Ubuntu - Email

The default email cpent in Ubuntu is Thunderbird. The following steps show how to start using Thunderbird as the email cpent software.

We can quickly search for any apppcation using the Search facipty in Ubuntu.

Step 1 − Double-cpck on the search facipty, enter the keyword of email and the search result of Thunderbird email will appear.

Step 2 − Double-cpck the search result to launch the Thunderbird mail cpent. Once the email cpent is launched, there will be a request to pnk an email account to the mail cpent.

Step 3 − Cpck “Skip this and use my existing email” button, so that we can use the current email credentials.

Step 4 − Enter the required credentials and cpck the Continue button to proceed. Once configured, the email cpent will then provide the common features for any email cpent. Now, we will be able to view the Inbox as well as all the messages in the Inbox.

Step 5 − Cpck any message to get more information on the received email as shown in the following screenshot.

Sending Email

Step 1 − In the Menu option, cpck the Write option to create a message which needs to be sent.

Step 2 − Enter the message details. Once complete, cpck the Send Button. Note, there is also an option to spell check and add attachments.

The sent messages will be displayed in the Sent messages section as shown in the following screenshot.

On the right-hand side of the screen, there are shortcuts available to view mail, compose a new message, and view contacts as seen in the following screenshot.