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faq:email:how_to_change_password_on_email_client [2022/03/04 13:53] – [Ms Outlook 2003] vikkifaq:email:how_to_change_password_on_email_client [2022/03/04 15:32] (current) – [Mozilla Thunderbird (2012 or newer)] vikki
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 +[[:start|Home]] > [[:faq|FAQ]] > [[faq:email|Email]] > [[faq:email#email_clients_mobile|Email Clients & Mobile]] > [[faq:email#other_settings_and_configurations|Other Settings and Configurations]] > **How to Change Password on your Mail Clients**
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 ====== How to Change Password on your Mail Clients ====== ====== How to Change Password on your Mail Clients ======
  
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-==== Ms Outlook 2003 ==== 
-1. Open Outlook.\\ 
-2. Click the "Tools" menu, then select "E-mail Accounts".\\ 
-3. Check that "View or change existing e-mail accounts" is selected, then click "Next".\\ 
-4. Highlight the email account where you want to change the password, then click "Change".\\ 
-5. Under "Logon Information", type in the new password in the "Password" field.\\ 
-6. Click "Next", then "Finish".\\ 
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 ==== MS Outlook 2007 ==== ==== MS Outlook 2007 ====
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-==== MS Outlook 2010 ====+==== Ms Outlook 2003 ====
 1. Open Outlook.\\ 1. Open Outlook.\\
-2. Click the "File" menu, then select "Account Settings". \\ +2. Click the "Tools" menu, then select "E-mail Accounts".\\ 
-3. Click "Account Settingsagain.\\ +3. Check that "View or change existing e-mail accounts" is selected, then click "Next".\\ 
-4. Highlight the account that you want to change the password, and click "Change".\\ +4. Highlight the email account where you want to change the password, then click "Change".\\ 
-5. Type in the new password in the "Password" field.\\ +5. Under "Logon Information", type in the new password in the "Password" field.\\ 
-6. Click "Next", "Finish" and "Close".\\+6. Click "Next", then "Finish".\\
  
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-==== Mozilla Thunderbird ====+==== Mozilla Thunderbird (2012 or newer) ==== 
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 +1. Open Thunderbird and click on the menu icon at top right. \\ 
 +2. Select "Preferences" (or "Options", depending on your version).\\  
 +3. Select "Privacy & Security" (or "Security") from the left menu, and click on the "Saved Passwords" button (under "Passwords" section/tab).\\  
 +4. Click "Show Passwords", and confirm with "Yes".\\  
 +5. Right-click on your email account and select "Edit Password". Edit your password and press "Enter".\\  
 +6. Close all windows and restart Thunderbird.\\  
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 +Note that you need to change passwords for both incoming (IMAP or POP) and outgoing (SMTP) connections. 
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 +For detailed steps with screenshots, please refer to: [[faq:email:change_password_mozilla_thunderbird|How to change password of email account on Mozilla Thunderbird]] 
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 +==== Mozilla Thunderbird (2011 or older) ==== 
 1. Launch Thunderbird. Select "Options" from the "Tools" menu.\\ 1. Launch Thunderbird. Select "Options" from the "Tools" menu.\\
 2. Click on the "Security" icon.\\ 2. Click on the "Security" icon.\\
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 ==== Mac Mail ==== ==== Mac Mail ====
-1. Launch Mail.\\ +1. Launch Mail.\\  
-2. Click "Mail" menu and select "Preferences".\\ +2. Click "Mail" from the top menu and select "Preferences".\\  
-3. Click the "Accounts" tab.\\ +3. Click the "Accounts" tab.\\  
-4. Select the account name that you want to change the password.\\ +4. Select the account name that you want to change the password.\\  
-5. Click the "Passwordsfield to select the old password, press "Delete" and type in your new password.\\ +5. Click on the "Server Settingstab.\\  
-6. Click the "Closebutton.\\ +6. Change your password at the "Passwordfields for both Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server settings.\\  
-  +7Once done, close the window.
-Reference (Mac Mail) taken from [[http://smallbusiness.chron.com/change-password-mac-mail-53493.html|Chron]].+
  
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