获得Windows 8(Windows 8)副本后，您会注意到它包含一些有用的应用程序，可帮助您入门。这些应用程序不是您习惯的标准桌面应用程序，它们是(Desktop)Windows 8 应用程序，它们与(Windows)Windows以前提供的任何东西都不一样。
我们将要介绍的第一个应用程序是Mail。经过短暂的设置后，此应用程序可以取代您过去使用的任何邮件客户端。(mail client)您可以将所有电子邮件，从所有不同的帐户集中到一个地方，我将展示如何操作。
如何在Windows 8中启动(Windows 8)邮件应用程序(Mail App)
为了开始使用Mail应用程序，您需要进入“开始(Start)”屏幕。查看这个方便的指南，了解可用方法的完整列表：在Windows 8中访问开始屏幕的(Start Screen)七种(Seven)方法。
加载“开始(Start)”屏幕后，查找亮蓝色的“邮件”(Mail)磁贴并单击或点击它。
首次加载应用程序时，系统会询问您几个问题以帮助进行初始设置。您必须回答的第一个问题是Mail是否可以在后台运行。为了充分利用此应用程序，包括在新邮件到达时接收通知，您需要单击或点击“允许”。("Allow.")如果您不想要通知并且想要节省有限的系统资源，您可以单击或点击“不允许”。("Don't Allow.")
接下来，Mail将检查您用于登录Windows的帐户并要求您对其进行配置。在这种情况下，用户使用Yahoo 帐户(Yahoo account)登录。如果您还使用Mail识别的帐户，则只需输入您的电子邮件帐户密码，然后单击(email account password and click)或点击“连接”。("Connect.")如果Mail(Mail)没有立即识别您的帐户，则必须按照下一节中的说明手动配置它。
如何将帐户添加到Windows 8 邮件应用程序(Mail App)
现在您的主帐户已添加，您将能够接收和发送电子邮件。如果您有其他帐户，您也需要添加该帐户。为此，请在打开邮件(Mail)应用程序时访问超级按钮，然后单击或点击“设置”。("Settings.")从那里，单击或点击“帐户”。("Accounts.")
单击或点击“添加帐户”。("Add an Account.")
从可用列表中选择您的电子邮件帐户服务。(email account service)如果您的电子邮件帐户(email account)未列出，您可以选择“其他帐户”。("Other Account.")
但是，如果您的电子邮件帐户(email account)是POP3 帐户(POP3 account)并且不在列表中，您将无法将其添加到Windows 8 Mail中。要解决此问题，您可以使用 Yahoo! 等兼容服务创建一个新的电子邮件帐户。(email account)或Gmail，或使用其他现有帐户。将兼容帐户添加到邮件(Mail)应用程序，然后配置该帐户以检查您的POP3 帐户(POP3 account)是否有邮件。这样，来自两个帐户的电子邮件都将在Windows 8的邮件(Mail)中接收。
有关如何执行此操作的说明，请查看以下有用指南：Outlook.com、GMail和Yahoo!.
选择帐户后，输入电子邮件地址和密码(email address and password)，然后单击或点击(click or tap) “连接”。("Connect.")
如何在多个邮件(Between Multiple Mail)帐户之间切换
配置多个帐户后，您会在邮件(Mail) 应用程序窗口(app window)的左下角看到它们的名称。要从一个帐户或另一个帐户接收电子邮件，只需单击或点击其名称即可。
如何配置您的Windows 8 邮件(Mail)帐户
Mail会在您添加时使用默认设置配置每个电子邮件帐户。(email account)如果您想进行一些更改，包括更改应用程序使用的密码、Mail检查新邮件的频率或是否使用签名，您需要访问帐户设置。打开“设置”(Settings)超级按钮，然后单击或点击“帐户”("Accounts")。单击(Click)或点击要编辑的帐户以加载其设置。
进行更改，然后单击或点击菜单顶部的箭头。您会注意到配置的最后一个选项是是否接收来自此帐户的通知。有关在Windows 8(Windows 8)中配置通知的更多信息，请阅读本文：介绍Windows 8：如何配置应用程序通知(Configure App Notifications)。
您应该阅读的另一本有用且更高级的指南是：Windows 8 简介：如何配置邮件应用程序帐户(Configure Mail App Accounts)。
如何在Windows 8 Mail中阅读(Mail)电子邮件信息(E-mail Messages)
设置和配置完您的帐户后，您将开始在Mail应用程序中接收电子邮件。获取消息的最快方法是单击或点按“新消息”(New Messages)通知。
您还可以从“开始(Start)”屏幕访问Mail应用程序。选择应用程序第一栏中的邮件文件夹(mail folder)，从第二栏中选择邮件并在第三栏中阅读。
注意：(NOTE:)在较小的显示器和较低的分辨率（例如 1024 × 768 像素）上，第二列与第一列合并。例如，当您选择电子邮件帐户或文件夹(email account or folder)时，邮件(Mail)列将替换为收件箱(Inbox)列。要返回邮件(Mail)列，请单击或点击列顶部的返回按钮。(Back)
如何在Windows 8 Mail中发送(Mail)电子邮件(Emails)
要发送消息，请点击应用屏幕(app screen)右上角的(right corner)“ "+"。
在“收件人：”("To:")字段中输入收件人，如果需要，输入抄送(CC )地址，如果要添加密件抄送(BCC)或更改邮件优先级(message priority)，请单击或点击“显示更多”("Show More")。如果您配置了多个帐户，请单击或点按电子邮件地址(email address)右侧的向下箭头，然后选择要从中发送消息的帐户。
