Thunderbird
Antidote Toolbar
Highlight a selection or place your cursor at the beginning of your email, then hit the Antidote button located inside the toolbar of a compose window. There, you will be able to access Antidote’s tools:
- corrector
- dictionaries
- guides
Anti-Oops!
Anti-Oops! links your email program to Antidote. When you click on Send, it springs into action and makes sure you haven’t forgotten to have Antidote check your message. If necessary, it automatically calls on the corrector. Once your message has been checked, you can just click on Send again.
Anti-Oops! checks that you haven’t forgotten to include an attachment. If there is no file attached, Anti-Oops! has Antidote analyze your message. If it finds that an attachment is mentioned, Anti-Oops! alerts you by opening a window directly in your email program. You can then stop sending the message and attach the missing file, or go ahead and send it without the attachment.
Updating the extension
- Within the application menus, go to Tools > Add-ons.
- Click the “Extensions” tab.
- Click the tools icon.
- Select “Search for updates” from the menu.
Anti-Oops!
Anti-Oops! checks your email when you click Send. If your message contains errors or an abrasive tone that might be ill received by the recipient, the corrector opens automatically. Anti-Oops! also flags missing attachments.
Just click the send button in the corrector once you have finished your revision.
You can manage how Anti-Oops! handles your emails in Antidote’s settings.
Particularities
- Detection of text formatting (bold, italic and
strikethrough). - If there is no selection and the cursor is positioned in the body of the email, Antidote will correct the entire email.