I saw the following on another list. Hope it helps:
Hi,
Here is a tutorial about using the win10 mail app and calendar app on a PC.
This tutorial is straight from information that I have used from a web site
on a MS help page. The link is a little below my comments and then the
information is laid out. The step by step help to use the win10 and calendar
apps , given on this website, is what you will read first. Then, all of the
key commands for using the win10 mail and calendar apps given on this web
site will follow after the articles of step by step help. .
Let me please
let you know this. When you import your email accounts into the win10 Mail
app,
your contacts are automatically imported into the People app. Your contacts
from
your accounts that you imported are saved in the People app. So, if you want
to
work with your contacts, you have to do this in the people app and not the
mail
app. Think of it like this. Three apps work together to give you that MS
outlook
client experience. The people app has all of your contacts. The mail app is
where you work with and send your email messages. The Calendar app has all
of
your appointments and much more. Now, while you are in the win10 mail app,
you
can switch to the Calendar by pressing CTRL+2 and back to mail by pressing
CTRL+1.
Many of the commands are the same as in WLM. Now, even though your contacts
and
their emails are in the people app, you will get a list of contacts you can
enter on as you type in an address. If you type a few letters into the
address
field and down arrow, there will be a list of results you can enter to send
your
email to them. So, in that since, the people app and the mail app are
working
together along with the calendar app. The first material I will put in this
message, is all of the articles that take you step by step to do everything
in
the mail app. You will know how to send and download attachments, and even
format tables in the mail app by the time you read all of the info I am
about to
paste. After the Articles, there will be a very long section of every key
command in the win10 mail app and the calendar app. You can decide which
part of
this email you want to look at first. You can look at the section that has
all
of the key commands first, or you can go through the articles step by step
and
do everything from importing your accounts into win10 mail app to formatting
messages you send. It is all here, and if you use JAWS, it should all work.
Only
one thing if you use JAWS. For some reason, with me, there is one little but
important work around I must do. When I open a message, before I can read it
with the arrow keys like a document, I must press CTRL + R to reply to the
message. However, instead of replying, I just read that message normally
with
the arrow keys and all normal navigation commands with JAWS. If I don't want
to
reply, I just press escape and it puts me back on the list of messages. I
have
to press CTRL + R before I can read any message, but that is quick to do.
When
it comes to NVDA, there are even more work arounds that I must figure out to
make sure they are consistent so I can tell you what you must do. So, if you
use
NVDA, hold off a bit unless you can get NVDA to read the opened message.
That is
what I am having a lot of trouble with is reading the opened message. I am
having to use object navigation and other weird stuff, but I must see if
these
work arounds are consistent. Well, Enjoy the information.
Help web site for using the Windows 10 mail app.
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Get-help-for-using-a-screen-reader-with-Mail-for-Windows-10-0f4b3b25-3c23-4089-83bb-335b00663dbe
article
Mail for Windows 10 supports most types of email service. You can add any
of these Microsoft accounts: Exchange, Office 365, Outlook.com, Hotmail,
Live.com,
and MSN.com. You can also add any of these accounts: Gmail, Yahoo! Mail,
iCloud, or an account with a POP or IMAP server.
Add your first account
list of 8 items
1. The first time you open Mail, you'll land on the Welcome screen. Press
Enter to select Get Started.
2. This opens an Accounts page. Press the Add account button.
3. In the Choose an account dialog, use the Down Arrow key to go through
the list of account types (Outlook.com, Exchange, Google, Yahoo! Mail, and
so
on).
4. When you hear the name of your account type, press Enter.
5. Enter the email address for the account that you want to add.
6. Press the Tab key to move to the Password box, and then enter your
password.
7. Press the Tab key to move to the Sign in button. Depending on the
account, you might be asked to provide more information, such as sign in to
Office
365 or to your organization network.
8. When you finish, Mail confirms the account details and then displays
Done button.
Note: You might also see a What’s new notification. These appear in the Mail
app after an update.
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Add a Microsoft account
list of 5 items
1. In the Choose an account dialog, press the Down Arrow key to move
through the list of account types, and press Enter to select the account
type you
want to add.
2. Enter the email address for the account that you want to add.
3. Press the Tab key to move to the Password box, and enter your password.
4. Press the Tab key to move to the Sign in button. Depending on the
account, you might be asked to provide more information, such as sign in to
Office
365 or to your organization network.
