Thunderbird:Help Documentation:Menu Reference
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Thunderbird Menu Reference
This menu reference describes each menu item in the main Thunderbird window.
- <a href="#thunderbird">Thunderbird</a>
- <a href="#file">File</a>
- <a href="#edit">Edit</a>
- <a href="#go">Go</a>
- <a href="#view">View</a>
- <a href="#message">Message</a>
- <a href="#tools">Tools</a>
- <a href="#window">Window</a>
- <a href="#help">Help</a>
Thunderbird
About Thunderbird
Displays a dialog box with information about Thunderbird, including the current version and a brief list of credits.
Preferences...
Displays the <a href="prefs.xhtml">&pref.pluralCaps; window</a>, where you can change the &pref.plural; in Thunderbird.
Quit Thunderbird
Closes all opened windows in Thunderbird and exits Thunderbird completely.
File
New
New Message
Opens a window for composing a new e-mail message.
New Account...
Starts the New Account Wizard. This wizard will help set up a new mail, news, or rss feed account in &brandShortName;.
New Address Book Card...
Opens a dialog window for creating a new contact in the &brandShortName; Adress Book.
Open Saved Message...
Displays an Open File dialog where you can select a previously saved message from your local disks or network. (You can currently view many file types in &brandShortName;, including HTML/XML files, image files, text files and more).
Close (Window)
Closes the current window.
Save As
File
Displays a Saves Message As dialog where you can select a location on your local disks or network to save a copy of the message you are currently reading.
Template
Saves the message you are currently reading into the Template folder of the current mail account.
Get New Messages for
This menu item has multiple sub-menus. The sub-menus allow you to specifiy which mail, news, or rss feed accounts to check for new messages.
Get All New Messages
Causes &brandShortName; to check all accounts for new messages.
Send Unsent Messages
Send unsent messages queued during offline use.
Subscribe...
Opens a dialog which allows you to subscribe or unsubscribe to imap folders or news groups.
Rename Folder
Opens a dialog box which allows you to rename the currently selected folder. The Inbox, Drafts, Templates, Sent, Junk, and Trash folders may no be renamed.
Compact Folders
Compacts the mail in each folder of the currently selected account. This process removes extra space within the mail file folders which accumulates when deleting messages in the middle of the file. This can recover large chunks of hard drive space.
Empty Trash
Emptys the trash folder of the currently selected account.
Offline
Work Offline
Switch &brandShortName; into offline mode. This allows you to read and compose mail when not connected to a network.
Download/Sync Now...
TBD
Offline Settings
Opens a dialog to allow setting the prefernces for offline usage.
Get Flagged Messages
TBD
Get Selected Messages
TBD
Page Setup...
Opens the Page Setup dialog which allows the setting of printing properties.
Print...
Displays the Print dialog, where you can specify the number of printed copies, etc. Click OK to print the page.
Exit Quit
Closes all opened windows in Thunderbird and exits Thunderbird completely.
Edit
Undo
Undoes the last action in a text field. If you later decide you don't want to undo an action, use the Redo command.
Redo
Redoes the last Undo command.
Cut
Cuts the selected text from a text field and stores it in the clipboard. Paste the text elsewhere by using the Paste command.
Copy
Copies the selected text to the clipboard. Paste the text in a text field by using the Paste command.
Paste
Pastes text stored in the clipboard into a text field.
Cancel Message
Cancel a message posted to a newsgroup. You may only cancel your own posts to a newsgroup.
Delete
Deletes the selected text from a text field.
Delete Folder
Deletes the selected folder.
Delete Message
Deletes the current message or selected messages.
Select
Select All
In the message pane this command selects all messages in the current folder. If viewing or composing a message, it selects all the text of the message.
Thread
TBD
Find
Find in This Message...
Displays the find in This Page dialog box. Enter the text you wish to find in the textbox, and as you type &brandShortName; will automatically find and select the first occurrence of the entered text on the page. Click Find Next or Find Previous to find the text at other locations in the page, and click Highlight to highlight all occurrences of the text on the page.
Find Again
Searches for the next occurrence of the text specified when using the Find in This Message... command.
Find Previous
Searches for the previous occurrence of the text specified when using the Find in This Message... command.
Search Messages...
Displays the Search Messages dialog box. TBD
Search Addresses...
Displays the Advanced Address Book Search dialog box. TBD
Folder Properties...
TBD
&pref.pluralCaps;
Displays the <a href="prefs.xhtml">&pref.pluralCaps; window</a>, where you can change many &pref.plural; in &brandShortName;.
View
Toolbars
Mail Toolbar
Toggles the visibility of the mail toolbar, which usually contains standard command buttons (Send, Compose, Reply, etc.).
