We previously looked at How to install and configure Windows Live Mail 2011 and highlighted its core features. Now in this article we are going to learn how easy is to get the most of Windows Live Mail 2011.
How to organize conversations
Turn conversation view on and off
From the View tab, click Conversations, and in the sub-menu click on or off.
Expand/collapse conversations
From the View tab, click Expand/collapse, and in the sub-menu click Expand or Collapse.
How to add and remove multiple email accounts
From Mail inbox, click the Accounts tab, then click Email and complete the form, click Next, and Finish. Notice that you can also click Properties to change all the necessary email account settings.
Tip: If you are trying add a Gmail account, you may need to enable IMAP for the account, for more help check out Gmail Help.
To remove an email account, select the account you like to remove, right-click select Remove Account, and click Yes.
If you add another email account just click Add another email account.
How to add an event right from your inbox
First you need to have Calendar pane on, if you don’t, just go to the View tab, and click Calendar pane.
Now adding a new event is pretty simple you only need to type your note in at the bottom-right of the Calendar pane, then if you need to add more details, double-click the event.
Bonus
How to set email account color
When you set up multiple email accounts it can get confusing to make it easy on the eye, you can set the color of each email account that appears in left side pane. Right-click the email account select Set color and choose the color you like.
How to add a new folder to an account
To add a new folder to your email account, right-click the email account, select New folder…, type the name of the new folder, and click OK.
Useful Links
- Learn how to use basic features of Windows Live Mail 2011 [Part2]
- How to install and configure Windows Live Mail 2011
To be continued in part 2…
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