Browse topics for Surface RT

Email and Communication

• Mail

  You can use the built-in Mail app on your Surface to read and respond to email messages from multiple email accounts. You can add accounts from Outlook, Outlook.com, Google, AOL, Yahoo! and even your work email.

• Troubleshoot Mail

  Troubleshoot problems using the Mail app on your Microsoft Surface RT.

• Report abuse, phishing, or spam in Outlook

  Windows.com

  Learn how to report abouse of Outlook mail accounts, including outlook.com, msn.com, and live.com email accounts.

• Account temporarily blocked

  Windows.com

  To help protect your Microsoft account from fraud or abuse, it can be temporarily blocked. Learn how to unblock your account online.

• Hacked account

  Windows.com

  If your email account was hacked (used without your consent by someone who stole your password), learn how to recover your account and prevent it from being hacked again.

• The Share charm: Frequently asked questions

  Windows.com

  See answers to common questions about the Share charm in Windows 8.

• How to manage notifications for Mail, Calendar, People, and Messaging

  Windows.com

  Find out all the aways to see when your have new email, messages, calendar events, and more.

• Send and receive mail from other email accounts

  Windows.com

  Learn how to add a Gmail, Yahoo! Mail Plus, or other POP3 account to your Outlook.com account so you can do all your email in one place.

• Active Views in Outlook inbox

  Windows.com

  Learn about Active Views in Outlook, which let you preview and interact with content right in your inbox rather than going to a website.

• What's the difference between basic and SkyDrive attachments?

  Windows.com

  Learn to go beyond the basic message attachments you’re used to and send SkyDrive attachments that people can preview or edit right away, without signing in to SkyDrive.

• Mail: Frequently asked questions

  Windows.com

  Get answers to frequently asked questions about the built-in Mail app, such as adding or removing accounts, adding a signature, and more.

• Messaging with your Surface

  Use the Messaging app to send and respond to messages from friends on your Microsoft Surface.

• Messaging: Frequently asked questions

  Windows.com

  Learn to do common tasks in the built-in Messaging app, such as sign in, start chatting, or block another user.

• People app: Stay in touch

  Learn how to use the People app to stay in touch with friends, family, and co-workers.

• People: Frequently asked questions

  Windows.com

  Find out how to add, search, or link your contacts, and how to remove an account.

• Why don't I see the latest info from an account I've connected?

  Windows.com

  Find out why the connection from your Microsoft account to other accounts might have stopped working, and see how to reconnect the account.