''and '''Mail Options'''.
|| From the top-left corner, click '''Options '''and '''Mail Options'''.

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|| In the left panel, click '''POP and Forwarding'''.
|| In the left panel, click '''POP and Forwarding'''.

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|| Select '''Access Yahoo! Mail via POP'''.
Click Close the tab.
|| Select '''Access Yahoo Mail via POP'''.
Click '''Close the tab.'''

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|| A dialog box with the message to save changes appears.
Click '''save'''.
|| A dialog box with the message to save changes appears.
Click '''save'''.

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|| Log out of Yahoo and close the browser.
|| Now, let’s log out of '''Yahoo '''and close the browser.

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|| Switch to Thunderbird.
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|| From the right panel, under '''Accounts''', click '''Create New Account'''.
|| Now, from the right panel , under '''Accounts''', click '''Create New Account'''.

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|| Point to the '''Mail Account Setup''' dialog box.
|| The '''Mail Account Setup''' dialog box appears.

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|| Enter name as '''USERTWO'''.
|| Now, let’s enter '''Name''' as '''USERTWO'''.

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|| Next, in Email Address, enter the Yahoo id STUSERTWO@YAHOO.IN
Then enter the password: password123!

|| Next, in '''Email''' '''Address''', let’s enter the Yahoo id STUSERTWO@YAHOO.IN
Then type the password

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|| Click '''Continue'''.
|| Click '''Continue'''.

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|| Point to the '''Mail''' '''Account Settings''' dialog box.
|| The '''Mail Account Setup''' dialog box appears.

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* In the Incoming''' Server''' '''Name''' field select '''POP3''' and enter the server hostname as '''pop.mail.yahoo.com'''.

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* In the '''Incoming Server''' '''Name''' field select '''POP3''' and enter the server hostname as '''pop dot mail dot yahoo dot com'''.

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|| We select '''POP3 '''as we want to check mails offline

and therefore download all the mails to our local computer.

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* In the '''Incoming Port''' field enter the port number for yahoo that is 110.
* In the '''SSL '''drop-down select '''STARTTLS'''.
* In the '''Incoming''' '''Authentication''' drop-down select '''Normal password'''.
|| In the '''Incoming '''field,
* For '''Port''', enter the port number for yahoo, that is, '''110'''.
* In the''' SSL '''drop-down, select '''STARTTLS'''.
* Click the''' Authentication''' drop-down and select '''Normal password'''.

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* In the '''Outgoing Server''' '''Name''' field select SMTP and enter the server hostname as smtp.mail.yahoo.com.
* In the '''Outgoing Port''' field enter the port number for yahoo that is 465.
* In the '''SSL '''drop-down select '''SSL/TLS'''.
* In the '''Outgoing''' '''Authentication''' drop-down select '''Normal password'''.
|| In the '''Outgoing '''field,
* In the '''Server''' '''Name''' select '''SMTP''' and enter the server hostname as: '''smtp.mail.yahoo.com'''.
* For '''Port''', enter the port number for yahoo, that is, '''465'''.
* In the''' SSL '''drop-down, select''' SSL/TLS'''.
* Click the''' Authentication''' drop-down and select '''Normal password'''.

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|| In the '''User Name''' enter the name '''STUSERTWO'''.

|| In the '''User Name''' field, let’s enter the name '''STUSERTWO'''.

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|| Point to the '''Create Account''' button is enabled
|| The '''Create Account''' button is enabled.

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|| Click '''Create''' '''Account'''.
|| Click '''Create''' '''Account'''.

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|| The '''Yahoo '''account is configured.
Depending on your '''Internet '''connection, this may take a few minutes.

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|| Select the '''Yahoo''' account in the Thunderbird interface.
|| Notice that the right panel in the '''Thunderbird '''window now displays the '''Yahoo''' account.

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|| Click '''Inbox'''.
Point to the mails that have been downloaded.
|| Let’s click on '''Inbox'''.
All the mails from the '''Yahoo '''account have been downloaded here.

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|| You can now use '''Thunderbird '''to not only view mails received

from your '''Yahoo '''and '''Gmail '''accounts,

but also mange the two accounts at one go!

