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It says, under Menu go to TOOLS, click OPTIONS, there is no Options in the MAC version, now what?

Thomaz3131
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Trying to change "SOUND" for arriving email. Followed steps to the letter under "How to Customize the New Mail Sound"...https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-customize-new-mail-sound#thunderbird:mac:tb24

However, under 24.0.0 OPTIONS is not listed under TOOLS -there is an empty space ( where Options should be ) and then Account Settings...

I'd love to change the sound - please advise. Thanks, Thomaz

Trying to change "SOUND" for arriving email. Followed steps to the letter under "How to Customize the New Mail Sound"...https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-customize-new-mail-sound#thunderbird:mac:tb24 However, under 24.0.0 OPTIONS is not listed under TOOLS -there is an empty space ( where Options should be ) and then Account Settings... I'd love to change the sound - please advise. Thanks, Thomaz

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Look for Preferences instead of Tools on a MAC. Here is an article explaining the menu differences between operating systems. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences_in_Windows,_Linux,_and_Mac

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Look for Preferences instead of Tools on a MAC. Here is an article explaining the menu differences between operating systems. http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences_in_Windows,_Linux,_and_Mac

Thomaz3131
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This is great - and I thank you - I"m a bit confused however, Mozilla does such a great job - would it not be possible simply to put (Windows) with the explanations posted in the new version? I clicked on What's new - why would I assume that the directions given were not for my operating system? I'm sure it's only an oversight - but it would save quite a bit of collective time. Thanks so much, again, for your help. Thomaz

user01229325
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Oh it is worse than that. When they hid the Menu Bar and replaced it with the AppMenu button (square with 3 lines) some genius moved several of the menu choices around so they do not match the documentation no matter what operating system you have.

I guess it keeps us volunteers supplied with questions that way. :)