Nokia Lumia 610 User Guide

Mail

You can use your phone to read and reply to mail when you are on the go.

On the start screen, tap .

To send and receive mail, you must be connected to the internet.

Related information

Add a mailbox

Do you use different mail addresses for business and leisure? You can add several mailboxes to your phone.

To set up mail in your phone, you must be connected to the internet.

If you didn't sign in to your Microsoft account during the first start-up, you can do it now. When you add a Microsoft account to your phone, a mail account is added automatically.

1. On the start screen, tap .

2. Tap an account, and write your username and password.

3. Tap sign in .

   Tip:

   Depending on your mail account, you can also sync other items than just mails to your phone, such as contacts and your calendar.

If your phone doesn't find your mail settings, you can use advanced setup. For this, you need to know your mail account type and the addresses of your incoming and outgoing mail servers. You can get this info from your mail service provider.

To find out more about setting up different mail accounts, see the How-to section at www.windowsphone.com/ .

Open mail from the start screen

With live mail tiles you can open mail directly from the start screen.

From the tiles, you can see the number of unread mails and if you've received new mail.

You can pin several mailboxes to the start screen. For example, dedicate a tile for business mail and another for personal mail. If you link several mailboxes into a unified inbox, you can open mails from all your inboxes in one tile.

To read your mail, tap the tile.

Send mail

Don't let your mails pile up. Use your phone to read and write mails on the go.

1. On the start screen, tap .

2. Tap and an account, if you have linked inboxes.

3. To add a recipient from your contacts list, tap , or start writing a name. You can also write the address.

   Tip:

   To remove a recipient, tap the name and Remove .

4. Write the subject and your mail.

   Tip:

   To add a smiley, tap .

5. To attach a file, tap .

   Tip:

   You can also take a new photo while writing your mail. Tap , take a photo, and tap accept .

6. Tap to send the mail.

Read mail

Waiting for important news? Use your phone to read your mails instead of checking them only when you're at your desk.

You can see when you have new mail on the start screen.

1. On the start screen, tap .

2. In your mailbox, tap the mail. Unread mail is marked in a different colour.

   Tip:

   To zoom in or out, place two fingers on the screen, and slide them together or apart.

   
   Tip:

   If a mail contains a web address, tap it to go to the website.

Reply to mail

Do you receive mail that needs a quick answer? Reply straight away using your phone.

1. On the start screen, tap .

2. Open the mail and tap .

   Tip:

   To reply to the sender only, tap reply . To reply to the sender and all other recipients, tap reply all .

Delete mail

Is your mailbox overflowing? Delete some mails to free up space in your phone.

1. In your mailbox, tap to the left of the mails you want to delete.

2. Tap the check boxes that appear next to the mails, and tap

   

All the mails you selected are deleted. Depending on your mail account, the mails may be deleted from your mail server, too.

View mails separately

Mails are grouped by title in conversations. A conversation also includes your replies. If you'd like to view all your mails separately, you can switch the conversations feature off.

1. On the start screen, tap .

2. Tap > settings .

3. Switch Conversations off.

Link several mailboxes as a unified inbox

If you have more than one mail account, you can choose which inboxes you want to link together into one inbox. The unified inbox lets you see all your mail at a glance.

1. On the start screen, tap a mailbox.

2. Tap > link inboxes .

3. In the other inboxes list, tap the inboxes you want to link to the first one.

4. Tap rename linked inbox , write a new name for the mailbox and tap .

The new unified inbox is pinned to the start screen.

Unlink unified inboxes

If you want to view your mailboxes individually, or start using only one mail account, you can unlink the unified inboxes.

1. On the start screen, tap the unified inbox.

2. Tap > linked inboxes .

3. In the this inbox list, tap the inboxes you want to unlink and unlink .

Delete a mailbox

If you don't want to use a mailbox anymore, you can delete it from your phone.

1. Swipe left, and tap Settings > email+accounts .

2. Tap and hold the mailbox, and tap delete .