Outlook com Wikipedia

Besides an address book, People also provides integrated services with social media, such as Facebook and Twitter.81 The service was rebranded to its current name in 2012, introducing a new interface based on the Metro design language that had already been introduced with Outlook.com. Calendar features a similar interface to desktop calendar applications such as Windows Calendar, and supports iCalendar files for users to import calendar entries into their calendars. It uses Ajax technology which enables users to view, add and drag-and-drop calendar events from one date to another without reloading the page, and features daily, weekly, monthly and agenda view modes. It also features a to-do list function for users to keep track of their tasks to be completed.

• The freeware version of hotmail.com provides a list of almost 50 keyboard shortcuts79 for web users with visual impairment, blindness or other disabilities.
• It provides users with access to their contacts’ profiles and information, allowing them to share different information with different groups of people.
• Throughout 2011, Microsoft added several new features to Hotmail, such as aliases43 and speed improvements.44 In October 2011, Microsoft unveiled a „re-invented Hotmail”, and added many new features such as Instant Actions, scheduled Sweep, and Categories454647 and this update began fully rolling out on November 9, 2011.48 This update also made SSL enabled by default on all accounts.
• The default view is a three column view with folders and groups on the left, a list of email messages in the middle, and the selected message on the right.
• Mail’s Active View allows users to interact directly with contents and functionality within their email message.
• Hotmail originally ran on a mixture of FreeBSD and Solaris operating systems.21 A project was started to move Hotmail to Windows 2000.
• The Hotmail brand was planned to be phased out when Microsoft announced that the new mail system would be called Windows Live Mail, but the developers soon backtracked after beta testers were confused with the name change and preferred the already well-known Hotmail name, and decided on Windows Live Hotmail.
• To Do is task management component of Outlook.com introduced during the transition to the Office 365-based infrastructure.
• The old MSN Hotmail interface was accessible only by users who registered before the Windows Live Hotmail release date and had not chosen to update to the new service.

Windows Live Hotmail

• The freeware version of hotmail.com provides a list of almost 50 keyboard shortcuts79 for web users with visual impairment, blindness or other disabilities.
• Besides an address book, People also provides integrated services with social media, such as Facebook and Twitter.81 The service was rebranded to its current name in 2012, introducing a new interface based on the Metro design language that had already been introduced with Outlook.com.
• Other Active View features include tracking of real time shipping status from United States Postal Service and performing social networking actions on LinkedIn or other social networking sites directly from within the email message.
• After a period of beta testing, it was officially released to new and existing users in the Netherlands on November 9, 2006, as a pilot market.
• For example, users may view the YouTube video within Mail when a user receives an email which contains a link to the video.
• The old MSN Hotmail interface was accessible only by users who registered before the Windows Live Hotmail release date and had not chosen to update to the new service.
• It also features a to-do list function for users to keep track of their tasks to be completed.

In June 2001, Microsoft claimed this hotmail had been completed; a few days later they retracted the statement and admitted that the DNS functions of the Hotmail system were still reliant on FreeBSD. The freeware version of hotmail.com provides a list of almost 50 keyboard shortcuts79 for web users with visual impairment, blindness or other disabilities. Contacts are automatically updated in real-time, and the service allows for the removal of duplicated contact entries when imported with Profile. Multiple calendars can be created and shared, allowing different levels of permissions for each user. To Do is task management component of Outlook.com introduced during the transition to the Office 365-based infrastructure.

Transition to Outlook.com

For example, users may view the YouTube video within Mail when a user receives an email which contains a link to the video. Other Active View features include tracking of real time shipping status from United States Postal Service and performing social networking actions on LinkedIn or other social networking sites directly from within the email message. The Hotmail brand was planned to be phased out when Microsoft announced that the new mail system would be called Windows Live Mail, but the developers soon backtracked after beta testers were confused with the name change and preferred the already well-known Hotmail name, and decided on Windows Live Hotmail.

