Learn how to set up a mail account, and how to send and receive mail.
About Mail
On the start screen, select a mailbox.
You can use your phone to read and reply to mail when you are on the go. You can also combine mailboxes, so you can see all your mail in a unified inbox.
Mails are organised into conversations.
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See Add a mailbox .
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See Send a mail .
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See Read a received mail .
Add a mailbox
You can add several mailboxes to your phone.
Select 
> 
> email+accounts .
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Select add an account and an account.
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Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields.
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Select sign in.
Select and hold the mailbox, and select delete.
Related topics
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See About Mail .
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See Send a mail .
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See Read a received mail .
View several mailboxes in a unified inbox
If you have more than one mail account, you can choose which inboxes you want to link together in a unified inbox. The unified inbox lets you see all your mail at a glance.
Link inboxes
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On the start screen, select a mailbox.
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Select
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In the other inboxes list, select the inboxes you want to link to the first one.
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Select rename linked inbox, enter a new name, and select
. The new unified inbox is pinned to the start screen.
Unlink inboxes
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On the start screen, select a unified inbox.
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Select
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In the this inbox list, select the inboxes you want to unlink and unlink.
Related topics
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See Add a mailbox .
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See Send a mail .
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See Read a received mail .
Read a received mail
You can use your phone to read and reply to mail.
On the start screen, select a mailbox.
In the inbox, select the mail.
To zoom in or out, place two fingers on the screen, then slide them together or apart.
Select the attachment. If the attachment has not already been downloaded to your phone, select the attachment, then select it again when it has downloaded.
Open the attachment, then select > save to phone .
Reply to the mail
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Select
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To reply to the sender only, select reply. To reply to the sender and all other recipients, select reply all.
Select forward.
Open the mail, then select 
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In the inbox, tap to the left of the mail you want to delete. Select the check boxes that appear next to the mails, then select .
If a mail contains a web address, to open the address in the phone web browser, select the address.
Related topics
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See About Mail .
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See Add a mailbox .
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See Send a mail .
Send a mail
You can use your phone to write and send mail, and attach files to your mail.
On the start screen, select a mailbox.
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Select
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To add a recipient from the People hub, select
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To remove a recipient, select their name or mail address, and select Remove.
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Enter a subject in the Subject:field.
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Write your mail.
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To attach a file, select
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To send the mail, select
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Related topics
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See About Mail .
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See Add a mailbox .
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See Read a received mail .
Open mail from the start screen
You can have several mailboxes pinned to the start screen. For example, dedicate a tile for business mail and another for free time. You can also combine several mailboxes into one tile.
From the tiles, you can see if you've received new mail and the number of unread mails. To read your mail, select the tile.
Related topics
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See Read a received mail .
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See Add a mailbox .
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See About Mail .