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This article explain how you can use virtual card (vCard) in Thunderbird.

__TOC__ vCard is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards can contain name and address information, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, URLs, logos, photographs, etc. vCards are often attached to messages because: * They enable your recipient to quickly and reliably add your contact information to their personal address book. * They help you to minimize your [[Signatures|signature]] because your contact information is available in the vCard (and therefore doesn't need to be included at the bottom of every email message). See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard vCard on Wikipedia] for more details about this format. = How to attach your vCard to a message = To automatically attach your vCard to all outgoing messages: # {for win,mac}Go to the {menu Tools | Account Settings} menu.{/for} {for linux}Go to the {menu Edit | Account Settings} menu.{/for} #Click the {button Edit card} button to configure your virtual card information. #Check '''Attach my vCard to message''' as shown below if you want to attach your vCard to all your outgoing messages by default. [[Image:attach your vcard]] Rather than automatically attaching your vCard, you can attach it to individual messages. While composing the message, click the arrow near the {button Attach} button and check or un-check the '''Personal Card (vCard)''' menu. [[Image:attach vcard during composition]] = How to deal with received vCards = When a vCard is attached to a message the message will have an attachment with a *.vcf extension. Thunderbird will automatically recognize and preview this attachment in the message body, as shown below: [[Image:vcard preview]] Click the icon to open the vCard and add it to your address book.