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 * How to...change from Thunderbird to Gmail **


 * INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHANGING FROM THUNDERBIRD (LAPOSADAGV.NET) TO GMAIL (GMAIL.COM) **


 * A. EXPORT ADDRESS BOOK FROM THUNDERBIRD TO DESKTOP **
 * 1) Double click on **Thunderbird Email** icon on **Desktop**
 * 2) Left click on **Address Book**
 * 3) Left click on **Personal Address Book**
 * 4) Left click on **Tools**
 * 5) Left click on **Export**
 * 6) At top, use arrow to select **Save in: Desktop**
 * 7) At bottom, type a file name (**Address Book)**
 * 8) Under that line, in the **Save as type** dropdown, left click on **Comma Separated** (this saves the contacts as a csv file)
 * 9) Left click on **Save**
 * SEE YOUR ADDRESS BOOK ON THE DESKTOP. **


 *  B. SET UP GMAIL ACCOUNT **
 * 1) Go to google.com/accounts/new account
 * 2) Complete the information on that page. Make the user name the first or last name and last 4 digits of phone number, if possible. Have the resident WRITE DOWN THE EMAIL ADDRESS AND THE PASSWORD.
 * 3) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Make an icon: Bookmark the email page to toolbar. Then drag it to Desktop. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Or Go to Google home page, see Mail on toolbar, drag that to Desktop **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">C. IMPORT ADDRESS BOOK FROM DESKTOP **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Double click on your new **email.com account icon** on **Desktop**
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Left click on **Contacts** (on left, under **Compose Mail**, just above **Tasks**)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Left click on **Import** (upper right)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Left click **Browse**--at top, **Look in:** use arrow to select **Desktop**
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">At bottom, **File Name:** Type in **Address Book--**click on **Open**
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Under that line, left click on **Import**
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Left click on **OK**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">NOW YOUR ADDRESS BOOK IS IMPORTED **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">D. NOTIFY CORRESPENDENTS OF NEW EMAIL ADDRESS **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Go to Contacts (above Tasks)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">See list of contacts. Click ALL.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Click on the word EMAIL. All the contacts will appear after To: on the address line of a new message
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">On the subject line write New Email Address.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write your message about change of address.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Send
 * E. Call front desk if you want to change your email address on the resident list.**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> written by maa8253@lapgv.com