Windows 8: Using the Mail App

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using the mail app

The mail app offers a new way to view and manage your emails messages. In many ways, the Mail app is very similar to other email apps like Outlook or Gmail, but its redesigned interface may seem a bit confusing at first. In this lesson, you will learn how to send, receive and reply to email messages using the Mail application. You’ll also learn how to organize your inbox, add multiple emails accounts, and modify your email settings. the account.

starting with the mail:

• To open the mail app, find and select mail on the home screen . the mail app will appear.

• The first time you open the Mail app, you’ll need to connect an email account to start sending and receiving email. If you’re signed in to Windows 8 with a Microsoft account, the Mail app will prompt you to connect with that email address. enter your account information, then click connect. your inbox will appear.

If you already connected an email service with the people app, such as hotmail or gmail, you won’t need to connect to the people app account. new.

click the interactive buttons below to get familiar with the mail application interface.

sending email:

You will use the compose panel to write and send messages from the mail application. From here, you’ll add the recipients’ email address, the subject, and the body of the email, which is the message itself.

to compose a new message:

1. locate and select the new message button.
2. the compose panel will appear.
3. you’ you will need to add one or more recipients. There are two ways to add recipients: you can type one or more email addresses, separated by commas, or select the word to to choose recipients from your contacts.
4. if you choose to add a recipient from your contacts, the people app will open. choose the desired contacts and then select add.
5. type a subject for the message.
6. type the body of the message. if you want to attach a file, save a draft, or include special formatting, such as font styles, >bold or italic, right-click to open a menu at the bottom of the screen.
7. when you’re satisfied, click the submit button . the message will be sent and the inbox will appear.

if a recipient is already one of your contacts, you can start typing that person’s first name, last name or address email address and the contact will appear below the to field. press enter to add the contact as a recipient.

read and reply to messages

By default, any email you receive will go to your inbox. unread emails always appear in bold.

to read and reply to a message:

1. From the mail application, find and select the message you want to read.
2. the message > will appear on the right side of the screen in the message panel.
3. To reply to the message, click the reply button. answer, and then select your answer option from the dropdown menu.
4. the compose panel will appear.type your message. When you’re satisfied, click the send button to send your message.

organizing your mail

After you’ve used the mail app for a while, your inbox can start to fill up with old messages. You can keep your inbox organized by moving messages to folders or delete messages which is no longer needed.

to move a message to a folder:

1. locate and select the message you want to move.
2. right click and then select the move button from the menu at the bottom of the screen.
3. select the desired folder for the message.
4. la the message will be moved to the selected folder.

to delete a message:

There are two ways to delete a message. you can:

• click the delete button when viewing any email.
• select the desired messages and then press the delete key on your keyboard.

To delete messages permanently, you’ll need to access the deleted folder and then delete the messages again.

add multiple accounts

If you use more than one email account, for example, one for personal email and one for work email, you can add multiple accounts to the mail app, allowing you to read all your messages from the same place.

to add an account:

1. In the mail app, hover in the lower right corner to access the charm bar, then select settings strong> .
2. the settings panel will appear on the right. select accounts.
3. the accounts panel will appear. click add an account.
4. select the service you want to use. in our example, we will add a yahoo! account.
5. enter your username and password, then click connect.
6. your account will be connected and the email will automatically appear in your inbox. all contacts on the account will also be imported into the contacts app.

to switch between inboxes:

If you have multiple email accounts connected to the mail app, you’ll need to switch between inboxes to see all your messages.

1. Locate and select the desired account in the lower left corner of the mail application.
2. the inbox selected entry will appear.

modify account settings

If you want to control how often emails are downloaded in the Mail app, change your email signature or choose additional options for your email accounts. connected emails, I’ll need to modify your account settings.

to modify account settings:

1. In the mail app, hover in the lower right corner to access the charm bar, then select settings strong> .
2. the configuration panel will appear. select accounts.
3. the accounts panel will appear. select the account you want to modify. in our example, we’ll choose gmail.
4. account settings will appear. you may have to scroll down to see all settings. change the settings as desired.

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