Mail app for Windows: FAQs

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)

Tap or click Accounts.

Tap or click Add an account, the type of account you want to add, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)

Tap or click Accounts.

Tap or click the account you want to remove.

At the bottom, tap or click Remove account or Remove all accounts.

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)

Tap or click Accounts.

Tap or click the account you want.

Under Download new email, tap or click Manual.

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Swipe up from the bottom edge.
(If you're using a mouse, right-click within the app.)

Tap or click Sync.

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)

Tap or click Accounts.

Tap or click the account you want.

Adjust any of these settings:

• How often Mail downloads your email (from as they arrive to hourly, or manually).

• How far back to go to get messages (from as short as the last three days to any time).

• What content you want downloaded (email, calendars, contacts).

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)

Tap or click Change PC settings.

In Personalize, under Lock screen apps, and check if the Mail app is listed.

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Swipe up from the bottom edge.
(If you're using a mouse, right-click within the app.)

Tap or click Folder options and then New folder.

You can also create subfolders, rename, delete, and empty folders.

To move messages to a folder, choose the message you want to move, open app commands, tap or click Move, and then tap or click the folder you want to move messages to.

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Choose the messages you want to mark as junk.

Swipe up from the bottom edge.
(If you're using a mouse, right-click within the app.)

Tap or click Junk and the messages will be moved to the Junk folder.

Go to the Junk folder and choose the messages you want.

Swipe up from the bottom edge.
(If you're using a mouse, right-click within the app.)

Tap or click Not junk and the messages will be moved to the inbox.

On Start, tap or click Mail.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)

Tap or click Accounts.

Tap or click the account you want to change the signature for.

Decide how you want to change your signature:

• Set Use a signature to either On or Off.

• If you’re using a signature, change the text.

Highlight the link you want.

Swipe up from the bottom edge.
(If you're using a mouse, right-click within the app.)

Tap or click Edit link, Open link, or Remove link depending on what you want to do.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Settings.)

Tap or click Accounts and then tap or click Outlook or Hotmail.

If you've added aliases to your account, they'll appear under Preferred email address. Choose the one you want and you're done. Now, any message you send from your Outlook.com email address will show this alias as your email address.