Chapter 9

Reaching Out with Mail, People, Calendar, and Skype

In This Chapter

arrow Adding social networking accounts

arrow Setting up e-mail

arrow Sending and receiving mail, files, and photos

arrow Managing your contacts

arrow Managing your appointments

arrow Talking with friends through Skype

Nobody enjoys typing their friends’ names and e-mail addresses into Yet Another New Computer. And the thought of typing them all in on a glass keyboard probably makes you give serious thought to buying a click-on keyboard.

Chances are good, though, that you won’t have to type them all. Windows automatically adds your friends’ contact information into your Surface, and it stashes your upcoming appointments into your calendar.

Your Surface works its magic by grabbing your friends’ information from your social networks. Tell Windows about your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, and other accounts, and your Surface automatically ...

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