There’s a speedy way to do this.

For earlier versions, such as Mozilla Thunderbird 2 and earlier or Netscape 3 and earlier, useCtrl+Shift+C.

Alternatively, select all of the emails, right-click, and chooseMark>as Read.

Unread emails in Mozilla Thunderbird

Select any message in the folder.

Right-click and selectMark.Alternatively, chooseMessagefrom the top menu and selectMark.

SelectMark Read by Date.

Mark as Read in Thunderbird

Enter the range of dates for messages to mark as read.

Select a message in the thread.

Right-click and selectMark, or selectMarkfrom theMessagemenu at the top.

SelectMark Thread as Read.

Also, the green ball in theSort by Readcolumn changes to a gray dot.

To change a range of messages to unread, highlight the range and then right-click, selectMarkandAs Unread.

you’re able to also use the top Message menu, chooseMark>As Unread.