Microsoft has launched a beta version of Outlook.com instead of the good old Hotmail, that is a facelift which is accompanied by welcome additions. Let's discover this new messaging tool.
1. Customize the Outlook theme
You know that you can already change the colors of the Hotmail interface. But to your notice, this option is also possible with Outlook.com. Simply go to Outlook.com website and enter your hotmail/windows live email id and password and after login, simply click on the toothed wheel at the top right of the interface. Here you will notice twelve colored squares displayed on your screen. Click on any one of them to change the color of the secondary messaging. In this menu you can also choose to place the message preview pane on the right or bottom.
2. Writing a message
Click the +New icon on top of the interface. A new window will appear to edit messages. It provides opportunities for enrichment of hypertext links by allowing the integration and a choice of over 700 smileys and other symbols. To access, simply click the smiley icon. Then navigate among the various categories listed in the left pane of the window.
After composing your message, a little spell check option can be also used. Click the Spelling button which is listed above. Words with errors will be highlighted in red.
3. Arrange your messages
Outlook has the outset of filters to easily identify some of your messages, those with indicators (in order of importance), those with office documents and those with photos. It is of course possible to add or change the behavior to be adopted by the messaging address for a particular message. Just click with the right mouse button on the Filters menu in the left column and select Manage Categories. On the page that appears, choose the desired option (Get a quick overview or Filter). Here you can add a new category by clicking the link at the bottom of the suitable window.
4. Open your documents received in the Web App
When a message containing a Word file comes in, for example, you have three options: the first will give you the option to download it in ZIP format by clicking on the link under the thumbnail of the document. The second is to download it as it is (without compression) or open it with your text editor by clicking on the thumbnail. The final offers you to open it in Office Web Access by clicking at the bottom of the sticker on View Online. A new page will appear and your document appears on the screen.
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