Microsoft today released an update to its apps for Windows 8 Mail, Contacts, and Calendar. These tools form the backbone of the company's offer to channel the use of the tactile interface of this system. The changes that these apps have undergone are aimed at improving navigation and adding some features that were previously absent. Some of the most notable improvements are the ability to create folders within email, the new presentation of events in the calendar or the top menu with the main options in the contacts app.We tell you about the main new features that Microsoft
Starting with the application of mail This tool is designed to centralize the user's mail accounts (both the account Hotmail or Outlook and accounts from other services such as Gmail). One of the main changes that the app receives is the ability to create and edit new folders Until now the user had to go to the web platform to perform this action . This feature can be found by right-clicking on the screen and then clicking on the bottom menu «Folder Options». Another new feature of mail is the option read only those emails that we have not read In this case, you have to click on the "All" option that we find at the top of the screen and then choose “Unread” from the drop-down menu.In addition, another aspect that has been improved is the handling of drafts. These drafts will appear at the top of our inbox when we are working on them.
The second of the applications that has received a facelift has been that of calendario In this case, the most important news is negative and does not depend on Microsoft That is, Google's decision to remove compatibility from its calendarwith the protocol used to synchronize Google Calendar with the company's app from WindowsRegarding the changes in the interface, it has been decided to remove the colored blocks that marked the different events. The color of the event becomes a much more sober lateral stripe. Another of the changes is found in a view called "Work week" with which only the days from Monday to Friday.
The third of the apps is contacts, a tool from which we can start a chat with a contact or view their activity on social networks One of the most noticeable changes is the ability to filter social activity of the contacts so that only updates from Facebook or Twitter appear. To do this, click on "News" at the top left of the screen and then choose the social network. Another of the changes that this app receives is a new contextual menu at the top designed so that we can access the different areas of Contacts more quickly.
Without being a drastic change, the improvements that Microsoft have included a washing of With regard to these apps that can significantly improve the user experience, especially in the case of the mail app.Windows 8 users can download this update from the Microsoft Store