单击或点击“添加主题”("Add a subject")并为您的消息键入主题。单击(Click)或点击“添加消息”("Add a message")并键入以输入电子邮件的正文。单击(Click)或点击“从 Windows Mail 发送”("Sent from Windows Mail")以编辑签名。要摆脱此签名或永久更改它，请使用上述帐户设置。
撰写完消息后，单击或点击窗口顶部的“发送”按钮。(Send)
如果您不想发送消息，或者想丢弃它，请单击或点击屏幕顶部的“X” 。单击(Click)或点击“保存草稿”("Save Draft")以稍后完成邮件，或单击或点击“删除草稿”("Delete Draft")将其丢弃并返回到您的收件箱。
我们创建了一个详细的教程，展示了如何安排您的收件箱、格式化消息、在临时基础上同步您的收件箱等。您可以在此处找到它： Windows 8简介(Introducing)：如何管理您的邮件应用程序(Mail App)的收件箱和消息(Inbox & Messages).
如何回复Windows 8邮件(Messages)中的邮件(Mail)
要回复您收到的消息，请在阅读消息时单击或点击收件箱屏幕(inbox screen)右上角的(right corner)回复按钮(reply button)。使用上述说明寻址和编写回复消息(reply message)。
如何删除(Delete Messages)Windows 8 邮件中的邮件(Mail)
要删除电子邮件，请在选择电子邮件后单击或点击收件箱屏幕(inbox screen)右上角(right corner)的垃圾桶按钮。如果您误按了此按钮，请不要惊慌。该消息仅发送到您的已删除(Deleted)文件夹，并且可以从那里检索。只需(Simply)找到已删除的消息，选择它，右键单击或从屏幕底部向上滑动，单击或点击(click or tap)“移动”("Move")，然后选择要将其移动到的文件夹。
结论
此时，您应该对Windows 8 Mail相当熟悉。这个简单的流线型应用程序应该可以让您的生活更轻松，特别是如果您习惯于从多个 Web 服务中收集邮件。花点时间习惯这个新的应用程序，它有点不同，但我们相信你很快就会很高兴在你的开始(Start)屏幕上有这个应用程序。
既然您已经试用了Mail，您认为它与Outlook或Thunderbird等其他电子邮件客户端相比如何？在下面给我们您的意见或问题。
Introducing Windows 8: The Complete Guide on How to Use the Mail App
Once you get your hands on a copy of Windows 8, you'll notiсe it comes packaged wіth a few useful apps to get you started. These apрs aren't thе standard Desktop applications you're used to, they're Windows 8 apps, and they're nothing like anything Windows has offered before.
The first of these apps that we'll take a look at is Mail. After a short setup, this app can take the place of any mail client you've used in the past. You can pull all of your emails, from all of your various accounts into one place, and I'll show how.
How to Launch the Mail App in Windows 8
In order to get started with the Mail app, you'll need to get to the Start screen. Check out this handy guide for a full list of the available ways to get there: Seven Ways to Access the Start Screen in Windows 8.
Once the Start screen loads, look for the bright blue Mail tile and give it a click or a tap.
The first time you load the app, you'll be asked a few questions to help with the initial setup. The first question you'll have to answer is whether or not Mail can run in the background. In order to get the most from this application, including receiving notifications when new mail arrives, you'll want to click or tap "Allow." If you don't want notifications and you want to conserve limited system resources, you can click or tap "Don't Allow."
