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Welcome to the Tutorial on '''Introduction to Mozilla Thunderbird '''
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Welcome to the Tutorial on '''Introduction to Mozilla Thunderbird '''

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'''Learning Objectives'''
* About Mozilla Thunderbird
* How to download, install and launch Thunderbird

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In this tutorial we will learn
* About '''Mozilla Thunderbird '''and
* How to download, install and launch '''Thunderbird'''.

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Learning Objectives
* Congure a new email account
* Download and read messages
* Compose and send mail messages
* Log out of Thunderbird

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We will also learn how to:
* Configure a new email account
* Download and read messages
* Compose and send mail messages
* Log out of '''Thunderbird'''

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'''Mozilla Thunderbird Features'''
* Simple email client
* Cross platform software

* Allows to download email
* Messages
** From your other mail accounts
** To your local computer
* Manage multiple email accounts
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'''Mozilla Thunderbird'''
* Is a simple email client.
* It is a cross platform software, which means it can run on various operating systems.
* It allows you to download email messages
** From your other mail accounts
** To your local computer.
* It also lets you manage multiple email accounts.

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'''Advanced Features'''
* Import all your email data
* Like Mail folders and Address book
* From other mail accounts
* Like Gmail, Yahoo and Eudora

'''Use POP3 -'''
*'''Combine all POP3 accounts'''
*'''Single "Inbox" in Thunderbird'''
Group messages by attributes such as:
* Date
* Sender
* Priority
* Custom label

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Thunderbird also has some '''advanced features.'''
* You can import all your email data like '''Mail folders''' and Address book from other mail accounts like '''Gmail''', '''Yahoo '''and '''Eudora'''
If you use '''POP3''', you can
* Combine all '''POP3 '''accounts into a
* Single '''Inbox '''in '''Thunderbird'''.

You can group messages by attributes such as
* Date,
* Sender,
* Priority or a
* Custom label.

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'''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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*'''Mozilla Thunderbird '''can be installed by using '''Ubuntu Software Centre'''.
* For more information on
'''Ubuntu Software Centre''',
* Please visit
http://spoken-tutorial.org
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* If you do not have '''Mozilla Thunderbird '''installed on your computer, you can install it by using '''Ubuntu Software Centre'''.
* For more information on
'''Ubuntu Software Centre''',
* Please visit this website.

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'''Download Thunderbird'''
'''Website: '''http://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/
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You can also download and install '''Thunderbird '''from the '''Mozilla '''website.
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'''Download Thunderbird'''
Also available for
* Microsoft Windows 2000
* Microsoft Windows XP
* Windows 7
* http://www.mozilla.org/
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'''Mozilla Thunderbird '''is also available for
*'''Microsoft Windows 2000''' or later versions such as
*'''MS Windows XP''' or
*'''Windows 7'''.
*For more information about this,
please visit the '''Mozilla '''website.

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'''Prerequisite'''
* Must have at least two valid email addresses.
* The POP3 option must be enabled in both the email accounts.
* Ensure you are connected to the Internet.
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To use '''Mozilla Thunderbird''':
* You must have at least two valid email addresses.
You must also ensure that:

*'''POP3 '''option is enabled in the email accounts
* And you must ensure that you are connected to the '''Internet'''.

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|| Let’s launch '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| Switch to Thunderbird.
First, click '''Dash Home''', which is the round button, on the top left corner of your computer desktop.
|| First, click on '''Dash Home''', which is the round button, on the top left corner of your computer desktop.

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

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* Now type '''Thunderbird.'''
* Point to the Thunderbird icon.
* Click on it to open the application.

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* Now type '''Thunderbird.'''
* The '''Thunderbird '''icon appears.
* Click on it to open the application.

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|| Point to the '''Mail Account Setup '''dialog box.
|| The '''Mail Account Setup '''dialog box opens.
Let’s close this by clicking on the Red Cross button on the top-left.

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|| The '''Mozilla Thunderbird '''application opens.

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|| First, let’s familiarise ourselves with the '''Mozilla Thunderbird '''interface.

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|| Point to the '''Main '''menu.
|| The '''Mozilla Thunderbird''' interface has a '''Main '''menu with various options.

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* Move the mouse over the shortcut buttons.
* Point to the shortcut icons for '''Get Mail, Write''', and '''Address Book'''.
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* Short cut icons are available below the '''Main '''menu on the '''Menu '''bar.
* For example, there are shortcut icons for '''Get Mail, Write''', and '''Address Book'''.

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||'''Thunderbird '''is divided into two panels.

