Chapter 1 · 1.3
Tour: mail, address book, calendar and tasks
Thunderbird is made up of a few parts that you open with the vertical bar on the far left. Thunderbird calls this bar the Spaces Toolbar.
The buttons on the left
| Button | What do you do there? | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Your folders, the message list and the open message. | Creating folders and choosing the right folder for Sent, Drafts and Deleted | |
| Address Book | Your contacts, including those from your Nextcloud. | Adding your Nextcloud contacts |
| Calendar | Your appointments, including those from your Nextcloud. | Adding your Nextcloud calendars and task lists |
| Tasks | Your task lists. | Adding your Nextcloud calendars and task lists |
| Chat | Chat via Matrix and XMPP, among others. This manual does not cover chat. | |
| Settings | The general settings of Thunderbird. |
Can't see the bar? Right-click in the empty space on the left, or open the menu button and choose View. You can also hide the Spaces Toolbar with Hide Spaces Toolbar and bring it back with Show Spaces Toolbar.
The mail screen
- Left: the folder pane. Each email address has its own folders, such as Inbox, Drafts, Sent and Trash. The folders are stored on our server, so you also see them in webmail and on your phone.
- Centre: the message list of the folder you have selected.
- Right or bottom: the message you have clicked.
At the top you'll find the Get Messages and Write buttons (to write a new message), a search field and more.
The menu button
At the top right is the menu button with three lines. There you'll find, among other things:
- Add Account and Account Settings: manage your email addresses (chapters 2 and 3).
- Settings: general settings, such as passwords (see Passwords: changing them, saved passwords and a primary password).
- Tools: including Message Filters, Import, Export and Export for Mobile.
- Help: help, Troubleshoot Mode and About Thunderbird.
Tip: Used to the classic menu bar (File, Edit, View)? Press the Alt key. The menu bar then appears for as long as you use it.