How do I set up my email account in Thunderbird?
To send and receive emails using Thunderbird, you will need to create a profile in the software that holds all the information needed to connect to the mail server. Please follow the steps below.
- Click on the 'Tools' menu, then on the 'Accounts Settings' option in the menu bar.
- Click on the 'Add Account' button and select 'Email Account'.
- Enter your name in the 'Your Name' field (eg. Joe Blogs). This will appear in the 'From' field of your outgoing emails.
- In the 'E-mail address' field enter the email address that you want your mail to be sent from (eg. joeblogs@example.com). Click the 'Next' button.
- Select POP3 as the type of your incoming mail server (IMAP can be used if required).
- Enter mail.example.com (replace example.com with your domain name) as both the 'Incoming mail server' and 'Outgoing Mail Server' before clicking 'Next'.
- In the 'Incoming Username' field enter your accounts username and domain name in the format of username@example.com then click 'Next'.
- Enter an 'Account Name' to be displayed in your mail client (eg. Joe Blogs) and click next.
- Click 'Finish' and 'OK' to complete the set up.
You should now be able to send and receive emails using Thunderbird.
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