Hotmail - Hotmail sign-in Email - Log on to Hotmail/Outlook account

Hotmail is one of the first free email services, an old Microsoft messaging email service, renamed Outlook.com in 2012. It is popular and free, created for commercial use, and can be accessed with any web browser. The transition from Hotmail to Outlook.com came with so many amazing features for your benefit. Log on to Hotmail/Outlook account to enjoy these features.

Hotmail / Outlook Email Account

This is a free email account service provided by Microsoft Corporation. It offers maximum security to users, and you can create your free account online or sign-in to Hotmail. One can equally upgrade to a paid version which is ad-free with other special features provided. 

Create Hotmail Account or Signup to Hotmail

You can create an Outlook email account and have access to your emails, calendar, contacts, and task list. To do this you have to follow the simple steps below:

• On your web browser input the URL - outlook.live.com
  
  
• Click on the "create free account" button on the right-downward corner of your screen
  
  
• Type in the user name you want to apply as your email address name, this name will appear before the domain name "@outlook.com" eg. sandra_cain@outlook.com
  
  
• You can change the domain name from outlook.com to hotmail.com by clicking on the arrow in the right-hand corner of the username box and then tap on the next button.
  
  
• When it opens the next page, choose your password. It must be a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. then tap Next
  
  
• fill in your first name and last name as required on the new page and click on Next 
  
  
• On the following page select your country or region and fill in your date of birth, then click Next
  
  
• You will be required on the next page to solve a puzzled after which you Click the next button.
  
  
• On the next page, you will receive a welcome note from outlook.com.
  
  
• To access your account, you must first sign in by entering your username and password. 

Hotmail Sign-in Email

If this is your first time signing in on your new windows there are two optional ways to access your emails, 

• first through your web browser and 
  
  
• second through the mail app on your Windows 10
  
  

First: on your Windows home page web browser, log on to Hotmail/Outlook account. Follow the steps below to sign in to your already existing Hotmail/Outlook account.  

• Type in the URL "outlook.live.com," and you will be directed to the Outlook home page
  
  
• Click on the sign-in button located at the top right corner of the Outlook.com home page
  
  
• On the next window, input your Hotmail/Outlook email address or phone number and tap Next.
  
  
• The next page will require you to put in your user password; once this is done, your email box opens.
  
  
• If you are working on your personal computer, it is preferred that you click the "keep me signed in" box, to enable easy access to your emails. 
  
  

Second: on your windows 10 desktop page click the start button and locate the mailbox

• Tap "Mail" to open and click on "Get Started."
  
  
• Click "+ Add account" from the left-hand menu.
  
  
• Select your email provider "outlook"
  
  
• Input your username and password and click on next
  
  
• Follow the two-step verification required; once it's achieved, your email box pops open.
  
  

Hotmail Login on Andriod or iOS device

To access Outlook/Hotmail on your mobile device you have to first download the Outlook mobile device app which is available on both Google play store and Apple store whichever one is peculiar to you. You can access your emails on your mobile devices as you follow the few steps listed below:

• On the play store (Andriod devices) or Apple store (iOS devices) click on search and type in "Outlook app" download the app to your mobile device enable and open it for use
  
  
• Once it opens, click on add account
  
  
• Put in your Hotmail/Outlook username and password if you have an already existing account
  
  

Note: if you don't previously have an existing account with Outlook or Hotmail, click on "Create New Account" to enable you to create a new account.

You will be required to fill in your details in the "Create Account or Signup to Hotmail on Windows" section above. Once you quickly fill in the right details, follow the prompt, and you will have your account created. 

New Hotmail/Outlook Feature to Enjoy when you log in

Microsoft Corporation is investing in the enhancement of its Outlook features to give users maximum satisfaction. If you have been an old user of the Hotmail/Outlook email services, you will certainly notice the transition and other value-added services in your mail account. Some of these new features are:

Outlook intelligent file attachments

With the new Outlook email, you can easily locate your files when you can't ascertain where you saved them. The concept of "@mention" is similar to @mentioning users' names. Using the @filename while writing, referring to your saved documents in the cloud will locate your file.

 

Smart assistance

The smart assistant feature is one of the new Outlook features. what it does is that it pins your received emails that have not been responded to on top of your mailbox after many of reception. It enables you to remember to respond to them.

Calendar board view

This new feature enables you to include items on your board view that are essential to you. These items include tasks, notes, and calendars such as an agenda, day view, week view, or month view. 

Deep integration with Microsoft Todo

With the new Outlook features, you have easy access to creating a task list and dragging and dropping emails. when you do this, it automatically creates time in your Outlook calendar to enable you to complete the task.

Hybrid options for meeting attendance

With the new Microsoft Outlook for Windows, users can now use the hybrid option in response to a meeting invitation, indicating whether they will be physically present or will join the meeting virtually.

Email pinning

Email pinning, a new feature, gives you the leverage to prioritize your emails by pinning your most important emails with the task at the top of your email list. 

Sweep messages

The sweep tool helps to keep your emails clean and organized by automatically cleaning up irrelevant emails from your inbox.

In conclusion

Microsoft corporation offers one of the best email services to her users, with the new Outlook features you have easy access to your emails and to keep them organised to suite your priority.