Use the following font Select whether your plain-text email messages (emails that are not HTML or otherwise formatted) are shown in fixed-width or variable-width font. If this box is checked, Thunderbird will display small smiley-face type graphics in your emails instead of the symbols.

Plain Text Messages Display emoticons as graphics Emoticons are combinations of punctuation symbols ( :-) is a smile, sideways, that expresses happiness). HTML or formatted messages may override these colors. Display FormattingĬolors When displaying messages, use the following colors These two color pickers allow you to choose the text and background colors that your messages will be displayed in by default. Sender This will make new mail alerts show the sender of each new message. Subject This will make new mail alerts show the subject of each new message.

(the Customize New Mail Alert feature is not available on the Macintosh) Message Preview Text This will make new mail alerts contain a sample of the text in the new messages. to pick a file on your computer and press Play to hear the chosen file. Use the following sound file With this option selected, you can choose a specific audio file (WAV on Windows/Linux, any QuickTime compatible format on the Mac) that will play when new messages arrive. Play a sound Thunderbird can also trigger a sound file, to play when a new message arrives Default system sound for new mail With this option selected, Thunderbird will use the new mail alert sound, as designated in your operating system's setting. Show an alert With this check marked, an alert will pop up in the bottom right of your screen, telling you that you have new messages, as well as provide info, such as which account(s) have new messages, how many new messages there are, and more, which you can set by clicking on Customize. You can set Thunderbird to alert you, in different ways, when new messages arrive. If you want to restore the default start page, click on Restore Default. Using this option, you can disable the start page, or set it to go to any web page you choose, by entering the URL in the Location field. Thunderbird Start Page When Thunderbird launches, show the Start Page in the message area When you start Thunderbird, there is a welcome page, that is displayed in the message pane. Click on Check Now to have Thunderbird specifically check to see if it the default program for mail, news, web feed (RSS), or a combination of the three. When Thunderbird is your default mail program, mail links from other programs, such as your web browser, will open in Thunderbird. System Defaults Always check to see if Thunderbird is the default mail client on startup You can make Thunderbird check to see if it is registered as your system default mail program, whenever it starts up.

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