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How to Use Thunderbird.

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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on How to Use Thunderbird

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on How to Use Thunderbird

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Learning Objectives

  • Add the Thunderbird short cut to the launcher
  • Tag Messages
  • Quick Filter
  • Sort and Thread Messages


In this tutorial we will learn how to:

  • Add the Thunderbird short cut to the launcher
  • Tag Messages
  • Quick Filter
  • Sort and Thread Messages
  • Save As and Print Messages
  • Attach a File
  • Archive Messages
  • View the Activity Manager
We will also learn to:
  • Save As and Print Messages
  • Attach a File
  • Archive Messages
  • View the Activity Manager
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System Requirements * Mozilla Thunderbird 13.0.1 * Ubuntu 12.04.

Here we are using Mozilla Thunderbird 13.0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04

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Short Cut Icon

  • Create a short-cut Icon for Thunderbird
As we access Thunderbird quite often, let’s

create a short cut icon for it.

Switch to Thunderbird

Point to the Launcher and move the mouse up and down over it.

Let’s drag and drop the Thunderbird short cut icon on to the Launcher.
Click Dash Home.

In the Search field, type Thunderbird.

First, click Dash Home.

In the Search field, that appears, type Thunderbird.

Point to the Thunderbird icon that appears under the Search field The Thunderbird icon appears under the Search field.
Select it, press and hold the left mouse button. Select it, and do not release the left mouse button.
Drag and drop the icon to the Launcher. Now, drag and drop the icon to the Launcher.

And release the left mouse button.

Click Dash Home to close it.. Click Dash home to close it.
Click on the Thunderbird short cut icon and open Thunderbird. Click on the Thunderbird icon in the Launcher.
Point to the Thunderbird window. The Thunderbird window opens.
Under the Gmail ID, click Inbox. Under STUSERONE at gmail dot com ID, click Inbox.
Point to the unread messages from the Yahoo and Gmail accounts. Notice that some messages are in bold.

These are the unread messages.

Click the Get Mail icon and select Get All New Messages. Click the Get Mail icon and select Get All New Messages.
Point to the new messages that are in the Inbox. We have received messages from the Gmail account.
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Sort Messages

  • Sort the messages by Sender

Let’s say we want to

sort these messages by Sender.

Click on the column header From.

Point that the messages are sorted by From Name.

Simply click on the column heading From.

The messages are now sorted in an alphabetical order.

Click on the column header From.

Point that the messages are sorted by Sender in reverse order.

Let’s click on From once again.

The messages are sorted in the reverse alphabetic order now!

Now, let’s sort by Subject.
Click on the column header Subject.

Point that the messages are sorted by Subject.

Simply click on Subject.

The messages are sorted by Subject now!

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Assignment

  • Sort the messages by Date received.
Pause this tutorial and try out this Assignment.

Sort the messages by Date received.

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Tag Messages

  • Tag messages.
  • This way you can easily identify messages you want to open again.
  • Use tags to group similar messages together.
  • You can also tag messages.
  • This way you can easily identify messages you want to open again.
  • You can also use tags to group similar messages together.
Let’s say you want to tag a mail as Important.
Click on Inbox, select the first mail. Click on Inbox, select the first mail.
From the toolbar, click the Tag icon and select Important. Click the Tag icon from the toolbar and select Important.
Point to the mail that is displayed in the colour red. Notice that the mail is displayed in the colour red.

Look at the bottom panel.

Point to the bottom panel and show that the mail is tagged as Important. The mail is tagged as Important.
Select the same mail. To remove the tag, first select the mail.
From the toolbar, click the Tag icon and click Important again. From the toolbar, click the Tag icon and click Important again.
Tag the first mail in the inbox as Important and second mail in the inbox as Work. Let’s tag the the first mail in the Inbox as Important and the second mail as Work.
Suppose we want to view only the mails that have been tagged, in the right panel.

Would it be possible to do this?

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  • Use the Quick Filter toolbar
  • To quickly filter and view messages.


You can use the Quick Filter toolbar to quickly filter and view messages.

Point to the Quick Filter toolbar in the top right panel.
In the Quick Filter toolbar, click on the icon Tagged. To view messages that are tagged, from the Quick Filter toolbar, click on the icon Tagged.
Only the messages that we tagged are displayed!
Click on the icon Tagged again. Let’s click on the icon Tagged again.
We can view all the mails now!
Let’s learn about Message Threads now.
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Message Threads Messages that are displayed

  • as sequence in a conversation
  • are called message threads.

