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-====== ​ADDRESSBOOK on THUNDERBIRD ​====== +====== ​Thunderbird:​ address books and e-mail lists ====== 
-<note w> + 
-  We are upgrading and changing ​this page ... WORK IN PROGRESS ​\\+Please ignore ​this page.\\ 
 + 
 +/** 
 +=== Glossary and short information ===
  
-</​note>​ 
- ​{{ ​ services:​sqrman.gif ​ }} 
-Glossary:\\ 
 An **address book card** contains the information about one e-mail contact address.\\ ​ An **address book card** contains the information about one e-mail contact address.\\ ​
-You can find this example ​on this page: Name: //​ann.sonders//​ Email //​ann.sonders@ictp.it//​ \\+You can find on this page as an example of an address book card: //Name:// //​ann.sonders// //Email:// //​ann.sonders@ictp.it//​ \\ 
 +You can create easily a single address book card: 
 +   * in the main thunderbird window bar click on **Address Book** 
 +   * and then in the //Address Book// window click on **New Card**. 
 +Please note: if you need to insert a lot of e-mail contacts (address book card), please go to the section: [[#Import a list of e-mail contacts from a file]] on this page. 
 +....
 \\ \\
-A **list** contains a list of your e-mail contacts.\\ 
-You can find this example on this page: //​colleagueslist//​.\\ 
 \\ \\
 +A **list** contains a list of your e-mail contacts (address book card).\\
 +You can find on this page as an example of a list name: //​colleagueslist//​.\\
 +You can create easily a list:
 +   * in the main thunderbird window bar click on **Address Book**;
 +   * and then in the //Address Book// window click on **New List**.
 +Please note: if you have previously inserted some e-mail contacts (address book card), please go to the section: [[#Insert e-mail contacts from an address book to a list]] on this page.
 +....
 \\ \\
-An **address book** can contain: **address book cards** and **lists**.\\ 
-You can find this example on this page: //Personal Address Book//, // newcolleagues//​. 
 \\ \\
-\\ +An **address book** can contain: **address book cards** and **lists**.\\ 
-----+You can find on this page as examples of two address books names: //Personal Address Book// and // newcolleagues//​.
  
 +----
 + 
 ===== Import a list of e-mail contacts from a file  ===== ===== Import a list of e-mail contacts from a file  =====
  
