Windows 10中预装的触控友好型邮件(Mail)和日历(Calendar)应用程序已通过一项新功能进行了改进：暗模式。深色主题在Windows 10中已经有一段时间了，但邮件(Mail)和日历(Calendar)应用程序过去只部分应用了深色模式。(dark mode)现在，它适用于所有显示元素，并让您可以灵活地独立于其他操作系统和您正在使用的其他应用程序进行设置。让我们了解如何在 Windows 10中激活或禁用Mail和Calendar的暗模式：(dark mode)
邮件和日历应用(Mail and Calendar app)：一个应用，两个视图
Microsoft 将Windows 10(Windows 10)中的内置邮件(Mail)和日历(Calendar)作为两个独立的应用程序呈现。当您开始使用它们时，您很快就会意识到它们交织在一起，以至于您可以说它是具有两个视图的单个应用程序。显示两者之间联系的第一件事是电子邮件帐户(email account)的设置。在其中一个中设置帐户后，它会自动在另一个中可用。对于Mail(Mail)和Calendar ，电子邮件地址(email address)和身份验证的选择只进行一次。您可以在其中任何一个中进行设置，它会立即反映在另一个中。
此连接扩展到本指南的主题：打开暗模式(dark mode)。当您为邮件(Mail)或日历启用或禁用(Calendar)暗模式(dark mode)时，其他应用程序会立即应用相同的设置。
在本教程中，您将首先了解如何在邮件(Mail)应用程序中打开或关闭暗模式，然后在日历(Calendar)中。在您的 Windows 10 设备上，选择更接近手头的应用程序，因为您只需更改一次设置。
如何在邮件应用(Mail app)中打开或关闭暗模式
打开邮件(Mail)应用程序，然后按窗口左下角的设置按钮。(Settings)在右侧打开的菜单中，单击或点击(click or tap) 个性化(Personalization)。
设置(Settings)菜单被右侧的个性化面板取代。(Personalization)向下滚动面板，在预览缩略图(preview thumbnail)和颜色选择之后，您有三个单选按钮：
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浅色模式(Light mode)：经典的Windows 配色(Windows color)方案，深色字母显示在浅色背景上。
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深色模式：应用在(Dark mode)深色背景(dark background)上使用浅色字母显示。此模式可节省笔记本电脑的电池并保护您的眼睛，尤其是在黑暗环境中使用该应用程序时。
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使用我的 Windows 模式：(Use my Windows mode)邮件(Mail)和日历(Calendar)应用程序没有单独选择明暗模式，而是与Windows 10保持一致。阅读如何在Windows 10中启用或禁用(Windows 10)暗模式(Dark Mode)以了解更多信息。
单击(Click)或点击所需的设置。
更改会立即应用于邮件(Mail)应用程序窗口。
如果此时打开了任何其他邮件(Mail)或日历(Calendar)窗口，它们都将采用您设置的新的深色或浅色模式。该设置对以后使用Mail和Calendar仍然有效。如果您想使用邮件(Mail)应用程序更改设置，请重新执行与上述相同的步骤，然后做出新的选择。
如何在日历应用(Calendar app)中打开或关闭黑暗模式
也可以使用日历(Calendar)应用程序更改相同的深色或浅色模式设置。按日历(Calendar)窗口左侧面板底部的设置按钮。(Settings)在右侧显示的菜单中，单击或点击(click or tap)个性化(Personalization)。
设置(Settings)菜单被窗口右侧的个性化(Personalization)面板所取代。在预览和颜色选择之后，您有三个单选按钮，与邮件(Mail)应用程序中的相同：
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浅色模式(Light mode)：经典的Windows 10 配色方案(color scheme)，深色字母显示在浅色背景上。
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深色模式：应用在(Dark mode)深色背景(dark background)上使用浅色字母显示。
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使用我的 Windows 模式：(Use my Windows mode)邮件(Mail)和日历(Calendar)应用程序没有单独选择明暗模式，而是与Windows 10保持一致。阅读如何在Windows 10中启用或禁用(Windows 10)暗模式(Dark Mode)以了解更多信息。
单击(Click)或点击您要为日历(Calendar)和邮件(Mail)应用程序选择的模式。
更改会立即应用于个性化面板和(Personalization)日历(Calendar)应用程序窗口的其余部分。
这些设置会影响所有打开的邮件(Mail)和日历(Calendar)窗口以及您从现在开始打开的任何未来窗口。如果要更改此设置，请按照与上述相同的步骤进行操作。
如何打开电子邮件的灯
除了显示使用深色字体的电子邮件消息外，深色模式适用于大多数情况。如果您发现难以阅读电子邮件，有一个名为“打开灯”("Turn on the lights")的工具，可让您暂时关闭您面前的邮件的黑暗模式。(dark mode)要在邮件(Mail)应用程序中激活它，请按下位于消息窗口(message window)顶部的太阳图标(sun icon)代表的按钮。
显示电子邮件的窗口部分立即开始使用灯光模式。如果您需要切换回全暗模式，请在(dark mode)太阳图标(sun icon)所在的位置按下月亮图标(moon icon)代表的按钮。
此设置是临时激活的，它只影响当前窗口。关闭“邮件”(Mail)窗口后，设置将丢失，所有新的“邮件”(Mail)窗口都使用完全黑暗模式。
您更喜欢Windows 10邮件和日历(Mail and Calendar)中的浅色模式还是深色模式？
Windows 10 （或任何其他平台）出现(Windows 10)黑暗模式(dark mode)的关键原因是为了减少能源消耗，从而节省电池，同时保护您的眼睛。我喜欢暗模式(dark mode)作为设计选择(design choice)，我更喜欢尽可能使用暗模式(dark mode)。你的偏好是什么？你用暗模式(dark mode)吗？如果是这样，你什么时候使用它，为什么？在下面的评论中让我们知道您的偏好。
Turn the dark mode on or off, in the Mail and Calendar app for Windows 10
The tоuch-friendly Mail and Calendar apps that are pre-installed in Windows 10 have been improved with a new feature: the dark mode. The dark theme has been available in Windows 10 for a while, but the Mail and Calendar apps used to apply the dark mode only partially. Now, it applies to all the display elements and gives you the flexibility to set it up independently from the rest of the operating systems and the other apps that you are using. Let's find out how to activate or disable the dark mode for Mail and Calendar, in Windows 10:
The Mail and Calendar app: one app, two views
Microsoft presents the built-in Mail and Calendar in Windows 10 as two separate apps. When you start using them, you realize quickly that they are intertwined to the point where you can say that it is a single app with two views. The first thing that shows the connection between the two is the setup of the email account. Once you set up an account in one of them, it becomes automatically available in the other. The choice of the email address and the authentication is done only once for both Mail and Calendar. You can do the setup in either one of them and it reflects immediately in the other one.
This connection is extended to the topic of this guide: turning on the dark mode. When you enable or disable the dark mode, for either Mail or Calendar, the other app instantly applies the same setting.
