If you have never used Thunderbird with your USF email address, please contact the USF IT Service Desk for approval from the Email team to use this application.

To set up a new account

1. The Mail Account Setup dialog box should open the first time you open Thunderbird.
   1. If it does not open:
      1. Locate the Menu button in the top right corner.
      2. Click Menu > Account Settings...
      3. On the Account Settings page, under Account Actions, click Add Mail Account.
         
         
2. In the Mail Account Setup dialog box, enter the following information:
   1. Your Name: enter the name you want on the "From" line in your outgoing messages
   2. Email Address: enter your @usf.edu email address
   3. Password: enter your @usf.edu email password
   4. Make sure the Remember password box is checked
      
      
      
      
3. Click Configure Manually
   
   
4. Enter the following information:
   1. Incoming server hostname: outlook.office365.com
   2. Outgoing server hostname: smtp.office365.com
   3. Username: enter your @usf.edu email address
   4. Change the Incoming Port field to 993 and the Outgoing Port field to 587.
   5. Change the Incoming SSL field to SSL/TLS and Outgoing SSL field STARTTLS.
   6. Authentication: Select Oauth2.0 for both Incoming and Outgoing
      
      
      
      

5. Click done. You should now be prompted in a new Microsoft style sign-in window for your login and MFA.
   

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   If it is greyed out, click “re-test” first and confirm that all of the info is still correct. You should now be prompted in a new Microsoft style sign-in window for your login and MFA.

   
   

To change the settings on an existing account

1. Open Thunderbird.
   
   
2. Locate the Menu button in the top right corner.
   
   
3. Click Menu > Account Settings...
   
   
4. Click Server Settings under your @usf.edu email.
   
   
5. Enter the following information:
        a. Server Name: smtpoutlook.office365.com
        b. Port: 993
        c. User Name: your @usf.edu email address
        d. Select SSL/TLS from the Connection security dropdown menu
        e. Select OAuth2 from the Authentication method dropdown menu
   
   
6. Open the Outgoing Server (SMTP) menu. Open the server for your @usf.edu email.
   
   
7. Click Edit...
   
   
8. Enter the following settings:
        a. Server Name: outlooksmtp.office365.com
        b. Port: 587
        c. Select STARTTLS from the Connection security dropdown menu
        d. Select OAuth2 from the Authentication method dropdown menu
        e. User Name: your @usf.edu email address
   
   
9. Click OK.
   
   
10. Click the Get Messages button.
    
    
11. Enter your @usf.edu email password when prompted. Check the box to Use Password Manager to remember this password and click OK.

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