APC Australia - September 2019

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hereiscertainlyagreatdeal

tobesaidinfavourofweb-

basedemailservicessuchas

Outlook.com,Gmailandthe

like,butthatdoesnotmeanyou

shouldlimityourselftoaccessing

youremailaccountthroughyourweb

browser.Therearenumerousreasons

whyyoumightwanttoconsiderusing

a desktop app to send and receive

emails–justasyoudoonyourphone

• anditshouldcomeaslittlesurprise
  thatWindows 10 includesitsown
  emailclient.
  CalledsimplyMail,theappcan
  handleanyofthemajorwebmail
  servicessuchasYahoo,iCloudand
  Gmail,andyoucanuseittoworkwitha
  singleemailaddressorseveral.Infact,
  this is one of the reasons using an app

foremailmakessomuchsense–itisso

simpletoaccessallofyouremailsin

oneplace,withouthavingtogo

forwardemailsbetweenaccounts.

So,ifyou’veyettodelveintoMail,join

usaswetakeyouonaguidedtourand

reveal what this app can do for you.

Master Windows’ Mail app

Whether youhave asingle emailaccountoryou’rejuggling multiple accounts,

Windows 10’s Mail app can help you to keep on top of your messages.

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ADDINGMOREACCOUNTS

It’slikelythatyouhavemorethanoneemailaccount.Oneof

thebenefitsofusingtheMailappis thatyoucanaccessthemallin

thesameplace,soit makessensetoaddmorethanoneaccount.If

youdecidetoaddmoreata latertime,youcanclicktheAccounts

labeltotheleft-handsideofMail,andthenclickAdd account

before entering the necessary details as before.

4

CHANGEMAILBOXSYNCSETTINGS

ClickAccounts(left),thenclickanaccountontheright.As

wellaschanginganaccount’slabel,youalsocanchangehowmail

is synchronised.Click‘Changemailboxsyncsettings’andusethe

drop-downmenustochoosehowoftenMailshouldcheckfornew

messages,andhowfarbackit shoulddownloadmessagesfrom

your inbox. You can also sync your calendar and contacts.

1

SETTINGUPANEMAILACCOUNT

ThefirsttimeyoulaunchMail,youwillbepromptedtoadd

oneormoreemailaccounts– clickAddAccounttogetstarted.In

thecaseofwebmailaccounts,thingsareverysimple.Selectthe

serviceyouuseandenteryouremailaddressandpasswordwhen

prompted.UsetheOtherAccountoptiontoaddPOPandIMAP

accounts, and you’ll be prompted to enter server details.

3

LINKYOURINBOXES

Bydefault,Mailkeepsemailsfromdifferentaccountsseparate

• andyoucanflitbetweentheirinboxesusingthemenuinthe
  left-handpane.Youmayprefertoseeeverythinginoneplace,
  however.Todothis,clicktheAccountslinktotheleftandthen
  ‘Linkinboxes’totheright.Selecttwoormoreemailaccounts, enter
  name for the combined inbox and click the Save button.

Configure and use Windows 10 Mail