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How do I batch print emails in Thunderbird 24.4.0 (on mac)?

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I recently installed Thunderbird because I need to batch print a folder of emails. Apparently, older versions of Thunderbird allowed this function; but I can't find this print function on 24.4.0. I also have not been able to find any batch-printing add-ons via Mozilla.

Does anyone know of any reliable freeware that will allow me to print multiple email conversations/threads at once?

Thanks

I recently installed Thunderbird because I need to batch print a folder of emails. Apparently, older versions of Thunderbird allowed this function; but I can't find this print function on 24.4.0. I also have not been able to find any batch-printing add-ons via Mozilla. Does anyone know of any reliable freeware that will allow me to print multiple email conversations/threads at once? Thanks

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What if you could export a set of messages to separate text files, or a folder of messages to a single text file, and then print them en masse from Finder or Windows Explorer (File Manager)? That is possible if you install the ImportExportTools add-on.

http://chrisramsden.vfast.co.uk/3_How_to_install_Add-ons_in_Thunderbird.html

PrintingTools has an option to "Print without the dialog window" that should be useful for batch printing from within TB - but I don't have a printer to test it.

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What if you could export a set of messages to separate text files, or a folder of messages to a single text file, and then print them en masse from Finder or Windows Explorer (File Manager)? That is possible if you install the ImportExportTools add-on.

http://chrisramsden.vfast.co.uk/3_How_to_install_Add-ons_in_Thunderbird.html

PrintingTools has an option to "Print without the dialog window" that should be useful for batch printing from within TB - but I don't have a printer to test it.

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TB-obs
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Your suggestions worked perfectly.

Thank you.