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Hotmail is more than just another e-mail account. It's all your online stuff together. E-mails, calendars, contacts, spam protection features, and more.
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” inserts maps, videos, photos, and more into your e-mail“
Quick add
” inserts maps, videos, photos, and more into your e-mailEasily search for details and insert them into your e-mails without ever leaving your Hotmail.
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Keep your inbox safe from SPAM
Microsoft's SmartScreen™ technology works 24/7 to protect your inbox, reducing SPAM by 80% and helping to block viruses and phishing attempts.
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Ever-growing storage
Hotmail storage grows with you, so you don't have to worry about whether to save an e-mail or delete it. (Assumes a reasonable monthly growth rate.)
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Smart phone access
Get Hotmail on the go on your Windows Mobile phone, Blackberry, or iPhone.
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E-mail Account Aggregation
Easily access other e-mail accounts, like Yahoo! Plus and AOL Mail, so you can receive, read, and respond to all your e-mail in one place.
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Hotmail for Mobile
Specially formatted for your mobile device, it's e-mail for people on the move.
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Hotmail features
- Basics
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Just getting started?
Hotmail makes staying connected to your social network fast, easy, and personal. Ready to get started? These helpful videos and step-by-step instructions will make you a power user in no time!
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Color themes
From sky blue to hot pink, color your inbox with dynamic new designs.
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Reading pane options
Set a reading pane for quicker viewing of your messages.
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Fast addressing
Use the Contact Picker or auto-complete to quickly address e-mails.
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“What’s New” feed
Stay in touch with what your social network of friends is doing online.
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- Personalize
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Color themes
From sky blue to hot pink, color your inbox with dynamic new designs.
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Reading pane options
Set a reading pane for quicker viewing of your messages.
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E-mail distribution lists
Easily organize your contacts for distribution e-mails.
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- Protect
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Spam management
SmartScreen™ technology identifies messages as unsafe, junk, or phishing scams.
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Safety bar
Flags within e-mails that alert you to potentially unsafe messages.
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Safety notice
Timely updates from the Hotmail Team detailing new e-mail scams.
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- Connect
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Fast addressing
Use the Contact Picker or auto-complete to quickly address e-mails.
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Linked account IDs
Have more than one Hotmail account? Link them together to easily access both.
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New e-mail alerts
Get notified when you receive a new e-mail.
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“What’s New” feed
Stay in touch with what your social network of friends is doing online.
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Quick add
Insert images, video, restaurant details, maps, and movie times into your e-mails.
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Social networking friends
Add contacts from your Windows Live network of friends, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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- Organize
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Shared contacts
Your Messenger contacts can be used in Hotmail, too.
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Ever-growing storage
Your Hotmail inbox grows with you based on your needs.
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Birthdays in Windows Live Calendar
Easily keep track of your friends’ and families’ birthdays.
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US Holidays in Windows Live Calendar
Easily keep track of US Holidays so you can look forward to each celebration.
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Charms in Windows Live Calendar
Easily keep track of your personal events in Windows Live Calendar.
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To-do’s in Windows Live Calendar
Use your calendar to keep track of what you need to do.
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Reminders in Windows Live Calendar
Use your calendar to remind you of what you need to do.
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- Access
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Hotmail for Mobile
Access your e-mail on the go from any Web-enabled mobile device.
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Hotmail on MSN
View your Hotmail inbox on MSN.com alongside daily headlines.
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Outlook Connector
Manage your Hotmail account within Microsoft® Office Outlook®.
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Web IM
IM or e-mail? Now you can now send either one from your Hotmail inbox.
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E-mail Account Aggregation
Receive, read and respond to mail from other e-mail accounts, including Yahoo! Plus and AOL Mail.
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Learn more from people like you
Check out what our bloggers have to say about Hotmail
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How-to: Set any text color as default in Live Mail
9/27/2009 5:02:46 AM, mynetx
Setting your favorite color for e-mails you type in Windows Live Mail is possible without using custom stationery. However, when you open the dialog for setting the color (by clicking Menu > Tools > Options… > Compose > Mail > Font ...
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Now back: Attaching photos to messages in Hotmail
10/15/2009 11:48:30 PM, mynetx
Turned off last month due to a security issue with Internet Explorer and Active X, the Photo feature for Windows Live Hotmail has now been fixed and made available again. The Windows Live Team announces: Instead of adding pictures as attachments to your ...
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New features coming to Hotmail Wave4 M1 release
9/16/2009 10:31:35 AM, Vasudev
Lots of new features is coming to the Windows Live Hotmail Wave4 M1 release. These updates have started on August 31st, and will be rolled out in stages over the coming weeks and will be completed all over by September end. So many of you may not see ...
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Sorry Kermit, But It Can Be Easy Being Green
9/17/2009 6:24:55 PM, Marcus at Microsoft
Do you all know Kermit the Frog? Remember his famous song Bein’ Green? In it Kermit lamented that it wasn’t that easy being green. But that was before there was a whole new kind of green – what we now refer to as being more environmentally friendly and ...
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Talking about the MSN Toolbar.
11/9/2009 4:50:38 AM, Technogran
Although I usually use the Windows Live toolbar that comes with the Windows Live Essentials suite of programs when I use an toolbar, I have recently switched to using the new MSN Toolbar instead. In my view it supplies a far better integration with all ...
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New Keyboard shortcuts in Hotmail Wave4 M1 release
9/16/2009 10:37:27 AM, Vasudev
As said in my post ‘New features coming to Hotmail Wave4 M1 release’ about various updates Hotmail Wave4 M1 will be getting, here’s a complete list of new keyboard shortcuts introduced in Hotmail Wave4 M1 release including shortcuts to match both Yahoo ...
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