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Thunderbird on new computer - missing Next & Previous on Inbox; opens all emails in folder when I click on one.

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My previous computer crashed and got a new one (Win 11 of course - new for me).

I downloaded Thunderbird. With the help of an Earthlink (my email) tech, all but one of my emails (gmail) were entered. Then I downloaded and began reading them.

The first thing I noticed was the Next and Previous buttons are missing (or placed where I don't see them).

The second thing I noticed is that when I click on one email to read, all the emails in the respective Inbox also open. This is very annoying.

I also hope someone can tell me the info I need to add a gmail account. (I rarely use it, but there two websites which require a gmail email to log on.)

And I had made a T-bird "backup" but haven't used it yet. I'd like to IF I can locate it.


P.S. Is it possible to shut off the AI "help" while writing this. I find it annoying, slows me down.

My previous computer crashed and got a new one (Win 11 of course - new for me). I downloaded Thunderbird. With the help of an Earthlink (my email) tech, all but one of my emails (gmail) were entered. Then I downloaded and began reading them. The first thing I noticed was the Next and Previous buttons are missing (or placed where I don't see them). The second thing I noticed is that when I click on one email to read, all the emails in the respective Inbox also open. This is very annoying. I also hope someone can tell me the info I need to add a gmail account. (I rarely use it, but there two websites which require a gmail email to log on.) And I had made a T-bird "backup" but haven't used it yet. I'd like to IF I can locate it. P.S. Is it possible to shut off the AI "help" while writing this. I find it annoying, slows me down.

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Kami Scott said

My previous computer crashed and got a new one (Win 11 of course - new for me). I downloaded Thunderbird. With the help of an Earthlink (my email) tech, all but one of my emails (gmail) were entered. Then I downloaded and began reading them. The first thing I noticed was the Next and Previous buttons are missing (or placed where I don't see them). The second thing I noticed is that when I click on one email to read, all the emails in the respective Inbox also open. This is very annoying. I also hope someone can tell me the info I need to add a gmail account. (I rarely use it, but there two websites which require a gmail email to log on.) And I had made a T-bird "backup" but haven't used it yet. I'd like to IF I can locate it. P.S. Is it possible to shut off the AI "help" while writing this. I find it annoying, slows me down.

1. R. click the Toobar > Customize > drag the Next and Previous buttons up to the toolbar.

2. Second thing: I haven't heard of that ever happening. Does it also happen in Troubleshoot mode?

3. New Gmail account - see https://support.google.com/mail/answer/56256?hl=en. If you want to use TB to access Gmail, see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-gmail/.

4. AI - probably not.

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