One of the advantages of using a desktop email client is being able to go offline, over just accessing our email over the web. Being able to disconnect and purposely being offline for focus work, or when it is necessary due to unavailability or poor access to the internet, is one of the benefits of using an application like Thunderbird.
Below is a quick guide on how to toggle between online and offline modes in Thunderbird.
Switching Between Online and Offline Modes in Thunderbird
There are two methods to toggle or switch between online and offline modes.
Interface Method
At the bottom left of Thunderbird, look for the "Signal" icon. Clicking on the icon will toggle Thunderbird between Online and Offline modes.
If this is the first time that you are going offline, then the Signal icon would show an online status ( as shown in the image below ).
Click on the "Signal" icon to go Offline.
There will be a dialog box asking if you would like to download your emails before going offline. If you would like your emails to be available once you go offline, click on the button "Download Now".
You will see the download / sync progress on the bottom right of Thunderbird.
Once downloading is complete, the "Signal" icon will be grayed out and will have a slash in the middle to icon, meaning Thunderbird is now in offline mode.
Menu App Method
First, if you are unable to see the menu bar which should be below the search bar at the top of the application, you can press ALT to temporarily reveal the Application Menu bar.
If you are still unable to see the menu bar, you can enable it by clicking on the "hamburger" icon ( three horizontal lines ) on the top right of the app near the "Minimize" and "Close" buttons. Navigate to View > Toolbars and click to enable "Menu Bar".
From the Main Application Menu, navigate to File > Offline and you can toggle "Work Offline" from there.
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