In this tutorial, you find out first how to turn the dark mode on or off in the Mail app, and then in the Calendar. On your Windows 10 device, pick the app that is closer to hand because you need to change the setting only once.
How to turn the dark mode on or off in the Mail app
Open the Mail app, and press the Settings button in the bottom-left corner of the window. In the menu that opens up on the right side, click or tap Personalization.
The Settings menu is replaced by a Personalization panel on the right side. Scrolling down the panel, after the preview thumbnail and the colors selection, you have three radio buttons:
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Light mode: the classical Windows color scheme where dark letters are displayed on a light background.
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Dark mode: the app is displayed using light-colored letters on a dark background. This mode saves the battery on laptops and protects your eyes, especially if you use the app in a dark environment.
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Use my Windows mode: rather than set the Mail and Calendar apps with their own separate choice of light or dark mode, they align with Windows 10. Read How to enable or disable the Dark Mode in Windows 10 to learn more about it.
Click or tap on your desired setting.
The change applies instantly to the Mail app window.
If any other Mail or Calendar windows are open at this time, they all take the new dark or light mode that you have set. The setting remains in effect for all future use of Mail and Calendar. If you want to change the setting using the Mail app, retrace the same steps like the ones above, and make a new choice.
How to turn the dark mode on or off in the Calendar app
The same dark or light mode setting can also be changed using the Calendar app. Press the Settings button at the bottom of the left panel of the Calendar window. In the menu that appears on the right side, click or tap Personalization.
The Settings menu is replaced by a Personalization panel on the right side of the window. After the preview and the colors selection, you have three radio buttons, identical to the ones in the Mail app:
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Light mode: the classical Windows 10 color scheme where dark letters are displayed on a light background.
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Dark mode: the app is displayed using light-colored letters on a dark background.
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Use my Windows mode: rather than set the Mail and Calendar apps with their own separate choice of light or dark mode, they align with Windows 10. Read How to enable or disable the Dark Mode in Windows 10 to learn more.
Click or tap on the mode that you want to choose for the Calendar and Mail apps.
The change applies immediately to the Personalization panel and to the rest of the Calendar app window.
The settings affect all open Mail and Calendar windows as well as any future ones you open from now on. If you want to change this setting, follow the same steps as above.
How to turn on the lights for an email message
The dark mode works well for most situations except for displaying email messages that use a dark font. If you find it difficult to read an email, there is a tool named "Turn on the lights" that allows you to switch off the dark mode temporarily for the message in front of you. To activate it in the Mail app, press the button represented by a sun icon, located on the top part of the message window.
The part of the window that displays the email message starts to use the light mode immediately. If you need to switch back to the full dark mode, press the button represented by a moon icon, in the same place where the sun icon was.
This setting is activated temporarily, and it affects only the current window. Once you close the Mail window, the setting is lost, and all new Mail windows use the full dark mode.
Do you prefer the light or the dark mode in Mail and Calendar for Windows 10?
The key reasons for the emergence of the dark mode on Windows 10 (or any other platform) are to reduce the consumption of energy, which saves the battery, and also to protect your eyes. I like the dark mode as a design choice, and I prefer to use dark mode whenever I can. What is your preference? Do you use the dark mode? If so, when do you use it, and why? Let us know your preferences in a comment below.
