How to Create Folders in Mozilla Thunderbird

The Mozilla Corporation has consistently provided the Internet community with innovative software solutions. Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open-source mail client similar to Microsoft's Outlook Express. It is available for most operating systems, including Windows and Linux. Many users have switched from Outlook Express to Thunderbird because of the security issues and software bugs associated with Outlook. Customizing and organizing Thunderbird is easy. With a few clicks of your mouse, you can quickly create and organize folders and emails in Mozilla Thunderbird. Here are a few steps to help you get started.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird. On the tool bar, click "File," then "New" and then "Folder."

2. Enter a name for the new folder. Choose a name that describes the content, but is not too similar to the folders you already have.

3. Click the arrow under "Create as a subfolder of" to activate the drop-down menu.

4. Under "choose this for the paren," browse to the folder that you would like to put the new folder under. Most new folders should be added under the inbox. Click the "OK" button.

5. To delete folders, right click on the folder you want to delete, click "Delete," then click "OK" at the prompt. To move emails into the new folder, simply highlight and drag them to the folder.

Tips & Warnings

• As an alternative, you can right click in the folder bar on the left, then select "New Folder" from the menu. Repeat Steps 2 through 4 to name and save the new folder.

Resources

• Mozilla Thunderbird