Regardless of whether you get your
mail from Outlook.com, Exchange Server, Gmail, or somewhere else, all
mail is made accessible through Microsoft Outlook Mobile. The
techniques discussed in the following sections, including how to access
your email box, open a message, and delete a message, are valid
regardless of the type of mailbox you are accessing.
For every mail account that you set up,
Windows Phone 8 creates a separate Live Tile on the Start screen. For
example, if you set up a Microsoft account and an Exchange Server
account, you have a Live Tile for each. The Live Tile displays the name
of the mailbox and the number of unread messages waiting for you. In
addition, you can find links to each of your mail accounts within the
App List.
The Outlook Mobile Interface
When you tap a link to one of your mailboxes,
Outlook Mobile opens. The main Outlook Mobile screen contains several
different objects:
A. The current time.
B. The name of the
mailbox you are currently using. It is important to verify the mailbox
that you are connected to because Windows Phone 8 can be connected to
multiple mailboxes simultaneously.
C. The current view of
your messages. All is selected by default, but you can flick the view
option to view unread messages, flagged messages, or urgent messages.
D. Your Mail. Outlook Mobile displays all the messages in the current folder.
E. The New icon. Tap this icon to compose a new message.
F. The Select icon. Tap this icon to access a screen that lets you perform bulk operations on your messages.
G. The Sync icon. Tap this icon to manually check for new mail.
H. The Search icon. Tap this icon to search your mail.
I. The Menu icon. Flick this icon upward to reveal various menu choices.
Identifying Unread Mail
In the image shown here, the
messages with red subject lines are new messages that have not been
read. Messages displayed in black and white are messages that have
already been read.
