faq:email:change_password_mozilla_thunderbird
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| In any event that you have changed your Virtual Office (VO) account password, there is also a need to change it on your mail client such as Mozilla Thunderbird, | In any event that you have changed your Virtual Office (VO) account password, there is also a need to change it on your mail client such as Mozilla Thunderbird, | ||
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| - | On Mozilla Thunderbird, | ||
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| - | 3. A list of saved passwords will be shown. Select | + | 3. On the "Saved logins" |
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| - | 4. Then, **exit Thunderbird and re-open** it. | + | 4. When asked for confirmation, proceed with **Yes**. |
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| - | 5. When Thunderbird is re-opened, it will prompt you to input password for your email account. Key in the new password (make sure that "Use Password Manager to remember this password." | + | |
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| + | 5. Look for the email account which you want to update your password for, **right-click** on the row and select **Edit Password**. | ||
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| + | 6. Then, change the password to your new password and press **Enter**. Note that you are required to change passwords for both incoming (IMAP or POP) and outgoing (SMTP) connections. | ||
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| + | 7. Once done, click **Close** and **restart Thunderbird**. | ||
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