Thunderbird : Tips: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 08:01, 21 July 2004

When something's amiss, try creating a new profile.
Try new Extensions; you'll be surprised. Another Source for extensions.
Try a new Theme; make your program look better. Another Source for themes.
Check out the keyboard shortcuts for Thunderbird.
Launch Thunderbird using command line options (list is for the Mozilla Suite; not all options work with Thunderbird).
For best performance, compact folders periodically.

Customize the toolbar: add/remove buttons, change the placement of buttons, etc.
Arrange the columns in the message-list pane.
Show expanded columns in the folders pane for number of unread messages, total, or size.
Change the order of accounts in the folders pane.
Change the fonts used in the folders pane, message-list pane, and menus.
Change the background color in the preview pane and other panes.
Disable HTML in incoming mail.
In the message list, display date and time always or change the date format.

More great tips are available at David Tenser's Thunderbird Help: Tips page.

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 ===General===
-* When something's amiss, [http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/faq.html#profilemanager create a new profile].
+* When something's amiss, try [[Thunderbird : FAQs : Profile Manager | creating a new profile]].
 * Try new [http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/extensions/ Extensions]; you'll be surprised.  [http://extensionroom.mozdev.org Another Source] for extensions.
 * Try a new [http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/themes.html Theme]; make your program look better.  [http://themes.mozdev.org Another Source] for themes.