There are many changes in Windows 8, but probably one of the most noticeable will be its new email application. If you’ve been used to Outlook or Windows Live Mail then the new mail software might seem completely different, however, it’s a really easy to use and powerful email client.
Getting started is problem free as long as you have a few bits of information to hand before you begin.
To get started with Windows 8 Mail click on the live tile and a list of the most popular mail services will be displayed. If you have an account with Google, Yahoo!, Hotmail, or Outlook then simply click on the appropriate icon in the bottom left and enter the details that Mail asks for. All the behind the scenes information and settings will be configured automatically for you.
If you have an account from someone other than Google, Microsoft or Yahoo! then click on View all in settings then click on Other Account. You may have to enter more information manually so make sure that you have your username and passwords available, it’ll also be handy for you to have POP, IMAP or SMTP settings to hand.
To add another account open mail then go to the Settings charm to add further email settings. The new Mail app is lightweight and super fast in Windows 8 those coming from an application like Outlook might find the layout a bit of a departure, but the new design does allow you to quickly skip through your messages.
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Nick said: How can I put a new group contact onto a contacts list
Yvonne Kearsley Manning said: dont live windows 8 would rather have windows 7 or xp everything has to be synced with hotmailmicrosoft and my fb account isnt a hotmail address i dont want to use hotmail email one word rubbish
Bahmed7 said: U cant add for me my email on facebook account
Jodysdad said: Live Tile appears to be the name for the icons that appear as the new start menu on windows 8 A full screen of tiles with things like news feeds updating while you watch - hence live tile The mail icon is just a plain envelope pic and not live at all - except maybe it tells you if you have unopened mailAnyway I have managed to sync a hotmail yahoo and an ntl Pop3 account without too much difficulty Cant see how to create folders set up mail rules sweep set up recipient lists or any other useful stuff So basically it is pants
Nick said: Further to my message of a few minutes ago Ive being trying to answer my own question but with no luck Searching for live tiles produced advice to create a new blank application in an MS software development kit and name it livetile - this clearly cant be what I need Is there a Windows Live Tile ie do I need to find a Live Tile rather than a live tile I think the square boxes in the Start section are called tiles but there is no tile entitled Windows Live on my system No doubt this is all so simple to most users - but notfor meAny help you can give me will be very gratefully received as I am fed up with using Orange webmail Thank you
Nick said: I wish I had not moved to Windows 8 as it is so very different from XP and at least for me not easy to get the hang of So please excuse such a basic question but what is the live tile I apparently need to click onto get started with Windows 8 Mail
Askbill49 said: You cant add a POP3 Account to the Windows 8 Mail Application
ajhstn said: This is definitely not powerful its extremely basic not usable for a primary client1 You cannot right click a folder and delete contents2You cannot cutpaste all recipients from to into cc or bcc you have to do this one by oneStick with outlookcom or gmail if you sendreceive more then a 2-3 emails per day
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