# thunderbird

## Setup Outlook Account

### Step 1 — Open the Account Settings

Open Thunderbird and click the **gear button** at the bottom left (1) to open the **Settings** tab. In the sidebar, click **Account Settings** (2).

[![config_01.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/Bvgconfig-01.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/Bvgconfig-01.png)

### Step 2 — Add a new mail account

In the **Account Settings** tab, click **+ New Account** above the account list and choose **Mail Account…** (3).

[![config_02.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/config-02.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/config-02.png)

<p class="callout info">Tip: Give the new account a recognizable name (e.g. «… (Outlook)») so you can tell the two apart.</p>

### Step 3 — Enter your identity

In the **Account Setup** tab, fill in:

1. **Your full name** — shown to recipients of your e-mails
2. **Your e-mail address** (e.g. `firstname.lastname@math.uzh.ch`)
3. **Your UZH password** (check «Remember password»)

Then click **Configure manually** (4) — do *not* click «Continue», the automatic detection does not find the correct settings.

[![config_03.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/config-03.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/config-03.png)

### Step 4 — Manual configuration

Enter the following server settings:

<table id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-incoming-server-ou"><thead><tr><th> </th><th>Incoming server</th><th>Outgoing server</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>**Protocol**</td><td>IMAP</td><td>SMTP</td></tr><tr><td>**Hostname**</td><td>`outlook.office365.com`</td><td>`smtp.office365.com`</td></tr><tr><td>**Port**</td><td>993</td><td>587</td></tr><tr><td>**Connection security**</td><td>SSL/TLS</td><td>STARTTLS</td></tr><tr><td>**Authentication method**</td><td>OAuth2</td><td>OAuth2</td></tr><tr><td>**Username**</td><td>your full e-mail address</td><td>your full e-mail address</td></tr></tbody></table>

Click **Re-test** and then **Done**.

[![config_014.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/scaled-1680-/config-014.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-08/config-014.png)

### Step 5 — Microsoft sign-in

<p class="callout info">Because the account uses **OAuth2**, a Microsoft sign-in window opens the first time Thunderbird connects. Sign in with your UZH credentials and confirm the multi-factor authentication (MFA) prompt. After that, Thunderbird stays connected for around 10 days. </p>

## Account order (left pane)

- Option a - Extension [Folderpane Tools](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/folderpane-tools/)
- Option b - [prefs.js](http://sidvind.com/wiki/Thunderbird/Change_account_order)

## Signature

- Right click your email account and select 'Settings'
- On the right side you can now edit your signature

[![signature.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/7MWsignature.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/7MWsignature.png)

## Quick Folders

- If you have a lot of folders, it is typically very time consuming to navigate through the tree on the left side, just in order to reach the folder.
- With the Thunderbird Add-On 'Quick Folders' you can configure your personal, most frequently used, folder list.
- For example, if you have to move your incoming mails into different folders, you just drag and drop the mails from the inbox to the configured folders in the 'Quick Folders'-List:

[![quickfolders.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/quickfolders.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/quickfolders.png)

- To use the Add-On 'Quick Folders', you have to download and install it personally: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/quickfolders-tabbed-folders/](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/quickfolders-tabbed-folders/)

## UZH Address Book

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[![tb-pref1.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/uhgtb-pref1.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/uhgtb-pref1.png)

[![UZH-AD0.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/uzh-ad0.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/uzh-ad0.png)

[![UZH-AD1.png](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/uzh-ad1.png)](https://wiki.math.uzh.ch/public/uploads/images/gallery/2026-06/uzh-ad1.png)

<table id="bkmrk-nameuzh-ad-hostnamei" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td>Name</td><td>UZH-AD</td></tr><tr><td>Hostname</td><td>iduzhz2dc03.d.uzh.ch</td></tr><tr><td>Base DN</td><td>OU=Users,OU=Users UZH,DC=d,DC=uzh,DC=ch</td></tr><tr><td>Port number

</td><td>636</td></tr><tr><td>Bind DN</td><td>uzh\\&lt;your shortname&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>Use secure connection (SSL)</td><td>on</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Shared Mailbox

- [Configuration](https://www.zi.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:89d814eb-eeb3-44b0-aa7f-f7b39c473114/Anleitung_TB_MailIn_Mac-5.pdf)

<p class="callout info">**Login** (~every 10 days): **Forgot my password &gt; Cancel** &gt; Select your account &gt; ... login with your **personal** credentials</p>