Sending and Receiving E-Mail Messages

Windows Mail is a rich e-mail program with many sophisticated features and customizable options. Although an in-depth tutorial on Windows Mail is beyond the scope of this book, it is certainly worth investigating the main capabilities of the program on your own.

With Windows Mail, you can send and receive professional-looking e-mail messages with most of the features that are available in more-sophisticated programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook. For example, you can use stationery, customize fonts, create personal signatures, request read receipts, and check the spelling of your messages. You can send fancy messages in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) or simple messages in plain-text format. You can also send and receive files that are sent with messages as attachments.