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[[Image:]]'''2. SECOND STEP:-'''
[[Image:]]'''2. SECOND STEP:-'''
−* Click the gear in the top right
+* Click the gear in the top right [[:File:gmail account 2.png|25px]]
* Click on Account and then scroll down to '''signing in '''and select''' '''[https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps?pli=1 Access for less secure apps] .
* Click on Account and then scroll down to '''signing in '''and select''' '''[https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps?pli=1 Access for less secure apps] .
* Turn on as showing below.
* Turn on as showing below.
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* Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet and then start Thunderbird.
* Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet and then start Thunderbird.
−* On the first setup screen, enter your name, your email address, your password. Your password is your current email password. If you want Thunderbird to remember your password (so you don't need to keep typing it every time you check your mail), click the '''Remember password''' checkbox.<br/> [[Image:]]<br/>
+* On the first setup screen, enter your name, your email address, your password. Your password is your current email password. If you want Thunderbird to remember your password (so you don't need to keep typing it every time you check your mail), click the '''Remember password''' checkbox.<br/>
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* Thunderbird tries to get your account settings by connecting to the database of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that is maintained by Mozilla.
* Thunderbird tries to get your account settings by connecting to the database of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that is maintained by Mozilla.
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−If Thunderbird finds the information for your email provider it automatically enters that information for you. Click the Create Account button to add the account. Click the Cancel button to stop the set up process.
If Thunderbird finds the information for your email provider it automatically enters that information for you. Click the Create Account button to add the account. Click the Cancel button to stop the set up process.
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* Once your account is created, Thunderbird asks you if you want it to be the default application for email, newsgroups, or feeds. Make your choices by clicking the checkboxes.
* Once your account is created, Thunderbird asks you if you want it to be the default application for email, newsgroups, or feeds. Make your choices by clicking the checkboxes.
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