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How can I format/add stationary to an email?

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Malta
Malta
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I have used outlook express and Windows 7 live mail in the past. I now only have access windows 10 live mail which is awful. I was just introduced to Thunderbird email and down loaded. It looks extremely similar to what I am use to using in the past. I can't seem to find how to add a background/stationary as well as music/sound to my mail. In windows 7 live mail and in outlook express I found the option to add a background/stationary under the format tab along with adding music. I would greatly appreciate it if you would get back to me as to how to do these functions. Thank you, Malta

I have used outlook express and Windows 7 live mail in the past. I now only have access windows 10 live mail which is awful. I was just introduced to Thunderbird email and down loaded. It looks extremely similar to what I am use to using in the past. I can't seem to find how to add a background/stationary as well as music/sound to my mail. In windows 7 live mail and in outlook express I found the option to add a background/stationary under the format tab along with adding music. I would greatly appreciate it if you would get back to me as to how to do these functions. Thank you, Malta

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Zenos
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This would be a good time to break those bad habits.  ;-)

There is an addon called Stationery which is designed specifically to support the same stationery documents that you could use with Outlook Express. The add-on makes it possible to select and change between ready-made stationery templates, but offers very little assistance in generating them. It assumes you'll have a collection from your OE days.

Music is pretty much a no-no unless you learn some deep html/css voodoo. It is possible to embed a link to a standard player, and you'd have to do it that way as Thunderbird itself has no native support for playing music. So you have two problems; Thunderbird offers no easy way to embed music yourself when composing a message, and if you receive email that wants to play music, Thunderbird is not going to do it for you.

Malta
Malta Tompon'ny fanontaniana
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The response is helpful but, where do I find the addon called stationary?

Is adding music/sound to email something that will be added in the future I hope?

You are so right in breaking bad habits!

Zenos
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Here is an article about how to install add-ons in Thunderbird:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/installing-addon-thunderbird

You need to just type Stationery into that box at the top.

Note: "stationary" means "not moving", "stationery" means paper and pens and stuff. But in this case I don't think the spelling will matter.  ;-)

Malta
Malta Tompon'ny fanontaniana
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Is there a way to import contacts from one PC or another email account, without having to enter in each contact manually? Thanks, Malta

Zenos
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The usual way to move address book data is to export it to a CSV file on the old system and then import that CSV file into the new system.

Some users report that VCF files (vcards) are easier to use and I'd agree that importing them into Thunderbird is cleaner than using CSV files. But you may find that other address books don't support VCF export.

So, go to where your addresses are currently stored and look for options to export them, using VCF or CSV.

In Thunderbird, open the Address Book, and under Tools|Import you can start the process of importing them. You'll need a USB memory stick or an SD flash card, or similar, to transport them between computers.