You can also attach your signature from a file or attach your vCard to messages. Type the text you would like at the bottom of each outgoing message in the Signature text box. The Account Settings section allows you to update Your Name, Email Address, and create your Signature. Right-click on your email address at the top of the left column, and select Settings (as shown in previous step 3).Īt the top of the left column, click on your email address to reach the Account Settings. Once your folders appear, you can continue with this configuration guide.
Click on your Inbox on the left hand side to download your messages and folders ( depending on the amount of email you have, it will take hours). Click Done.īy clicking Done, the Account Settings window will close. The remainder of these instructions show the IMAP configuration and POP3 follows the same process. Once you have Set Up Your Existing Email Address, under Available Configurations, select IMAP or POP3.For more information on 2FA and App passwords, go here. NOTE: If you have activated 2-factor authentication ("2FA") for your Connect account, either the Authentication Method must be OAuth2 or you must use the "App Password" you created for Thunderbird.
Repeat the same actions as described in Step 2:Type in your Full Name, Email address (or Departmental Email Alias), and Password. Click Continue.If you are reconfiguring an existing mail account, scroll down to step 7.
To add another mail account: U nder the Account Actions menu located in the lower left hand corner, select Add Mail Account.
This configuration guide demonstrates how to access your Connect Google Workspace account using Thunderbird. You do need - at the very least - Thunderbird 24 and Lighting 2.6, as they support the new option.For the best user experience, we recommend using Gmail via the web app at or the Gmail app on your smartphone.
Update: Google changed the authentication method of CalDAV on September 16. Lastly, you need a Google account with Google Calendar enabled as a service. The developers however have stated that the next version of Lightning will again support previous versions of Thunderbird as well. The requirements are the following: You need Thunderbird 8 or later at the moment as Lightning is only compatible with that version of the email client currently. Probably better than that is the integration of Google Calendar information into the Lightning add-on as it integrates better with Thunderbird. In 2010 I reviewed the Thunderbird add-on Google Calendar Tab which integrates the service into Thunderbird by opening the Google Calendar web page in the email client. Using Lightning is not the only way of integrating Google Calendar in Thunderbird. Both the Thunderbird desktop email client and the Lightning calendar add-on have been recently updated.