Formatting toolbar.You can create a signature file (a text file that typically contains your name, address, and phone number) and have its contents added to all your messages automatically. A signature file saves you the trouble of adding common information at the bottom of your email messages. After creating the text file in Writer (be sure to save the file in text format with the .txt file extension), choose
Tools, Account Settings , and click the name of the email account for which you created the signature. Enable the
Attach this signature option, click
Choose , select your text file, and click
Open .158 Attach a File to a Message for help. Click the
Send button to send the message. If prompted, select the message format to use: text, HTML, or both. Copies of messages you send are placed in the
Sent folder unless you've configured Thunderbird to do something else with your sent messages. To configure Thunderbird to behave differently, choose
Tools, Account Settings , display the
Copies & Folders page for the account you want to change, and in the
When sending messages, automatically section, choose the option you want to apply to messages you send.
Optionally, instead of clicking
Send , you can click
Save , which saves the message in the
Drafts folder. Later you can change to the
Drafts folder by selecting it from the
Folders list in the main Thunderbird window, double-click the message to open it, make additional edits, and click
Send to send it.
You can also choose
File, Send Later instead of clicking
Send . This command places the message in the
Unsent Messages folder. To send such messages, choose
File, Send Unsent Messages from the main Thunderbird menu.