Chapter 10

Being Social: Mail, People, and Calendar

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Adding your accounts

check Setting up email

check Sending and receiving files and photos

check Managing your contacts

check Managing your calendar

Thanks to the Internet’s never-fading memory, your friends and acquaintances never disappear. Old college chums, business pals, and even those elementary school bullies are all waiting for you online. Toss in a few strangers you may have swapped messages with on websites, and the Internet has created a huge social network.

Windows helps you stay in touch with friends you enjoy and avoid those you don’t. To manage your online social life, Windows includes a suite of intertwined social apps: Mail, Calendar, and People. You can pretty much guess which app handles what job.

Microsoft has improved the apps since the initial release of Windows 10, and they work together quite well, vastly simplifying the chore of tracking your contacts and appointments. This chapter describes the Windows suite of apps ...

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