What are Message Threads? Related messages that are displayed in a

  • sequence or as a conversation
  • are called Message Threads.
We use message threads to view related messages

as one entire conversation,

in a continuous flow.

Let us now learn how to do this.
Switch to Thunderbird.
Point to and then click on the Click to display message threads icon in the left corner of the Inbox. Click on the Click to display message threads icon in the left corner of the Inbox.
Point to the message threads. The mails are displayed as a conversation.


Click on the Threading symbol present next to the corresponding thread.

To view the full conversation click on the Threading symbol present next to the corresponding thread.
Point to the Preview Pane where it is displayed. The entire conversation is visible in the message preview panel.
Click on the Thread icon again. To come out of the Thread view, simply click on the Thread icon again.
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Save and Print Messages

  • Save the mail in a folder on the desktop
  • And then print it.

Let us now learn how to save a mail to a folder and then print it.

Go to the folder Saved Mails on the desktop. For the purposes of this tutorial:
  • We have created a new folder on the Desktop.
  • And named it Saved Mails.
Switch to TB.
Select the first mail. Let’s select and save the first mail.
Double-click on it. Double-click on the mail.
Select the tab on which opens. It opens in a separate tab.
From the toolbar >> click File >> Save As and File. From the toolbar, click File, Save As and File.
Point to the Save Message As dialog box. The Save Message As dialog box appears.
Browse for Desktop and select the folder Saved Mails.

Click Save.

Browse for Desktop and select the folder Saved Mails.

Click Save.

Point that the message is saved in the folder. The message is saved in the folder.
Browse to the Saved Mails and double-click and open it. Let’s go to the Saved Mails folder.

Double-click on it and open it.

Point to the mail that opens and point the cursor to Gedit that is displayed at the top of the file. The mail opens in Gedit as a text file.

<<pronounced as G-edit>>

Close the text file by clicking on the x icon at the top left corner. Let’s close and exit this file.
Switch to Thunderbird. You can also save the message as a template.
Go to the message tab that we opened.
From the toolbar >> click File >> Save As and Template. From the toolbar, click File, Save As and Template.

The message is saved, in the Templates folder, in Thunderbird.

From the Thunderbird left panel, click the Templates folder. From the Thunderbird left panel, click the Templates folder.
Select the mail and double-click. Select the mail and double-click.
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Point to the separate tab as, with the To addresses field, filled with the contacts, listed in the original mail.

It opens in a separate tab, with the To address field filled with the contact listed in the original mail.
You can now modify the content in this mail, add or delete contacts and send it.
Add the number 1 in the Subject. Add the number 1 in the Subject.
Click the x icon on the top left of tab to close it.

The Save Message dialog box appears.

Click Don’t Save.

To close the template, click the X icon on the top left of tab.

The Save Message dialog box appears.

Click Don’t Save.

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Print a Message

  • Now, let’s print a message.

Now, let’s print a message.

Click on Inbox and from the right panel, select the second mail and double click on it.

It opens in a new tab.

Click on Inbox and from the right panel, select the second mail and double click on it.

It opens in a new tab.

In the Main menu, go to File, and then select Print.

From the Main menu, go to File, and then select Print.

Point to the Print dialog box. The Print dialog box appears.


We shall print this mail on an A4 sheet, with Orientation as Portrait

and make two copies of this mail.

* Click the Page Setup tab.
  • In the Paper Size field, click on the drop-down list and select A4.
  • In the Orientation field, click on the drop-down list and select Portrait.
* Click the Page Setup tab.
  • In the Paper Size field, click on the drop-down list and select A4.
  • In the Orientation field, click on the drop-down list and select Portrait.
Click the General tab. Now, click the General tab.
In the Copies field, enter 2. In the Copies field, enter 2.
Point to the Print button.

Do not click on it.

Click Print.
If your printer is configured correctly, the mail must start printing now.
Click Cancel to exit the Print dialog box.

Close the Mail tab, by clicking on the Close Tab icon, That is black x cross on the top right corner of the tab.

Let’s click Cancel to exit the Print dialog box.

Also, let’s close the Mail tab.

Now, let’s send a video as an attachment to the Yahoo account.
Let’s compose a new message.
Click Write.

The New Message window appears.

From the Menu bar, click Write.

The New Message window appears.