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|| Point to the left pane.
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* The left panel displays the folders in your '''Thunderbird '''account.
* As we have not configured a mail account yet, this panel will not display any folders now.

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|| Point to the right pane.

|| The right panel consists of options for '''Email''', '''Accounts''', '''Advanced Features '''and so on.

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'''Mail Accounts'''
Created two email accounts
* STUSERONE@gmail.com
* STUSERTWO@yahoo.in

|| For the purpose of this tutorial, we have already

Created two email accounts.for the purpose of this tutorial. They are:

*'''STUSERONE at gmail dot com '''
*'''STUSERTWO at yahoo dot in'''

We recommend that you use 2 of your email accounts.

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|| I have also enabled the '''POP3 '''option in these two mail accounts.

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|| How did I enable '''POP3 '''in '''Gmail'''?

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|| Open a fresh Firefox browser.
Type www.gmail.com
In the User Name enter: '''STUSERONE@gmail.com'''
In the Password enter: '''password123!'''

|| First, login to the '''Gmail '''account.
* Open a fresh browser and in the address bar type www.gmail.com.
* Now enter the user name '''STUSERONE at gmail dot com '''and then the password.

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* Click on the '''Settings '''icon on the top-right of the Gmail window.
* Click '''Settings '''option.
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* Click on the '''Settings '''icon on the top-right of the '''Gmail '''window. <Pause>
* Click on the '''Settings''' option.

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* Point to the '''Settings '''window appears.
* Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
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* The '''Settings '''window appears.
* Click the '''Forwarding and POP/IMAP''' tab.

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* In the POP download, point to the '''Enable POP for all mail'''.
* Click Save Changes.
* The Gmail Mail window appears.
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*''''''In the '''POP '''download, I have selected '''Enable POP for all mail'''.
* Then click '''Save Changes'''.
* The '''Gmail Mail''' window appears.

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|| '''POP3 '''is now enabled in '''Gmail'''!

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|| Logout of Gmail and close the browser.
|| Let’s log out of '''Gmail '''and close this browser.

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|| Let’s configure the '''STUSERONE '''at '''gmail dot com''' account in '''Thunderbird'''.

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*'''Gmail '''accounts are automatically configured by '''Thunderbird'''.
* We shall learn about manual configurations for other email accounts in later tutorials.

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|| First, make sure that your network connection is configured correctly.

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|| From the '''Main '''menu, select '''Edit '''and '''Preferences'''.
|| From the '''Main '''menu, select '''Edit '''and '''Preferences'''.

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

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|| Click on '''Advanced, '''select '''Network and DiskSpace '''tab and click '''Settings'''.
|| Click on '''Advanced, '''select '''Network and DiskSpace '''tab and click '''Settings'''.

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|| In the '''Connection Settings''' dialog box, select the '''Use system proxy settings''' option.
|| In the '''Connection Settings''' dialog box, select the '''Use system proxy settings''' option.

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

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|| Switch to Thunderbird.
Point to the '''Accounts''' option.
|| Now, let’s create a new account using the '''Accounts''' option.

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|| Go to the right panel.
Click '''Accounts''' >> click '''Create''' '''a New Account'''
|| From the right panel of the '''Thunderbird''' under '''Accounts''', click '''Create''' '''a 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 the '''Name '''as STUSERONE.
* Enter the '''Email address '''as STUSERONE@gmail.com.
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* Enter the '''Name '''as '''STUSERONE'''.
* Enter the '''Email address '''as '''STUSERONE at gmail dot com'''.

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|| Enter password as '''password123!'''

|| And, finally, enter the password of the '''Gmail '''account.

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|| Click '''Continue'''.
|| Next, click on '''Continue'''.

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|| Point to the message '''Configuration found in Mozilla ISP database'''.
|| The message '''Configuration found in Mozilla ISP database''' appears.

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|| Next, select '''POP3'''.
|| Next, select '''POP3'''.

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'''Error Message '''

*'''Thunderbird failed to find the settings'''
|| Some times an
Error message,

*'''Thunderbird failed to find the settings '''may be displayed.

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|| Be on the same slide
|| This indicates, that '''Thunderbird '''was not able to configure '''Gmail '''settings automatically.

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|| Be on the same slide
|| In such a case, you must configure the settings manually.

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|| Click the '''Manual Config '''button.
|| Now, click on the '''Manual Config ''' button.

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|| Point to the settings on the screen.
|| The configuration settings for '''Gmail '''are displayed.

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|| As '''Thunderbird '''has already configured '''Gmail '''settings correctly, we will not change them.

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|| Pause this video and make a note of these settings.

