Office 365 (Thunderbird) - How To's for Email and Calendar
This document contains instructions on using a non-Microsoft email client, such as Apple Mail or Thunderbird. Microsoft does not recommend these clients for use with Office 365, and there are often significant limitations in client functionality as a result. Because of this, the DoIT Help Desk is only able to offer best effort support for these clients, and certain issues may require the use of a Microsoft client in order to be resolved. For more information on Office 365 client support, please see: Office 365 - Which clients/protocols will be supported?.Best Effort Support Only
This document lists common functions/features for Office 365 Email/Calendar and links to resources that explain how to perform each function/action using Thunderbird.
Configuration
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Configure Thunderbird
- Office 365 Global Address List (Not Possible)
- Directory Search (Win) - Configure Thunderbird for White Pages
- Directory Search (Mac) - Configuring Thunderbird for White Pages
Sending a Message
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Create an email message
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Reply to or forward an email message
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Reply to or forward an email message
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Format a Message
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Save an email message
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Add an attachment to an email
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Create and add an email message signature
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Check spelling and/or grammar
- Send as alternate address (Instructions Coming Soon)
- [Link for document 4099 is unavailable at this time.]
Managing Messages
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Delete a message
- Office 365 - Recover deleted items
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Working with folders
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Sorting Messages
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Change View settings
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Search/Find Messages
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Tags/Categories
- [Link for document 32586 is unavailable at this time.]
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Set a vacation message (out of office)
Permissions
- Assign folder permissions (Not Possible)
- Office 365 - Manage Full Mailbox, Send As, and Send on Behalf of Permissions
- Open another person's folder (Not Possible)
Contacts (People)
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Create a contact
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Edit/Delete a contact
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Send an email to a contact or personal group
Personal Groups (distribution lists)
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Managing a Personal Group
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Managing a Personal Group
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Send an email to a contact or personal group
Customizing Message Options
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Modify Message Settings
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Modify Delivery Options
Misc
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Printing
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Keyboard Shortcuts
- Accessibility (Instructions Coming Soon)
- Office 365 - Change your display name
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Working Offline
Calendar
Configuration
- Office 365 (Thunderbird) - Configure Thunderbird
- Directory Search (Whitepages) Configuration (Not Possible)
Events
- Create an Event/Appointment (Not Possible)
- Modify an Event/Appointment (Not Possible)
- Set Event Recurrence (Not Possible)
Attendees
- Invite an Attendee (schedule a meeting) (Not Possible)
- Respond to Invitations (Not Possible)
- Invite a non-Office 365 Attendee (Not Possible)
- Check Availability (Scheduling Assistant) (Not Possible)
Interaction and Customization
- Create a New Calendar (Not Possible)
- Delete an Existing Calendar (Not Possible)
- View and Hide Calendars (Group View) (Not Possible)
- Change Calendar Views (Not Possible)
- Assign Categories (Not Possible)
- Change Calendar Color (Not Possible)
- Event Reminders/Notifications/Flags (Not Possible)
Calendar Sharing/Permissions
- Assign 'read' permissions (Not Possible)
- Assign 'write/modify' permissions (Not Possible)
- Working with other calendars (Not Possible)
Subscribe to Calendars
- Subscribe to O365 Calendars (Not Possible)
- Subscribe to Internet (External) Calendars (Not Possible)
- Unsubscribe from a Calendar (Not Possible)
Resources
- Office 365 - Create, edit, or delete a Resource Account
- Office 365 - Configure Resource Scheduling Options/Settings/Permissions
- Schedule/Invite a Resource (room/equipment/vacation calendar) (Not Possible)
- Work on behalf of a Resource (room/equipment/vacation calendar) (Not Possible)
Contacts (People)
- Create Contact (Not Possible)
- Edit/Modify Contact (Not Possible)
- Invite Contact (Not Possible)
Personal Groups
- Create Personal Group (Not Possible)
- Edit/Modify Personal Group (Not Possible)
- Invite Personal Groups (Not Possible)
Tasks
- Create a Task (Not Possible)
- Edit/Modify a Task (Not Possible)
Misc
- Printing (Not Possible)
- Keyboard Shortcuts (Not Possible)
- Accessibility (Not Possible)
- Office 365 - Change your display name
- Working Offline (Not Possible)