Service has a "fresh, clean, intuitive interface" with a minimal amount of advertising. Online E-mail Microsoft is in the same style as the application of the last beta version of Microsoft Office. Similarly, look and built-in full-screen programs from Windows 8, in the style of Metro. Now it is convenient to use, in particular, and on devices with touch input.
Along the top edge is the menu bar items that dynamically change. For example, you can create a new email, reply to the open, mark it as spam, etc. At the same top panel buttons are located on-line chat options and a link to a user profile. Use the same account Microsoft, as for the services Windows Live, Windows logon 8 and use Office 2013.
There were also new features - chat with your friends from Facebook, as well as the integration of Skype. That is, voice and video in the popular IP-telephony service can be initiated directly from the site Outlook.com. In addition to Facebook can be associated with the e-mail account records Twitter, LinkedIn, and Gmail and upload them from the contacts, as well as available information about them (such as your profile photo). And, for example, with Google contacts sync happens in real time.
Clicking on the arrow next to the logo of Outlook, you can go to SkyDrive, a calendar, as well as the application People. It contains all the contacts from the connected services, you can even write on the walls there "friends" on Facebook.
Of course, not forgotten, and cloud services Microsoft. If you were sent in the mail file is Word, PowerPoint or Excel, you can edit it directly on to the Outlook.com Web version of the relevant application. In addition, you can save it to a "cloud drive» SkyDrive.
Outlook.com represents another very important element of the puzzle, which last year collected Microsoft. Puzzle, which, as hope in Redmond, will finally be ready by October 26, when the sale will go Windows 8 and Surface on the operating system Windows RT. The company intends to offer users a single, integrated solution for work and entertainment, including mobile, tablet, and a full-fledged desktop operating system, "cloud" applications, "virtual disk" and synchronize the data store applications and entertainment content. All the best traditions of Apple.
Speaking specifically about outlook.com , one of his most important tasks - to confront growing competition from mail Google. According to the official Twitter of the project Outlook.com new post Microsoft became a hit - less than 6 hours after starting it signed a million users.
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