How to Create an Email in Thunderbird
The non-profit Mozilla Foundation created Thunderbird to act as a stand-alone email program, designed to send and receive mail by accessing your email provider's servers. Since Thunderbird is a messaging program and doesn't provide any built-in email service, you'll need to create an email account with another provider that supports POP, IMAP and SMTP protocols before you can use the program. Once you enter your third-party email account information into Thunderbird, you can use the program to create emails with the push of a button.
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Instructions
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Open Thunderbird. The new account wizard should launch automatically if this is your first time opening Thunderbird; otherwise, you'll need to click "Tools" in the menu bar, then select the "Account Settings" option. Click on the "Account Actions" button at the bottom of the new window and select "Add Mail Account" to create a new account.
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Type your name, email address and password into the dialog box that pops up. Click "Continue." Thunderbird will attempt to look up your email service provider's server information and automatically fill in the technical details.
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Click "Create Account" if the server information generated matches the server information given to you by your email provider. Click "Edit" to manually enter the information if Thunderbird couldn't find the info or accidentally generated incorrect server settings.
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Click on the "Write" button in Thunderbird's toolbar after your account is set up in the program. A new window appears to allow you to compose your email.
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Type in the email's recipient, subject and message. Click "Send" to mail the message when you're finished composing it.
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Tips & Warnings
Check your email provider's "Help" section to identify specific server settings for your account. Many webmail providers, including Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Aol Mail, support stand-alone email programs like Thunderbird, although you may have to pay for the service.