-a)  Create a file with the extension " **.txt** " (for example //​newcollegues.txt//​) writing in each line one e-mail address ​only. To avoid any problem due to different versions of Thunderbird,​ please insert an EMPTY LINE as first line of the file.\\+a)  Create a file with the extension " **.txt** " (for example //​newcollegues.txt//​) writing in each line only one e-mail address. To avoid any problem due to different versions of Thunderbird,​ please insert** an EMPTY LINE as first line of the file.**\\
 {{addressbookfile.jpg|Example addressbookfile.txt with empty line at the beginning... }}\\ {{addressbookfile.jpg|Example addressbookfile.txt with empty line at the beginning... }}\\
- 
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 b) Run **Thunderbird**.\\ b) Run **Thunderbird**.\\
 \\ \\
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   * **1)** Click on **Tools**;   * **1)** Click on **Tools**;
   * **2)** then select **Import ...**\\   * **2)** then select **Import ...**\\
- 
 {{naddth1.jpg|Select Tools --> Import ...}}\\ {{naddth1.jpg|Select Tools --> Import ...}}\\
-\\ 
 \\ \\
 d) In the //Import window//: \\ d) In the //Import window//: \\
-  * **1)** select **Address Books** box and  then  +  * **1)** select **Address Books** box;  
-  * **2)** click **Next**.\\+  * **2)** click on **Next**.\\
 {{naddth2.jpg|Select Address Books box...}}\\ {{naddth2.jpg|Select Address Books box...}}\\
 +\\
 \\ \\
 e) In next the //Import window//: ​ e) In next the //Import window//: ​
   * **1)** select **Text file (LDIF, .tab, .csv, .txt)**;   * **1)** select **Text file (LDIF, .tab, .csv, .txt)**;
-  * **2)** and click **Next**.\\+  * **2)** and click on **Next**.\\
 {{naddth3.jpg|Select Text file (LDIF,​...}}\\ {{naddth3.jpg|Select Text file (LDIF,​...}}\\
 \\ \\
 \\ \\
 f) In the //Select address book file// window: f) In the //Select address book file// window:
-  * **1)** select as file types **Tab Delimited** ​and then  +  * **1)** select as file types **Tab Delimited**;  
-  * **2)** select the **//​filename//​.txt** previously created (for example //​newcolleagues.txt//​);​+  * **2)** select the ** //​filename//​.txt ** previously created (for example //​newcolleagues.txt//​);​
   * **3)** then click on **Open**.\\   * **3)** then click on **Open**.\\
 {{naddth4.jpg|Select the file previously created...}}\\ {{naddth4.jpg|Select the file previously created...}}\\
 \\ \\
 +
 +
 \\ \\
 g) In the //Import Address Book// window, please check:\\ g) In the //Import Address Book// window, please check:\\
-the **Primary Email** box have to be checked and on the first position of //Address Book fields// column, if not:+the **Primary Email** box have to be checked and pay attention it have to be on the first position of //Address Book fields// column. If it is not:
   * **1)** put a check into **Primary Email** box;   * **1)** put a check into **Primary Email** box;
-  * **2)** move this line in the first position, ​ select ​it then move the line using the **Move Up** buttom;+  * **2)** move **Primary Email* ​line in the first position ​of the column,  select ​**Primary Email* line then move it up using the **Move Up** buttom;
   * **3)** all the other boxes  in //Address book fields// column have to be unchecked (unselected);​   * **3)** all the other boxes  in //Address book fields// column have to be unchecked (unselected);​
-  ​* **4)** ​then click on **OK**.\\+ 
 +  ​* **4)** ​after checking the //Import Address Book// window, ​click on **OK**.\\
 {{naddth5.jpg|If it is necessary, move Primary Email on first position...&​ unselect other lines...}}\\ {{naddth5.jpg|If it is necessary, move Primary Email on first position...&​ unselect other lines...}}\\
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 l) In the //Address book// window (on the left):\\ l) In the //Address book// window (on the left):\\
   * **1)** select the address book name just created (in our example //​newcolleagues//​);​\\   * **1)** select the address book name just created (in our example //​newcolleagues//​);​\\
-  * **2)** then you will see its the content.\\+  * **2)** then you will see its content.\\
 {{naddth8.jpg|Please verify the content.}}\\ {{naddth8.jpg|Please verify the content.}}\\
 \\ \\
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-===== Insert ​some e-mail contacts from an address book to a list =====+===== Insert e-mail contacts from an address book to a list =====
  
