How to use Windows Live
Already using Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger? Windows Live can help you synchronize all of the ways you communicate and share. Imagine one convenient place online to share photos, files, e-mail, and have instant conversations. With Windows Live, it’s easier than ever to stay connected to the people and things that matter to you.
Put it all together
Need more ideas about how Windows Live can help you stay in sync? These are just a few examples of the things you can do with Windows Live online and Windows Live Essentials for your PC.
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Talk to your friends
With Hotmail or Messenger, you can move a conversation from e-mail to IM and back again. IM with Messenger contacts from your Hotmail inbox—and see your friends’ status so you’re never out of touch.
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Stay in touch—anytime, anywhere
With Windows Live for Mobile, your Hotmail goes where you go. With an easy-to-use interface designed for a mobile screen, it’s easy to read, write, and manage your e-mail wherever you’re connected to the Internet.
It all starts with your Windows Live ID
Your Windows Live ID is the key to your online world. If you’re already using Hotmail or Messenger, your user name is your Windows Live ID, and it gets you started with all the online services—including 25 GB of free storage, easy photo editing and sharing, online groups, and more. Access them all on Windows Live Home at home.live.com. Watch this video to see the new Windows Live in action.
Your Windows Live Home is your online communications hub.
In a glance, you can see who’s sending you e-mail and easily stay updated with what’s going on in your network of friends with the “What’s New
” feed. See who posted new photos or commented on a blog and track who’s currently online… Windows Live Home at home.live.com helps you stay connected.
Share yourself with Profile on Windows Live.
The things you do with Windows Live automatically display on your profile, so it’s easy to share your digital life with friends. It also displays what you’re doing on your other favorite networks, like Tweets on Twitter and photos on Flickr, so sharing your whole online life is simple. And you’re in control of your profile, so you can show it to everyone on the Internet or just your close family and friends.
Take a closer look…
Online services
The Windows Live online services all work together so it’s easy to keep in touch with the people and things that matter to you most.
Explore the online services- Hotmail
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Profile
Profile
Easily share your latest updates and key information to family, friends, or the whole world.
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Photos
Photos
Tag and share photos, make slideshows, and let friends and family comment on their favorites.
Learn more - SkyDrive
- Mobile
- Spaces
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Groups
Groups
Connect and collaborate online with your real-world teams, clubs, family, and other groups.
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Events
Events
Plan parties, meetings, or a night out, send personal invitations, and when it’s over share the memories.
Learn more - Calendarbeta
Applications for your PC
Windows Live Essentials is free software that you download to your desktop to help you organize and manage your stuff on your computer, so it’s easy to share online.
Explore the Windows Live Essentials for your PC- Messenger
- Photo Gallery
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Writer
Writer
Compose your blog, add your photos and links to your video, then publish it to the world.
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Family Safety
Family Safety
Manage and monitor your children’s Web experience so they can surf the Internet more safely.
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Movie Makerbeta
Movie Maker
Create beautiful, memorable movies, then publish to the Web with a few clicks.
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