How do I set up email in Thunderbird?
Answer
When you open Thunderbird for the first time, you need to create a new account.
- First click on "Create a new account"View Screenshot
- Select "Email account" and press next.View Screenshot
- Fill in your name and email address, press next.View Screenshot
- Now you are asked to fill in the incoming server, this information should have been sent to you in an email to the account you specified. You may be asked for outgoing server as well, usually this is the same server, press next.View Screenshot
- Now you are asked to fill in your user name for your email provider, for example "email", press next.View Screenshot
- Now you are asked what you would like to call this account, choose yourself, press next.View Screenshot
- You will get a summary, check your information, and if everything is OK press finish.View Screenshot
- 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.View Screenshot
- If you have filled in everything correctly, you should now be able to enjoy Thunderbird.
