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How do I change the default email account to another account?

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Thunderbird assumes that the first account I placed on it is the default. I need another email account to be default; how do I switch?

Thunderbird assumes that the first account I placed on it is the default. I need another email account to be default; how do I switch?

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Click with right button mouse on the email accout >> Settings >> Select the other account in the Acconut Actios button >> Set as default

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Click with right button mouse on the email accout >> Settings >> Select the other account in the Acconut Actios button >> Set as default

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I have no such button in my Thunderbird. Need another suggestion! /hans peter

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Now i found Acconuat Actios. Account Actions is it called in my Thunderbird./hans peter