Next, Mail will check the account you use to log-in to Windows and ask you to configure it. In this case, the user logged in with a Yahoo account. If you are also using an account that Mail recognizes, you'll simply have to enter your email account password and click or tap "Connect." If you're account isn't immediately recognized by Mail, you'll have to configure it manually as describe in the next section.
How to Add an Account to the Windows 8 Mail App
Now that your primary account is added, you'll be able to receive and send email. If you have another account, you'll want to add that as well. To do this, access the charms when the Mail app is opened and click or tap "Settings." From there, click or tap "Accounts."
Click or tap "Add an Account."
Select your email account service from the available list. If your email account isn't listed you may be able to select "Other Account."
However, if your email account is a POP3 account and is not on the list, you won't be able to add it to Windows 8 Mail. To get around this, you can create a new email account using a compatible service such as Yahoo! or Gmail, or use another existing account. Add the compatible account to the Mail app and then configure that account to check your POP3 account for mail. This way, email from both accounts will be received in Windows 8's Mail.
For instructions on how to do this, check out these helpful guides for: Outlook.com, GMail and Yahoo!.
Once you've selected your account, enter the email address and password and click or tap "Connect."
How to Switch Between Multiple Mail Accounts
Once you have multiple accounts configured, you'll see their names listed at the bottom left corner of the Mail app window. To get email from one account or the other, simply click or tap on its name.
How to Configure your Windows 8 Mail Accounts
Mail will configure each email account with default settings when you add it. If you want to make some changes including altering the password used by the app, how often Mail checks for new messages or whether or not to use a signature, you'll need to access the account settings. Open the Settings charm and click or tap "Accounts". Click or tap the account you want to edit to load its settings.
Make your changes and then click or tap the arrow on the top of the menu. You'll notice the last option to configure is whether or not to receive notifications from this account. For more information about configuring notifications in Windows 8, read this article: Introducing Windows 8: How to Configure App Notifications.
Another useful & more advanced guide you should read is this one: Introducing Windows 8: How to Configure Mail App Accounts.
How to Read E-mail Messages in Windows 8 Mail
Once your accounts are all set up and configured, you'll start receiving emails in the Mail app. The fastest way to get to your messages is to click or tap the New Messages notification.
You can also access the Mail app from the Start screen. Select the mail folder on the first column of the app, select the message from the second column and read it in the third column.
NOTE: On smaller displays and lower resolutions (such as 1024 × 768 pixels), the second column is merged with the first column. For example, when you select an email account or folder, the Mail column is replaced by the Inbox column. To get back to the Mail column, click or tap the Back button at the top of the column.
How to Send Emails in Windows 8 Mail
To send a message, click of tap the "+" in the top right corner of the app screen.
Enter the recipient in the "To:" field, enter a CC address if required and click or tap "Show More" if you want to add a BCC or change the message priority. If you have multiple accounts configured, click or tap the down arrow to the right of your email address and select the account from which you want to send the message.
Click or tap "Add a subject" and type a subject for your message. Click or tap "Add a message" and type to enter the body of your email. Click or tap "Sent from Windows Mail" to edit the signature. To get rid of this signature, or to permanently change it, use the account settings described above.
Once your message is composed, click or tap the Send button on the top of the window.
If you don't want to send the message, or you want to discard it, click or tap the "X" on the top of the screen. Click or tap "Save Draft" to complete the message later or click or tap "Delete Draft" to discard it and return to your inbox.
We have created a detailed tutorial that shows how to arrange your inbox, format messages, sync your inbox on an ad-hoce basic, etc. You can find it here: Introducing Windows 8: How to Manage Your Mail App's Inbox & Messages.
How to Reply to Messages in Windows 8 Mail
To send a reply to a message you receive, click or tap the reply button on the top right corner of your inbox screen while reading the message. Use the instructions above for addressing and writing the reply message.
How to Delete Messages in Windows 8 Mail
To delete an email message, click or tap the trash can button from the top right corner of your inbox screen after selecting the email. If you hit this button in error, don't panic. The message is only sent to your Deleted folder and can be retrieved from there. Simply find the deleted message, select it, right-click or swipe up from the bottom of the screen, click or tap "Move" and select the folder you want to move it to.
Conclusion
At this point you should be fairly comfortable with Windows 8 Mail. This simple streamlined app should serve to make your life easier, especially if you're used to corralling mail from multiple web services. Take your time to get used to this new app, it's a bit different but we're confident that in no time you'll be glad to have this app on your Start screen.
Now that you've gotten to try out Mail, how do you think it compares to other email clients like Outlook or Thunderbird? Give us your opinions or questions below.
