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How do i make text bigger in thunderbird

#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD INSTALL#
#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD ZIP FILE#
#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD PLUS#
#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD WINDOWS#

#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD ZIP FILE#

In my case, I created a zip file of the entire profile folder contents on the source machine, copied that across my network to the destination machine, and then unzipped it in place. All folders and sub-folders in the profile folder are copied.It doesn’t matter how you do it it could be over your network, using a USB thumb drive or external hard disk, or any other way you have of copying bits from one machine to another. That initial run of Thunderbird may have placed some information there that we do not need, and we don’t want to confuse subsequent steps.Ĭopy the complete contents of the profile folder on the source machine to the profile folder of the destination machine. Make sure that the profile folder on the destination machine is empty. IMPORTANT: this step is performed on the destination machine, the machine you’re moving to, the machine that does not yet have your email on it. Regardless of whether you changed it to a folder of your own choosing or left it to where that first run of Thunderbird set it, we start with a simple step. That tells Thunderbird that my profile is stored in f:\doc\thunderbird – a folder I created on a separate drive.

#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD WINDOWS#

That’s a simple text file that you can examine with Notepad, or “Type” at the Windows Command prompt. (where “LeoN” is replaced with your own Windows login account), there exists a file “profiles.ini”. There’s a support article on locating profiles that covers it for other operating systems, but in a nutshell, here’s what worked for me on Windows.Ĭ:\Users\ LeoN\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird While you’re at it, close Thunderbird on the source machine.

This step was necessary to cause Thunderbird to create the profile folder into which we’re about to copy our information. With that out of the way, close Thunderbird. Run Thunderbird, and it’ll prompt you to begin configuring your email.

#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD INSTALL#

I’m going to assume that you’re running the latest version of Thunderbird, as I was.ĭownload and install the latest version of Thunderbird on the machine to which you want to move your email.

Run Thunderbird on the destination machine.

Copy the contents of the entire profile folder and all subfolders from the source machine to the destination.

Locate the profile folder on the source machine.

Erase the contents of the profile folder on the destination machine.

Locate the profile folder on the destination machine.

Run it once on the destination machine, configure nothing, and exit.

Install Thunderbird on the destination machine (the machine on which you want to have your email).

Close Thunderbird on the source machine (the machine on which you currently have your email).

This makes copying your Thunderbird-based email from one machine to another a simple process. Your profile folder has everything: mail, mail folders, email accounts, contacts, installed extensions, and so on. Thunderbird uses what it calls “profiles” to locate all of the information associated with your email. All you need do to move your Thunderbird email is to locate the profile on the old machine and copy it in its entirety to the profile location on the new machine. The shortcut Ctrl and 0 resets the zoom level to the default value.Thunderbird stores all your information in what it calls a “profile” - a folder that contains everything.

#HOW DO I MAKE TEXT BIGGER IN THUNDERBIRD PLUS#

You can alternatively use Ctrl and the minus or plus keys on the keyboard, or click on View > Zoom to use the menu to change the font size. The changes are visible right away in the mail pane so that you can use this method to adjust the font size to a level you are comfortable with. The easiest way to change the font size is to hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and use the mouse wheel to increase or decrease it. There are two ways to change the font size of emails in Thunderbird, one is only making the changes temporarily for the session while the other one is permanently making the change. Not only by installing extensions that change the client's behavior, but also by making changes to settings that the program ships with.Â I was recently asked if there is a way to increase the font size of the Ghacks newsletter in Thunderbird, and sure thing, there areÂ several options to do so locally. Thunderbird is my desktop email client of choice and one of the reasons for that is that it is highly customizable.