Click the Thunderbird icon to open the software.
Thunderbird is a free email program developed by the creator of Firefox, Mozilla. Instead of providing basic email service, Thunderbird allows users to link email accounts. Users may then receive email from every account directly within the Thunderbird interface. The Thunderbird Migration Assistant makes combining these email accounts quick and efficient, without the need to manually configure each account separately. Users can then customize Thunderbird with the hundreds of applications available to satisfy almost any need the user may have.
Instructions
Gmail
1. Create a Gmail account by navigating to the Gmail website. Select "Create an Account" beneath the log on form on the Gmail homepage.
2. Type your first and last name, chosen username, password, and security question and answer to the security question into the form. View the security image and input it into the box beneath it.
3. Read the Terms of Service and click "I accept. Create my account." The site automatically loads your new Gmail inbox.
4. Set up your Gmail account for Thunderbird access by selecting "Settings" on the top right corner of the screen. Click "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" on the top of the screen and enable either POP3 or IMAP. Press "Save Changes" within Gmail to finish.
Thunderbird
5. Open Thunderbird.
6. Click "File," "New," and "Mail Account." Type your name, full Gmail email address, and Gmail password into the form.
7. Click "Continue" and wait for the POP3 and IMAP settings to appear. Choose to enable either "POP3" or "IMAP," depending on your Gmail account choice, and select "Create Account."
8. Press the drop-down arrow next to the "Get Mail" icon on the Thunderbird software. Select the Gmail account by clicking it and wait for the email to download to Thunderbird.
9. Add additional Gmail accounts by accessing the "Mail Account" option from the "File" menu until you are finished setting up your Gmail accounts within Thunderbird.
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