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how can I change my default e-mail address in Thunderbird

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Our old default e-mail address was: which we want to change to our new e-mail address: How do I do it please?

Our old default e-mail address was: which we want to change to our new e-mail address: How do I do it please?

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Oh, and it is not a good idea to publish email addresses on websites. I suggest you edit your first posting and remove the account names. (I don't have the authority to do that for you.)

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Windows?

Have you added the new outlook.com account into Thunderbird yet?

If not:

  • Go to Tools|Account Settings
  • In the Account Settings window, go down to the button at the bottom, click it and select "Add Mail Account".
  • Follow the instructions. Use "Continue", not "Get new address"! ;-)

I expect that this new account will automatically become the default. If not:

  • Go back to Account Settings.
  • Select your new account.
  • Click the button at the bottom, and select "Set as Default".

See the attached image; your button may have a different label. Confusingly, it shows what you last did with it, so it is somewhat unpredictable.

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Oh, and it is not a good idea to publish email addresses on websites. I suggest you edit your first posting and remove the account names. (I don't have the authority to do that for you.)

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How do I edit out the addresses I posted?

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Isn't there an "Edit this post" option for you?

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There's no edit button

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I have asked an admin to look at this.

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I found a button to edit with.