If you have a lot of different contacts, it can be difficult to locate the one you need. Fortunately, there are several ways to find your contacts quickly.
[*=left]From the People app, type the contact you're looking for. Your search results will instantly appear on the left side of the screen. Simply click a contact to open the contact page.
If you want to jump directly to a specific place in your contacts list—for example, contacts whose names begin with the letter G—you can zoom out to see a simplified view of your contacts.
[*=left]From the People app, locate and select the zoom button near the lower-right corner of the screen.
The zoom button
[*=left]Your contacts list will zoom out. Simply click a letter to navigate to a specific set of contacts.
If you import contacts from multiple services, you may find that you have duplicate contacts. For example, you might have imported the same contact from both Gmail and ********. You can link these together to create a single contact.
[*=left]Locate and select the contact you wish to link.
Opening the desired contact
[*=left]The contact page will appear. Right-click and a menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.
[*=left]Locate and select Link.
Clicking Link
[*=left]The People app will suggestcontacts to link if they share common information, like a name or email address.
[*=left]Click the suggested contact, or click Choose a contact to select a contact manually.
Choosing a suggested contact
[*=left]Click Save.
Clicking Save
[*=left]The information will be linked together into a single contact.
Once you have added an account, like ******** or Twitter, you may want to modify how much information the People app can access. You can also choose to remove a linked account completely.
[*=left]In the People app, hover the mouse in the lower-right corner to access the Charms bar, then select Settings. The Settings pane will appear on the right. Select Accounts.
Clicking Accounts
[*=left]The Accounts pane will appear. Select the account you wish to modify.
Choosing the desired account
[*=left]The account details will appear. Click Manage this account online to modify the account permissions.
Managing the account
[*=left]Internet Explorer will open and the account permissionspage will appear. This page will vary depending on which account you select. You can either:
Click the boxes to set specific account permissions (if applicable).
Locate and select Remove this connection completely to remove the connection from your Microsoft account.
Managing linked account settings
[*=left]Once you are satisfied with the changes, click Save. Your account permissions will be saved.
Removing a linked account will also remove all contacts imported from that service.
[*=left]Locate and select the contact you wish to Favorite.
[*=left]The contact page will appear. Right-click and a menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.
[*=left]Select Favorite.
Clicking Favorite
[*=left]The contact will appear under the Favorites group whenever you open the People app.
Just like apps, you can also pin a contact to the Start screen.
[*=left]Locate and select the contact you wish to pin.
[*=left]The contact page will appear. Right-click and a menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.
[*=left]Select Pin to Start.
Pinning a contact to the Start screen
[*=left]A dialog box will appear. Click Pin to Start to continue.
Clicking Pin to Start
[*=left]The contact will be pinned to the Start screen. Simply click a contact on the Start screen to view their contact page.
The contact pinned to the Start screen
To unpin a contact from the Start screen, right-click on the contact page and then select Unpin from Start from the menu.
The social page makes it easy to see a quick summary of the latest information from your connected social networks. From here, you can edit your profilepicture, post status updates, view your notifications, likeandcomment on posts, and more.
It's easy to change your profile picture from the social page, but it's important to note that this will only change your Microsoft account profile picture, not connected accounts like Gmail or LinkedIn.
[*=left] From the social page, select your profile picture.
Clicking the profile picture
[*=left]The Change your account picture page will appear.
[*=left]Click Browse to choose a new photo. If your computer or tablet has a built-in camera, you can click Take a Photo to take a picture of yourself.
[*=left] When you are satisfied, click Save. Your profile picture will be updated.
The Mail app offers a new way to view and manage your emailmessages. In many ways, the Mail app is verysimilar to other email applications, such as Outlook or Gmail, but its redesigned interface may feel a little confusing at first. In this lesson, you'll learn how to send, receive, and reply to email messages using the Mail app. You'll also learn how to organize your inbox, add multipleemailaccounts, and modify your account settings.
[*=left]To open the Mail app, locate and select Mail on the Startscreen. The Mail app will appear.
Opening the Mail app
[*=left]The first time you open the Mail app, you will need to connect an email account to start sending and receiving email. If you are signed into Windows 8 with a Microsoft account, the Mail app will request to connect with that email address. Enter your account information and then click Connect. Your inbox will appear.
Connecting an email account to the Mail app
If you have alreadyconnected an email service with the People app, such as Hotmail or Gmail, you will not need to connect to the account again.
You'll use the Compose pane to write and send messages from the Mail app. From here, you'll add the email address of the recipient(s), the subject, and the body of the email, which is the message itself.
[*=left]You'll need to add one or more recipients. There are two ways to add recipients:
[*=left]Type one or more email addresses, separated by commas.
Adding recipients
[*=left]Click the Add recipient button to select recipients from your contacts.
Adding a recipient from your contacts
[*=left]If you choose to add a recipient from your contacts, the People app will open. Choose the desired contact(s) and then select Add.
Adding a recipient from the People app
[*=left]Type a Subject for the message.
Adding a Subject to the message
[*=left]Type the body of the message. If you want to attach a file, save a draft, or include special formatting, such as font styles, bolding, or italics, right-click to open a menu at the bottom of the screen.
Compose options with the right-click menu
[*=left]When you are satisfied, click the Send button. The message will be sent and the inbox will appear.
Clicking the Send button
If a recipient is already one of your contacts, you can start typing their first name, last name, or email address, and the contact will appear below the To field. Press Enter to add the contact as a recipient.
After you've used the Mail app for a while, your inbox can start to become cluttered with old messages. You can keep your inbox organized by moving messages tofolders or deletingmessages you no longer need.