Windows 8.1 For Dummies

Chapter 10

Being Social: Mail, People, and Calendar

In This Chapter

Adding your accounts

Setting up e-mail

Sending and receiving files and photos

Managing your contacts

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 8.1 helps you stay in touch with friends you enjoy and avoid those you don’t. To manage your online social life, Windows 8.1 includes a newly enhanced suite of intertwined social apps: Mail, People, and Calendar. You can pretty much guess which app handles what job. (Windows 8.1 removes the Messaging app found in Windows 8.)

The three apps work together, vastly simplifying the chore of tracking your contacts and appointments. Tell Windows about your Facebook account, ...