How to setup Thunderbird for Mac to check your Email
Article ID: 2904 Published: 23 Oct 2014 Updated: 30 May 2018 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
Thunderbird is a free email client available on both Windows and Mac platforms. This tutorial shows you how to configure Thunderbird to retrieve mail from your email account.
Make sure you have created your email address in the Hosting Manager or Plesk for Windows Hosting, before setting it up in Thunderbird for Mac.
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If you have, then continue below.
Setting up Thunderbird for Mac
These are the steps you need to follow to set up Thunderbird for Mac:
| Step 1. | First of all, start up Thunderbird. If this is the first time you've started Thunderbird on your computer, the Mail Account Setup Wizard should appear and you may skip to step 4. Otherwise continue with the next step. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Step 2. | Clink on the Tools menu, then select Account Settings. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Step 3. | In the left bottom corner click on Account Actions, then Add Mail Account. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Step 4. | On the next screen, you need to fill in the fields with your information. Click Continue. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Step 5. | Be sure to select IMAP to view the IMAP settings, which may be provided for you automatically. Make sure that these settings are correct. If not, click Manual config to change them. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Step 6. | Enter the incoming and outgoing server information, and then click Done. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Step 7. | Click Ok to save your settings. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Step 8. | Now on the left side of the window you will see the account you just added. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Congratulations, you have added your email account to Thunderbird for Mac. You should now be able to use it to manage your email account.