 a) In the main thunderbird window, click on **Address Book**.\\ a) In the main thunderbird window, click on **Address Book**.\\
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   * **1)** select the address book name where you wish to keep the list (for example //Personal Address Book//);   * **1)** select the address book name where you wish to keep the list (for example //Personal Address Book//);
   * **2)** then click on **New List**.   * **2)** then click on **New List**.
-{{.jpg|Select Personal Address Book then [ Create a new List ]...}}\\+{{naddth9.jpg|Select Personal Address Book then [ Create a new List ]...}}\\
 \\ \\
 \\ \\
 c) In the //Mailing List// window: c) In the //Mailing List// window:
   * **1)** write a ** //list name// ** in the //List Name:// field (for example //​colleagueslist//​) and    * **1)** write a ** //list name// ** in the //List Name:// field (for example //​colleagueslist//​) and 
-  * **2)** -- optionally -- you can write a // **a short description** // in the //​Description://​ field (for example //​colleagues list for June//;+  * **2)** -- optionally -- you can write a // **a short description** // in the //​Description://​ field (for example //​colleagues list for June//);
   * **3)** then **OK**.   * **3)** then **OK**.
-{{addressbook10.jpg|Fill in carefully the Mailing List window ... }}\\+{{naddth10.jpg|Fill in carefully the Mailing List window ... }}\\
 \\ \\
 \\ \\
-d) Click on the little cross on the left of the **Personal Address Book** ​ (on the left sidebar) \\ +d) In the //address book// window:\\ 
-{{addressbook11.jpg|Expand Personal Address Book...}}\\ +click on the Plus sign " ** + ** " ​on the left of the **Personal Address Book** ​ (on the left sidebar). \\ 
-\\  +{{naddth11.jpg|Expand Personal Address Book...}} ​
-\\ +
-to view the //​newcolleagues//​ list just created ...\\ +
-{{addressbook12.jpg|View of newcolleagues list just created ​ }}\\ +
-\\+
 \\ \\
 \\ \\
 +e) In the same //address book// window:\\
 +   * **1)** now you can see the list (for example ​ //​colleagueslist//​) just created;
 +   * **2)** and then select// **the address book name** // (for example //​newcolleagues//​) where the e-mail contacts you need are stored. ​
 +{{naddth12.jpg|Select the address book name with the e-mail contacts you need ... }}\\
 \\ \\
 \\ \\
 +f) In the same //address book// window:\\
 + - f1) to select all the e-mail contacts of //​newcolleagues//​ address book:
 +   * **1)** click on **Edit** and
 +   * **2)** on **Select All** to select all the e-mail address of //​newcolleagues//​ address book.\\
 +OR \\
 + - f2) to select some e-mail contacts only:
 +   * click on each e-mail contact you need, always pressing **<​CTRL>​** button.
  
-e)Select ​the **newcolleagues** address book\\ +All the e-mail contacts selected will have a blue line color as background. 
-{{addressbook13.jpg|Select ​newcolleagues ​ address book}}\\ + 
-\\+{{naddth13.jpg|In the example we select all the e-mail of newcolleagues address book...  ​}}\\
 \\ \\
-f) and then select **Edit** and **Select All** to select all the e-mail address of //​newcolleagues//​ address book.\\ 
-{{addressbook14.jpg|Select all the e-mail of newcolleagues address book  }}\\ 
-.... you will obtain \\ 
-{{addressbook15.jpg|All e-mail address selected}}\\ 
 \\ \\
 +g) Drag the selected e-mail contacts on the **newcolleagues** list name (previously created).\\
 +{{naddth14.jpg|Drag the selected e-mail contacts....}}\\
 \\ \\
-g) Drag the selected e-mail address on the **newcolleagues** list name (previously created).\\ 
-{{addressbook16.jpg|Drag the selected e-mail....}}\\ 
 \\ \\
 +h) If you select the **newcolleagues** list, you will be able to see the e-mail contacts present in it.\\
 +{{naddth15.jpg|Check the content of newcolleagues list.}}\\
 \\ \\
-h) If you select the **newcolleagues** list, you will be able to see the e-mail addresses on the right.\\ 
-{{addressbook17.jpg|Check the content of newcolleagues list  }}\\ 
 \\ \\
 +If you now click on **write** (in the same //Address Book// window), a new //Compose// window will appear and all the
 +e-mail contacts of the //​newcolleagues//​ list will be inserted in different **To**: fields of the header.\\
 +{{naddth16.jpg|Just test it.}}\\
 \\ \\
 \\ \\
-So if you write an e-mail ​.... select a field **Bcc:​** ​in the header, you will be able \\ +But very often you could need to write an e-mail ​inserting an e-mail list in the **Bcc:​** ​(blind carbon copy) field of the header. 
-to insert in this field the **list name** which contains all the e-mail ​address imported from a file.txt\\ +Please start from the main thunderbird window selecting ​**write**, then write the // **e-mail ​list name** // (for example //​newcolleagueslist//​) in a **Bcc:** field of the header.\\ 
-{{addressbook18.jpg|Example of Bcc: newcolleagues ​}}\\+{{naddth17.jpg|Select [ Create a new message ] ...}} 
 +{{naddth18.jpg|| then write the e-mail list name in the field Bcc:}} 
 + ​*/  ​