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|| To configure '''Gmail '''manually, you must enter these settings in the respective fields.

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|| When the settings are configured manually, the '''Create Account '''button''' '''is enabled.

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|| In this tutorial, Thunderbird has configured '''Gmail '''correctly.

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|| Click '''Create Account'''.
|| So, let’s click '''Create Account'''.

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|| This could take a few minutes depending on your '''Internet''' speed. <Pause>

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|| Point to the Gmail account in the right panel.
|| The '''Gmail '''account is created and is displayed on the right panel.

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|| Point to the email id on the left panel.
|| Note, that the left panel now displays the '''Email ID STUSERONE at gmail dot com'''.

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|| Point to the various folders under the STUSERONE@gmail dot com account.
|| Under this '''Gmail '''account, various mail folders are displayed.

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|| From the left panel, click '''Inbox''' >> click the '''Get''' '''Mail''' icon.
|| Now, from the left panel, under the '''Gmail '''account, click '''Inbox'''.
Click the '''Get''' '''Mail''' icon.

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|| Point to the status bar at the bottom of the Thunderbird window.

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* Note the status bar at the bottom of the '''Thunderbird '''window.
* It displays the number of messages that are being downloaded.

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|| Point to the '''Inbox'''.
|| All email messages from the '''Gmail '''account '''STUSERONE at gmail dot come '''are now downloaded into the '''Inbox'''.

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|| Click on '''Inbox''' and select a message.

|| Click on '''Inbox''' and select a message.

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|| Point to the message is displayed in the panel below.
|| The message is displayed in the panel below.

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|| Double-click on this message.
|| Let’s double-click on the message.

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|| Point to the new tab that the message opens in.
|| It opens in a new '''tab'''.

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|| Click on on the x icon, at the top right of the tab.
|| Let’s close this tab, by clicking on the '''X''' icon, at the top right of the '''tab'''.

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|| Let’s compose a message and send it to the account '''STUSERTWO at yahoo dot in'''

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|| From the '''Mail''' toolbar >> click '''Write'''.
|| From the '''Mail''' toolbar, click '''Write'''.

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|| Point to the '''Write''' dialog box.
|| The '''Write''' dialog box appears.

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|| Point to the Name and Gmail ID in the '''From''' field.

In the '''To''' field, enter STUSERTWO@yahoo.in
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* The '''From''' field, displays your name and the '''Gmail ID'''.
* In the '''To''' field, let’s enter STUSERTWO at yahoo dot in

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|| Type the text '''Hi, I now have an email account in Thunderbird!''' in the body of the mail.
|| Let’s type the text''' '''
'''Hi''',''' I now have an email account in Thunderbird!'''
in the body of the mail.

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|| Select the text '''Hi, I now have an email account in Thunderbird!'''
|| Now, let’s select the text and increase the font size.

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|| Click the big A icon in the toolbar.

Point that the font size has increased.
|| Now, click the '''Larger''' '''font''' '''size''' Icon.

This increases the '''Font '''size.

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|| Select the text.
Click the '''Choose colour for text''' icon.

|| To change the colour of the text, first select it and click the '''Choose colour for text''' icon.

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* The '''Text Color''' dialog box appears.
* Click '''Red''' and click '''OK'''.
* The color of the text has changed.
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* The '''Text Color''' dialog box appears.
* Let’s click '''Red''' and click '''OK'''.
* The color of the text has changed.

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Click on the '''Insert a Smiley face''' icon.

|| Let’s insert a smiley now!
Click on the '''Insert a Smiley face''' icon.

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|| From the '''Smiley''' list, click Smile.
Point to the Smiley that is inserted.
|| From the '''Smiley''' list, click '''Smile'''.
A '''Smiley '''is inserted.

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|| You can also do a spell check on your mail.

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|| Change the spelling of '''have '''to '''heve.'''

Click '''Spelling''' and select '''English''' '''US'''.
|| Let’s change the spelling of '''have '''to '''heve'''.

Click '''Spelling''' and select '''English''' '''US'''.

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* Point to the '''Check Spelling''' dialog box.
* Point to the misspelled word.
* Point to the correct spelling.
* Click '''Replace'''.
* Click '''Close''' to exit.
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* The '''Check Spelling''' dialog box appears, highlighting the misspelled word.
* It also displays the correct spelling.
* Click '''Replace'''.
* Click '''Close''' to exit.

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|| To set spelling preferences, from the '''Main '''menu, click '''Edit '''and '''Preferences'''.
|| To set spelling preferences, from the '''Main '''menu, click '''Edit '''and '''Preferences'''.

