Need help with Mozilla Thunderbird.

Recently went to Thunderbird from Outlook 2003 and need some direction.

I've been on the the Mozilla Forum several times with questions, read their 9yr old manual, the Nidelven IT manual & so far virtually all responses were vague.

All I'm looking for is some illustrated info about how to setup and use the Menu bar, toolbar and status bar & related panes & a host of everyday business functions of email. I'm not a techie, but have been using configuring email clients for 25 yr, & am not interested in the tech underpinings to get work done.

Any help, direction, etc you guys can give will be appreciated.

Given your statement "...how to setup and use the Menu bar, toolbar and status bar & related panes & a host of everyday business functions of email. I'm not a techie, but have been using configuring email clients for 25 yr..." I'll get you started.

Right click next to the first tab then select (check) Menu Bar and Mail Toolbar. These should look familiar - look around in them.

Right click next to Menu > Help and click Customize... then set what you want on the toolbar.

Click Menu > Edit > Preferences and look around - set as desired.

Click Menu > Edit > Account Settings - it should look familiar to you.

That should get you started!

Regards,
GEWB

GEWB,

Thanks for your suggestions w/nav and the quick resp.

From your response I was able to get TB to a send/rec email at least as good as the pony express. With all the talk I've been hearing about TB one would think it would be better that OE I've used
for decades flawlessly sending/receiving thousands, thousands of business emails with & w/o attachments.

I'm in the process capturing TB screens & notating them for a web so experts like on this forum may view the situation clearer. I'm sure there are solutions, however hidden, obtuse, or out of date. When this is solved I may even create a simple pdf manual & give to Mozilla and anyone else who may find it helpful.

Do you have any suggestions about email clients that are at least half as functional, easy to use, set-up as OE? I've downloaded all the the WM version to no avail. They won't download or install & any form of html is not up to my business & security protocols. I use W7 Pro, 32 bit.

I've downloaded, set up & "tried to use" then removed the following email clients: Claws Mail, Postbox Express, Opera, Pegasus, IncrediMail, InScribe. Most had "too much of nothing", then I tried TB & I'm not impressed.

Sorry if if I have high expectations, I come from the lost generation.

I haven't used OE for 15 years - I hated it and regular Outhouse, er Outlook, isn't much better - forced to use it 10 years in business.

I've been using Evolution for the past 12 years (in Linux) but I used TBird for a few years. My wife still uses TBird so I maintain it for her. Not sure why it is slow for you as TBird is actually quite good for an "old" program.

Regards,
GEWB

Callender,

Thanks for the eM Client sugestion. Read thru website but didn't download, but your suggestion piqued my interest.

Below are the few simple requirements I require in an email program:

-Import/export my current email contacts in csv?
-Insert a single or multiple jpg/png images into the body of an email, either side by side or one over another? (Sample below)
-Is a spam/phishing filter built in?
-Import/export blocked senders
-IMAP & POP3 capabilities?
-Create named folders for organizing incoming emails?
-Can these folders be colorized or otherwise differentiated for readability and efficiency?
-Select a color scheme/font for optimum contrast, legibility, etc. I wear tri-focals with 20:20 corrected and a 27" HD monitor, 17" HD monitor on laptop.

Do you know if eM client can do these simple functions? Please advise.

bigmck,

:)You make a good point; however; my response would include many disparate reasons beyond the scope of this forum & I'm not a typist. Typing is not my strong suite & I'm somewhat vision impaired & wear tri-focals. If we were having a coffee at Starbucks I could explain in a few minutes.

I'll do some re-valuation. In the mean time, do you have any experience or working knowledge of Em Client ?sp?