Setting up and using email

The following explanation is shown for Mac OS X users, however it is basically exactly the same for Windows and UNIX operating systems too.

Firstly open a text editing program like notepad (windows),textedit (mac) or VIM (Unix) and create a file for your signature. This file can be basic text or even HTML, the language that web pages are written in. If you are unsure then just do it as a simple text file.

So once you've written out your text file you'll need to save it somewhere safe on your machine. I'd recommend calling it something like "email-signature-file.html" so that you'll know what it is whenever you come accross it. Notice also the file has the extension ".html".

Once that file is saved and closed then it's time to tell Thunderbird to use it.

Configure Thunderbird to Include the Signature File on EMails

In Thunderbird go to the [Tools] menu at the top and choose the "Account Settings..." option.

You should now see a window that looks similar to the one shown.

1. Make sure that the correct account is highlighted on the left

2. Check the option that says "Attach this signature:"

3. Hit the "Choose" button and find the file you created, and then select it.

Thunderbird will put this file at the bottom of every email you now send for the account selected.