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||

|| Now, let’s look at the preference settings that are available for email accounts in '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| Show Slide
'''Set Preferences in Thunderbird'''
You may want to:
* Have a copy of the mails sent through Thunderbird stored in the Gmail account
* Quote original messages when replying
* Identify junk messages
* Not download certain messages if
the disk space on your computer is full

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You may want to:
* Have a copy of the mails sent through '''Thunderbird '''stored in the '''Gmail '''account
* Quote original messages when replying
* Identify junk messages or,
* Not download certain messages if the disk space on your computer is full

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|| Select the Gmail account.
|| From the left panel, let’s select the '''Gmail''' account.

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|| Point to the '''Thunderbird Mail '''dialog box.
|| The '''Thunderbird Mail '''dialog box appears.

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|| From the right panel, under '''Accounts''', click '''View Settings''' for this account.
|| From the right panel, under '''Accounts''', click '''View Settings''' for this account.

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|| Point to the '''Account Settings''' dialog box
|| The '''Account Settings''' dialog box appears.

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|| In the left panel, again select the Gmail account.
|| In the left panel, again select the '''Gmail '''account.
Now, click on '''Server''' '''Settings'''.

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|| Now, click on '''Server''' '''Settings'''.
Point to the '''Server Settings''' that are displayed in the right panel.
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The '''Server Settings''' are displayed in the right panel.

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|| In the check box '''Check for new messages every''' enter 20.

|| In the check box '''Check for new messages every''' enter 20.

'''Thunderbird '''will now check for messages every 20 minutes.

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|| Check the box '''Empty Trash on Exit'''.

|| Check the box '''Empty Trash on Exit'''.

All messages in the '''Trash '''folder will be deleted whenever you exit '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| Point to the other options in the dialog box.
|| In the same manner you can customize your server settings.

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|| Show Slide
'''Setting The Options'''

* Create copies of mails,
* Save draft mails,
* Change the location of the mails saved.
|| In a similar manner, we can also set options to:

* create copies of mails,
* save draft mails,
* change the location of the mails saved.

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|| From the left panel, click '''Copies and Folders'''.
|| From the left panel, click '''Copies and Folders'''.

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|| Point to the '''Copies and Folders''' dialog box displayed on the right panel.
|| The '''Copies and Folders''' dialog box is displayed on the right panel.

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|| Point to the default options.
|| Let’s keep these default options as they are.

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|| Point to the option.
|| Notice the option '''Place a copy in '''and''' Sent folder on '''are already selected.

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|| From the left panel, select '''Disc Space.'''
|| To set options to save disk space, from the left panel, let’s select '''Disc Space'''.

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|| Now, from the right panel, check the box, '''Don’t download messages larger than'''.

Now, in the '''KB''' field, enter '''60'''.
|| Now, from the right panel, you will see the option '''To save disc space, do not download.'''

Check the box '''Messages larger than'''.

Now, in the '''KB''' field, enter '''60'''.

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|| '''Thunderbird '''will not download messages that are greater than 60KB.

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||

|| Another useful '''Thunderbird '''feature is '''Identify Junk Messages'''.
You can train '''Thunderbird '''to identify junk and non junk messages.

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|| Show Slide
'''Junk Mail Settings'''
* First set Junk Settings
* Mark mails as “junk” and “non junk”.
* Initially, you must identify Junk
mail manually
* By clicking the Junk Mail button for each
mail
'''Based on your selections,'''

* Thunderbird will automatically
identify "junk" mail
* And move it to the Junk folder
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* To do this you must first set '''Junk Settings '''and then mark mails as '''junk '''and '''non junk'''.
* Initially, you must identify '''Junk mail '''manually
* By clicking the '''Junk Mail '''button for each mail. Over time,

'''Based on your selections,
'''
*'''Thunderbird '''will automatically identify “'''junk” '''mail
* And move it to the '''Junk '''folder.

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|| Switch to TB.
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|| In the '''Account Settings '''dialog box, from the left panel, click '''Junk Settings'''.
|| In the '''Account Settings '''dialog box, from the left panel, click '''Junk Settings'''.

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|| The '''Junk Settings '''dialog box appears on the right-panel.
|| The '''Junk Settings '''dialog box appears on the right-panel.

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|| Point to the checked box '''Enable adaptive mail junk mail controls for this account '''box.
|| Notice that the '''Enable adaptive junk mail controls for this account '''box is checked by default.