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* From the '''Preferences'''.dialog box, click '''Composition'''.
* Point to the options.
* Click '''Close'''.
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* From the '''Preferences'''.dialog box, click '''Composition'''.
* You can then, check the options you require.
* Click '''Close'''.

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|| Click on the '''Send''' button.
|| Now, to send the mail, simply click on the '''Send''' button.

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|| Point to the''' Subject Reminder''' dialog box
|| A '''Subject Reminder''' dialog box appears.

This is because we did not enter a '''Subject '''for this mail.

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|| Point to''' Send Without Subject'''.
|| To send the mail without a '''Subject Line''', you can click on '''Send Without Subject'''.

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|| Click '''Cancel Sending'''.
|| Click '''Cancel Sending'''.

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|| In the '''Subject''' field, type '''My First Email From Thunderbird'''.
|| Now, in the '''Subject''' field, type '''My First Email From Thunderbird'''.

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|| Click '''Send'''.
|| Click '''Send'''.

Your email has been sent. Let’s check it.

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|| We have to open the '''STUSERTWO@yahoo.in''' account and check the '''Inbox'''.

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|| Open a new Firefox browser.
Type: www.yahoo.in
Press '''Enter'''.
Click on Sign in link

|| So, let’s login to '''Yahoo'''. <Pause>

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|| In the Yahoo login page, enter the user name as STUSERTWO and password as password123!

|| In the '''Yahoo '''login page, type the '''Yahoo ID''' '''STUSERTWO'''.

Enter your password.

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|| Click '''Inbox'''.
|| Click '''Inbox'''.

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|| Point to the mail in the Inbox
|| The '''Inbox '''shows''' '''mail received from the Gmail account!

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|| Click on the mail.
|| Click on the mail to open it.

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|| You can use the '''Reply''' button and reply to the mail, but here let’s compose a new mail.

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|| Click '''Compose'''.
|| Let’s click on '''Compose'''.

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|| In the '''To''' field enter the address '''STUSERONE@gmail.com'''
|| In the '''To''' field, enter the address '''STUSERONE at gmail dot com'''

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|| In the '''Subject''' field enter '''Congrats!'''
|| In the '''Subject''' field, enter '''Congrats!'''

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|| Type, '''Glad you got a new account''', in the body of the mail.
|| Type, '''Glad you got a new account''', in the mail.

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|| Click '''Send''' and logout of '''Yahoo.'''
|| Click the '''Send''' button and log out of '''Yahoo'''.

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|| Close the browser.
|| Let’s close this browser.

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|| Switch to Thunderbird.
|| Let’s check '''Thunderbird '''now.

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|| Click '''Get''' '''Mail''' and click on '''Get All New Messages'''.

|| Click '''Get''' '''Mail''' and click on '''Get All New Messages'''.

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|| Point to the new message displayed in the '''Inbox'''.
|| From the left panel, under your '''Gmail '''account ID, click '''Inbox'''.

The new message sent from the '''yahoo '''account is displayed in the '''Inbox'''.

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

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|| Point to the '''Reply''' button.
|| You can reply to this mail, using '''Reply''' button.

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|| We have successfully sent, received and viewed email messages using '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| From the '''Main '''menu >> click '''File''' >> click '''Quit'''.
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* To log out of '''Thunderbird''', from the '''Main menu''', click '''File''' and '''Quit'''.
* You will exit '''Mozilla''' '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| # Show Slide
'''Summary'''
* About Mozilla Thunderbird
* To download, install and launch Thunderbird

|| This brings us to the end of this tutorial on '''Thunderbird'''.

In this tutorial we learnt about Mozilla Thunderbird and how to download, install and launch '''Thunderbird'''.

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|| '''Summary'''
* Configure a New Email Account
* Compose and Send Mail Messages
* Receive and Read Messages
* Log out of Thunderbird
|| We also learnt how to:
* Configure a new email account
* Compose and send mail messages
* Receive and read messages
* Log out of '''Thunderbird'''

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'''Assignment'''
# Download Mozilla Thunderbird application
# Install and Launch it.
# Configure an email account in Thunderbird.
# Send and receive mails using this account.
# Observe what happens
|| Here is an assignment for you.

* Download '''Mozilla Thunderbird''' application
* Install and launch it.
* Configure an email account in ''''''Thunderbird.''''''
* Send and receive mails using this account.
* Observe what happens

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|| Show About Slide

About the Spoken Tutorial Project

* Watch the video available at http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial

* 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

Spoken Tutorial Workshops

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@spoken-tutorial.org
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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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