Re: Windows 8 Mail
We have had years to get comfortable with the Desktop and menu presentation of previous Microsoft operating systems It has stayed more or less the same since Windows 95. So when something completely different comes along, it's not surprising that it can take some getting used to.
I first got a computer just as Windows 95 was coming out. I can remember this seeming not very straightforward to use to start with. I think the situation is a bit the same with Windows 8. Totally strange now but if it stays along the same lines in Windows 9, 10 and 11, the feel will become just as familiar as it is now with Microsoft's previous operating systems. Windows 8 just needs a little learning and persistence in my humble opinion.
Regarding the mail problem, it is possible to copy and paste a link into Windows 8's e-mail program. Copy the link to be pasted, go to the e-mail, click in the message window and press CTRL+V on the keyboard.
One trouble with Windows 8's own e-mail program is that it doesn't support POP mail. It only supports Webmail and IMAP. The link below leads to a page describing the difference between POP mail and IMAP. The page is rated as safe by WOT (
Web
Of
Trust).
http://helpdesk.illinoisstate.edu/kb..._POP_and_IMAP/
I don't use Windows 8's e-mail program for this reason. I have installed Mozilla Thunderbird instead. This works OK on Windows 8. It is also possible to install Windows Live Mail (same as on Windows 7) and use that.
Windows Live Mail comes as part of Windows Live Essentials. It is necessary to untick the options you do
not want to install as the installation procedure progresses. The link below leads to a page describing how to install Windows Live Mail. The page is rated as safe by WOT (
Web
Of
Trust).
http://www.trickyways.com/2009/10/ho...ss-replacment/