Search Toolbar
Toggles the visibility of the search toolbar, which allows you to select the types messages shown in the Message pane.
Status Bar
Toggles the visibility of the status bar, located at the bottom of the window. The status bar displays useful information about messagese.
Customize...
Displays the toolbar customization dialog. You can drag and drop toolbar buttons to/from the toolbars here. You can also right-click on the navigation toolbar and select Customize... to show this dialog.
Layout
Classic View
Changes the layout of the main Mail & Newsgroups window to the classic three-pane view. The window is divide into two columns. The left column contains the Folders pane. The right column contains the Messages
Wide View
Changes the layout of the main Mail & Newsgroups window to a three-pane view, with the Message pane spanning the entire width of the window. The upper half of the window is divided into two columns. The left column contains the Folders pane. The right column contains the Messages
Vertical View
Changes the layout of the main Mail & Newsgroups window to a three-pane side-by-side view. The left column contains the Folders pane. The middle column contains the Messages. The right column contains the Message pane
Message Pane
Toggles the visibility of the Message pane in the main Mail & Newsgroups window.
Sort By
Allows the selection of properties by which messages will be sorted for display
Messages
TBD
Threads
TBD
Headers
TBD
Message Body As
TBD
Display Attachments Inline
TBD
Text Size
If the text of a message is too small or too large, you can change it to a more comfortable size.
Increase
Displays the text of a message one size larger. You can also do this with the keyboard (see <a href="keyboard_shortcuts.xhtml">Keyboard Shortcuts</a> for instructions).
Decrease
Displays the text of a message one size smaller. You can also do this with the keyboard (see <a href="keyboard_shortcuts.xhtml">Keyboard Shortcuts</a> for instructions).
Normal
Displays the text of a message at its normal size.
Character Encoding
TBD
Message Source
Displays the the complete message as recieved. The headers, body, and attachments are shown in plain text.
Message Security Info
Displays a dialog box with information on whether the current message was digitally signed and whether the message was sent using encryption.
Go
The Go menu contains menus for navigating through your messages.
Next
Message
View the next message in the current folder.
Unread Message
View the next unread message in the current folder
Flagged Message
TBD
Unread Thread
TBD
Previous
Message
View the previous message in the current folder.
Unread Message
View the previous unread message in the current folder
Flagged Message
TBD
Mail Start Page
TBD
Message
New Message
Opens a window to create a new message.
Reply
Reply to the currently selected messages
Reply
Reply to sender of the currently selected messages.
Reply All
Reply to sender and CC'ed recipients of the currently selected messages
Forward
TBD
Forward As
Edit Message as New
TBD
Open Message
Open currently selected message.
Edit Message as New
TBD
Move
Move currently selected messages to different folder.
Copy
Copy currently selected messages to different folder.
Label
Label currently selected messages.
Mark
TBD
Create Filter from Label...
TBD
Tools
Address Book
Opens the &brandShortName;'s address book.
Extensions
Opens the Extension Manager, where you can see all extensions installed on this version of &brandShortName;. You can also choose to uninstall extensions from this dialog. For more information, see the <a href="customization.xhtml#extensions">Extensions</a> help topic.
Themes
Opens the Theme Manager. From here, you can switch the current theme that &brandShortName; is using. You can also install and uninstall themes from this dialog. For more information, see the <a href="customization.xhtml#themes">Themes</a> help topic.
Message Filters...
Opens the Message Filters dialog box, where you can see the current user created message filters and if the are enabled for each mail/news account. You can choose to edit, delete, change the order of current filters, or run a filter on a mail folder. New filters may also be created.
Run Filters on Folder
Run users mail filters on a selected folder in the "Folders" pane of the main &brandShortName; window.
Junk Mail Controls
TBD
Run Junk Mail Controls on Folders
TBD
Delete Mail Marked as Junk in Folders
TBD
Import...
Opens the Import Wizard dialog, which allows you to import &pref.plural;, account information, emails, address books, from e-mail clients like Microsoft Outlook, Qualcomm Eudora, Netscape, or Mozilla.
Account Settings...
TBD
Window
Minimize
Hides the current window.
Zoom
Maximize the current window.
Bring All to Front
TBD
Mail & Newsgroups
Open or bring main mail/newsgroup window
Address Book
Opens the &brandShortName;'s address book.
Help
Help Contents
Opens the &brandShortName; Help window, which contains useful information that can help you browse the web.
For Internet Explorer Users (Windows only)
Opens this Help window displaying information that can help Internet Explorer users transition to &brandShortName;.
Promote &brandShortName;
Opens a web page that gives you information on how to promote &brandShortName;.
About &brandFullName;
Displays a dialog box with information about &brandShortName;, including the current version and a brief list of credits.