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How can I put a password in Thunderbird?

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I was forced to change password of one of my accounts and can find no way to enter the new password in thunderbird. I even deleted the account and created a new account in the program, putting the new password in at that time. Didn't work and can not find where to change the password.

I was forced to change password of one of my accounts and can find no way to enter the new password in thunderbird. I even deleted the account and created a new account in the program, putting the new password in at that time. Didn't work and can not find where to change the password.

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Options is under Tools if you use the Menu Bar. Hidden Menu Bars are revealed by pressing the alt key.

If you use the AppMenu button Options is a choice on the main menu and not under Tools.

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Go to Tools|Options|Security|Passwords>Saved Passwords.

There you can double-click or right click a password and edit it. But I don't understand why your somewhat desperate measure of tearing down and reinstalling this account didn't work.

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There is no "Tools" available in the task bar. I found a "tools" under the menu icon on the right side of the task bar but no "options" available there. This all started when I tried to log in via a browser on another computer. They then forced me to change the password. That password works when I log in via the internet but after deleting and reinstalling that email address on my desk computer in Thunderbird it no longer works.

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Chosen Solution

Options is under Tools if you use the Menu Bar. Hidden Menu Bars are revealed by pressing the alt key.

If you use the AppMenu button Options is a choice on the main menu and not under Tools.

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Now works. Thanks for the help from both of you.