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|| Under the '''Do not mark mail as junk if the sender is in''' box, check all the options.
|| Under the '''Do not mark mail as junk if the sender is in''' list, check all the options.

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|| Select the '''Move new junk message to field''' and select '''Junk folder on''' option.
|| Select the '''Move new junk message to '''field and select '''Junk folder on''' option.

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|| Click '''OK'''.
|| Click '''OK'''.

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|| Now, click on '''Inbox '''and select the first mail.
|| Now, click on '''Inbox '''and select the first mail.

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|| Point to the bottom panel.
|| The contents of the mail are displayed in the bottom panel.

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|| Click the '''Junk '''icon.
|| Click the '''Junk '''icon.

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|| Point to the header '''Junk mail'''.
|| Notice that the header '''Junk Mail '''is displayed.

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|| In a similar manner you can set other preferences too!

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|| Finally, can we delete a mail account that we configured in '''Thunderbird'''?
Yes, we can!

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|| From the left panel, select the account.
|| From the left panel, select the account '''STUSERONE@gmail dot com'''.

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|| From the Right Panel, under '''Accounts''' select '''View''' '''Settings''' '''for this account'''.
|| From the right panel, under '''Accounts''' select '''View''' '''Settings''' '''for this account'''.

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|| Point to the '''Account''' '''Settings''' dialog box.
|| The '''Account''' '''Settings''' dialog box appears.

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|| Click '''Account''' '''Actions''' and then click '''Remove''' '''Account'''.
|| From the bottom left corner, click '''Account''' '''Actions''' and then click '''Remove''' '''Account'''.

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|| Point to the warning message.
|| A warning message is displayed.

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|| Point to '''OK'''.
|| If we click on '''OK''', the account will be deleted.

However, for the purposes of this tutorial, we will not delete this account.

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|| Click '''Cancel'''.
|| So we will click '''Cancel'''.

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|| Click the '''X '''button on the top-left corner to exit the '''Account Settings''' dialog box.
|| Let’s close this dialog box.

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|| Show Slide
'''Delete a Mail account'''
Remember, when you delete an email account

* All the folders and the mails
* Corresponding to that email account
* Will be deleted from Thunderbird
* Details may still be displayed in
the left panel of the Mozilla
Thunderbird window
* When you log in again they will no
longer be displayed
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Remember, when you delete an email account,

* All the folders and the mails
* Corresponding to that email account
* Will be deleted from '''Thunderbird'''.
* Details may still be displayed in
the left panel of the '''Mozilla
Thunderbird '''window.
* However, When you log in again, they will no longer be displayed.

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|| '''Show Slide '''
'''Summary
'''
* Add new folders to an email account.
* Set advanced filters to search for messages.
* Manage message filters.

|| This concludes this tutorial on '''Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.2
'''
In this tutorial we learnt how to:
* Add new folders to an email account.
* Set advanced filters to search for messages.
* Manage message filters.

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* Configure Yahoo account manually.
* Manage multiple email accounts.
* Change account settings for a mail account.
* Delete an email account.
|| You also learnt how to:
* Configure '''Yahoo '''account manually.
* Manage multiple email accounts.
* Change account settings for a mail account.
* Delete an email account.

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|| '''Show Slide '''
'''Assignment'''
* Setup an email account manually.
* Change the settings of the account.
* Set a preference to archive messages
* Change preferences for Junk settings
* Delete an email account
|| Here is an'''''' Assignment'''''' for you.

* Setup an email account manually.
* Change the settings of the account.
* Set a preference to archive messages
* Change preferences for Junk settings
* Delete an email account

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|| Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

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* It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project

* If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
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* Watch the video available at the following link

* It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project

*If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
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|| Show About Slide

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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

* Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials

*Gives certificates for those who pass an online test

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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

* Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.

* Gives certificates for those who pass an online test

* For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
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|| Show Acknowledgement Slide

Acknowledgements

* Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project

* It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.

* More information on this Mission is available at

* http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro
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*Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project

* It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India

*More information on this Mission is available at

* spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
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|| Show About the contributor Slide

About the Contributor

* This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd

* www.desicrew.in

* Thanks for joining
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*This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd

* Thanks for joining
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