Getting Quick Access to Your Email

Windows 8.1 comes with a new email app called Outlook, which you will see on the Start screen. Here you can easily send and receive emails using either a keyboard and mouse or the on-screen keyboard. If you log into your computer using the same Microsoft Account you use to access your Hotmail, MSN, or Live email account, then opening the Outlook app on the Start screen will automatically display your email.

If you use a different email provider, perhaps Gmail, you can add your email to the Mail app by following these instructions:

1. Open the Outlook app from the Start screen .

2. Open the Settings Charm .

3. In the top left of the screen click the Accounts link .

4. Click the Add an Account link .

5. You can now choose the type of account you want to add to Mail .

Note : You can also manage your email accounts by opening the Charms menu in the Outlook app and clicking/tapping the Settings icon. An Accounts link will then appear in the top right of the screen.

The Outlook app has a Power Pane down the left side of the screen that includes quick links to…

• Your Inbox, click this to see your most recent email. 

• Email from your Favorite Contacts, click this to open a list of people who have sent you email. You can click the Star button next to people to add or remove them from your favorites. 

• Flagged email, you can click the flag icon next to an email to mark it for attention later. 

• Email that’s been classified by Outlook as Newsletters. 

• Your Contacts, so you can send email to specific people and also see details of your contacts, including telephone numbers. 

• A list of all your Email Folders that can be expanded. 

The App Bar also includes innovative features such as being able to manage newsletters, junk, and spam email.