In the To field type S. In the To field, type the first letter of the yahoo id, that is S.


Point to the yahoo mail id that automatically populates. Notice that the yahoo mail id is automatically filled.
In the Subject Field type Video Attachment. In the Subject field, type Video Attachment.
From the toolbar, click Attach.

The Attach dialog box opens.

From the toolbar, click Attach.

The Attach Files dialog box opens.

From the desktop, select the video What is a spoken Tutorial. rar. From the Desktop, select the file What is a Spoken Tutorial.rar.

Click Open.

Click Open.
Point to the attachment that is displayed at the top right corner. The file is attached and the attachment is displayed at the top right corner.
Click Send. Click Send.
Log in the Yahoo account STUSERTWO. Let’s login to our yahoo account. <Pause>
Point to the message. We have received the message with the attachment.
Close the Yahoo account. Let’s close the yahoo account.
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Archive Messages

  • We may receive an important message that we may want to refer to.
  • But there may be many mails in the Inbox
  • Therefore it may be cluttered.
  • We may receive an important message that we may want to refer to.
  • But there may be many mails in the Inbox
  • Therefore it may be cluttered.
Thunderbird lets you archive such messages.
Switch to TB First we must check the archive settings.
From the left panel, click on the STUSERONE gmail account. From the left panel, click on the STUSERONE gmail account.
From the right panel, under Accounts, click View Settings for this account. From the right panel, under Accounts, click View Settings for this account.
The Accounts Settings dialog box appears. The Accounts Settings dialog box appears.
From the left panel, click on the STUSERONE gmail account and click Copies and Folders. From the left panel, click on the STUSERONE gmail account and click Copies and Folders.
Point to the Message Archives options are enabled. The Message Archives options are enabled.

These options determine the folder in which the messages are archived.

If these options are not enabled, then:
  • check Keep message archives in box
  • select the option “Archives” Folder on STUSERONE at gmail.com.
Click OK. Click OK.
Now under the STUSERONE Gmail account click on Inbox. Now, under the STUSERONE Gmail account click on Inbox.
Let’s archive the third message.
Select the third message, right-click for the context menu and select Archive. From the right panel, select it.

Right-click for the context menu and select Archive.

From the left panel, click on the STUSERONE@gmail.com.

Under it the Archives folder is present. Double-click on the Archives folder.

The message is moved to the Archives folder, under the STUSERONE Gmail account.


Point it is no longer displayed in the Inbox. It is no longer displayed in the Inbox.
And what if we want to view the the actions that we did using Thunderbird?
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Activity Manager

  • Displays the list of actions carried out in Thunderbird.
This is simple too!

The Activity Manager displays the list of actions carried out in Thunderbird.

Switch to TB

From the Main menu, click Tools and Activity Manager.

From the Main menu, click Tools and Activity Manager.
Point to the Activity Manager dialog box. The Activity Manager dialog box appears.

You can now view the list to check all email activity!

Close the Activity Manager dialog box. Let’s close the Activity Manager dialog box.
Click on the red cross in the left corner of the Thunderbird window Let’s exit Thunderbird, by clicking on the red cross in the left corner of the Thunderbird window.
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Summary

  • Add the Thunderbird short cut to the launcher
  • Tag Messages
  • Quick Filter
  • Sort and Thread Messages
In this tutorial we learnt how to:
  • Add the Thunderbird short cut to the launcher
  • Tag Messages
  • Quick Filter
  • Sort and Thread Messages


We also learnt to:
  • Save As and Print Messages
  • Attach a File
  • Archive Messages
  • View the Activity Manager
We also learnt to:
  • Save As and Print Messages
  • Attach a File
  • Archive Messages
  • View the Activity Manager
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Assignment

  • Login to Thunderbird,
  • View a message thread.
  • Save and print a message.
  • Select an email, right-click for the context menu
  • Check all the options in it.
  • View the Activity Manager dialog box.
  • Logout of Thunderbird
  • Check the Activity Manager dialog box again when you login.
Here is an assignment for you.
  • Login to Thunderbird,
  • View a message thread.
  • Save and print a message.
  • Select an email, right-click for the context menu
  • Check all the options in it.
  • View the Activity Manager dialog box.
  • Logout of Thunderbird.
  • Check the Activity Manager dialog box again when you login.
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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
  • 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
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About the Contributor

  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • www.desicrew.in
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  • This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd
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