• Other Active View features include tracking of real time shipping status from United States Postal Service and performing social networking actions on LinkedIn or other social networking sites directly from within the email message.
• After a period of beta testing, it was officially released to new and existing users in the Netherlands on November 9, 2006, as a pilot market.
• Outlook’s contacts management service was originally known as Windows Live Contacts and before that, Windows Live People.
• The freeware version of hotmail.com provides a list of almost 50 keyboard shortcuts79 for web users with visual impairment, blindness or other disabilities.
• Contacts are automatically updated in real-time, and the service allows for the removal of duplicated contact entries when imported with Profile.
• In June 2001, Microsoft claimed this had been completed; a few days later they retracted the statement and admitted that the DNS functions of the Hotmail system were still reliant on FreeBSD.
• It uses Ajax technology which enables users to view, add and drag-and-drop calendar events from one date to another without reloading the page, and features daily, weekly, monthly and agenda view modes.

Office for the web integration

Throughout 2011, Microsoft added several new features to Hotmail, such as aliases43 and speed improvements.44 In October 2011, Microsoft unveiled a „re-invented Hotmail”, and added many new features such as Instant Actions, scheduled Sweep, and Categories454647 and this update began fully rolling out on November 9, 2011.48 This update also made SSL enabled by default on all accounts. The default view is a three column view with folders and groups on the left, a list of email messages in the middle, and the selected message on the right. Hotmail originally ran on a mixture of FreeBSD and Solaris operating systems.21 A project was started to move Hotmail to Windows 2000.

Launch of Hotmail

After a period of beta testing, it was officially released to new and existing users in the Netherlands on November 9, 2006, as a pilot market. Development of the beta was finished in April 2007, and Windows Live Hotmail was released to new registrations on May 7, 2007, as the 260 million MSN Hotmail accounts worldwide gained access to the new system. The old MSN Hotmail interface was accessible only by users who registered before the Windows Live Hotmail release date and had not chosen to update to the new service. Outlook’s contacts management service was originally known as Windows Live Contacts and before that, Windows Live People. It provides users with access to their contacts’ profiles and information, allowing them to share different information with different groups of people.

• On May 18, 2010, Microsoft unveiled the „Wave 4” update of Hotmail, which offered features such as 1-click filters, active views, inbox sweeping, and 10 GB space for photos, Microsoft Office documents, and attachments.39 It also included integration with Windows Live SkyDrive and Windows Live Office, a free version of Microsoft’s Office Web Apps suite.
• Contacts are automatically updated in real-time, and the service allows for the removal of duplicated contact entries when imported with Profile.
• Throughout 2011, Microsoft added several new features to Hotmail, such as aliases43 and speed improvements.44 In October 2011, Microsoft unveiled a „re-invented Hotmail”, and added many new features such as Instant Actions, scheduled Sweep, and Categories454647 and this update began fully rolling out on November 9, 2011.48 This update also made SSL enabled by default on all accounts.
• Calendar features a similar interface to desktop calendar applications such as Windows Calendar, and supports iCalendar files for users to import calendar entries into their calendars.
• Other Active View features include tracking of real time shipping status from United States Postal Service and performing social networking actions on LinkedIn or other social networking sites directly from within the email message.
• Multiple calendars can be created and shared, allowing different levels of permissions for each user.
• Development of the beta was finished in April 2007, and Windows Live Hotmail was released to new registrations on May 7, 2007, as the 260 million MSN Hotmail accounts worldwide gained access to the new system.

Aliases

On May 18, 2010, Microsoft unveiled the „Wave 4” update of Hotmail, which offered features such as 1-click filters, active views, inbox sweeping, and 10 GB space for photos, Microsoft Office documents, and attachments.39 It also included integration with Windows Live SkyDrive and Windows Live Office, a free version of Microsoft’s Office Web Apps suite. Mail’s Active View allows users to interact directly with contents and functionality within their email message. In addition, Mail provides a partner platform which allows contents and functionality from various websites and services such as YouTube, Flickr, LinkedIn, and the United States Postal Service to be viewed directly within the email message.