Windows Mail

Are you tired of all the unwanted e-mail that appears in your Inbox? There are a few different ways that you can protect yourself from unwanted. One way is to use the Junk E-mail Protection feature of Windows Mail.
The Junk E-mail Protection works as a filter and moves most unwanted commercial mail to the Junk [...]

Do you want to create a new email message in Windows Mail? Assuming you have already set up an email account, creating a new message is relatively simple to do. Once you have the Windows Mail application open, complete the steps that are described below.

Within Windows Mail, click the Create Mail icon. The New Message [...]

When your inbox begins to fill up, it’s time to start deleting some of the old email messages. Outlook Express users will know that there are a few ways in which you can do this. One method is to highlight the message and click the Delete icon on your toolbar (this is the big red [...]

Windows Mail lets you add stationery to messages to spice them up. When you add stationery to a message, a fancy background is placed behind the actual message.
Windows Mail includes different stationery that you can add to your messages. You can follow the simple steps listed below to use the stationary feature.

Click Start, point [...]

When your Inbox begins to fill up, it’s time to start deleting some of the old email messages. Deleting old messages will not only free up some disk space, but it will also improve the performance of Windows Mail.
There are a few different ways that you can delete messages in Windows Mail. One method [...]

Information from a document can be pasted directly into a new message. For example, if you want to share a specific paragraph with your recipient, instead of an entire document, you can copy and paste the paragraph right into a message. Other times it will be more appropriate to attach the document itself.
As with [...]

When it comes to checking for new messages, you have two options. You can manually check for new messages or you can configure Windows Mail to automatically check for messages. Checking for messages manually is useful if you are using a slow Internet connection. On the other hand, if you are using a high speed [...]

Prevent Sound When New Message Arrives In Windows Mail
Different email clients have different ways of notifying you when a new message arrives. Some programs may display an icon in the notification tray while others may display a box on your desktop.
Windows Mail, the email client included with Windows Vista, uses sound to notify you [...]

Windows Mail lets you customize how you want your messages sent when you click the Send button. For example, one option is to have all messages placed in your Outbox when you click the Send button, instead of sending them immediately. When Windows Mail is configured to place messages in the Outbox, you have to [...]

When you receive an attachment in Windows Mail, you can open the attachment directly from the message or you can save it to a location on your computer. The Documents folder is the default location for saving attachments in Windows Mail. If you do not normally save your attachments to this location, you can browse [...]

In a previous tip, I described how to import messages from an email client into Windows Mail. Messages in Windows Mail can also be exported into another email client. For example, you can move your messages from Windows Mail to Microsoft Outlook.
To export the messages from Windows Mail:

On the File menu, point to Export, and [...]

Switching from an existing email client to Windows Mail is easier than it sounds. All your existing messages can be imported into Windows Mail, which means you will not lose any of your important information. For example, if you currently use Outlook Express, you can move all your messages into Windows Mail, making the switch [...]

Many people store their contacts in their email clients, such as Outlook or Outlook Express. Having a printed copy of your contacts can also be handy in the event that you are not in front of your computer but still need contact information.
The email client included in Vista, known as Windows Mail, lets you easily [...]