5. When you finish, press the Done button, which appears after Mail
confirms the details for your new account.
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Add a Gmail account
list of 11 items
1. Go to the Inbox pane, press the Tab key until you hear 'Settings
button", and then press Enter to open the Settings menu.
2. In the Settings menu pane, press the Tab key to move to Manage accounts,
and then press Enter.
3. In the Manage accounts pane, press the Tab key to move to the Add
account button, and then press Enter.
4. Press the Down Arrow key until you hear "Google", and then press Enter
to select it.
5. Enter your email address and then press Next.
6. Press the Tab key twice to go to the Password box, and then enter your
password.
7. Press the Tab key to move to the Sign-in button, and press Enter.
8. On the Connecting to a service page, press the Tab key to go to the
Allow button. Press Enter to allow Windows to retrieve your email and
settings
from Google.
9. When you get to the Done button, press Enter.
10. Press Esc to close the Accounts pane and then press Esc again to close
the Settings pane. The cursor moves to the Inbox pane.
11. Press the Tab key or the F6 key to move to the other options in the
Inbox pane.
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Add an additional account
To add another account, do the following:
list of 9 items
1. Press F6 to go to the Inbox pane, and then press the Tab key until you
hear "Settings button". Press Enter to open the Settings menu.
2. In the Settings menu, press the Tab key to move to Manage accounts and
press Enter.
3. Press the Tab key to move to the Add account button, and then press
Enter.
4. Press the Down Arrow key until you hear the name of your email account
type, and then press Enter.
5. Follow the instructions to enter your email address, password, and any
other required information.
6. When you finish entering account information, press the Tab key to move
to the Sign in button. Depending on the account, you might be asked for more
information, such as permission for Mail to sign in to the email server.
7. When you reach the Done button, press Enter.
8. Press the Esc key to close the Accounts pane, then press Esc again to
exit the Settings pane. The cursor moves to the Inbox pane.
9. Press the Tab key or the F6 key to move to other options in the Inbox.
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To create an email message
list of 8 items
1. To create an email message, press Ctrl+N. Mail opens a new message and
puts the cursor on the To address line.
Mail for Windows 10 automatically looks for the recipient's name in your
Contacts list.
2. Begin typing the name of the person you want to send the email to. As
you type, a suggestion list will appear based on the characters you have
typed.
Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to navigate through the suggestion list.
3. Press Enter to select a person's name and email address from the
suggestion list.
If the recipient is not in your Contact list, just type the email address in
the To line.
4. You can continue to add names until you're finished. When you finish,
press the Tab key to move past the Cc & Bcc button, and then press the Tab
key
again to go to the Subject line.
If you want to copy someone on your email message, press Enter at the Cc &
Bcc button to open the Cc address line. After you add additional names,
press
the Tab key to move to the Subject line.
5. Type the subject of your email.
6. Press the Tab key to move to the body of the email message and then type
your email message.
7. If you want to format your message, see
Use the keyboard to format an email message in Mail for Windows 10.
8. When you’re ready to send your message, press Alt+S.
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article
Reading email messages is one of the most important reasons people use a
computer. With Mail for Windows 10, you can navigate quickly through your
message
list to the message you want, and open it.
list of 5 items
1. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to move to the message you want to read,
and then press Enter.
2. Use your screen reader’s read commands to read the text of the message.
3. To read other information, such as the sender's name and the subject
from the message body, press Shift+Tab to move to the message header.
list of 2 items nesting level 1
• If the message has attachments, Narrator reads the file name of the first
attachment. Use the Right Arrow key to move focus to other attachments, if
any, and hear their file names. Press Shift+Tab to move focus to the sender’s
name and address.
• If there are no attachments, Narrator reads the recipient’s name.
list end nesting level 1
4. Use Shift+Tab again to move focus to the subject line, and press
Shift+Tab again to hear the sender’s name.
5. When you finish reading the message, press the Esc key to return to the
message list.
list end
By default, Mail for Windows 10 groups messages by conversation. To
un-group messages, and instead to list them one at a time in chronological
order,
follow these steps:
list of 4 items
1. From the Inbox pane, press the Tab key until you reach the Settings
button and then press Enter.
2. Press the Down Arrow key until you reach the Reading settings and then
press Enter.
3. Press the Tab key to go to the Show messages arranged by conversation
toggle switch, and press Enter to turn it off.
4. Press the Esc key to close Reading settings, and then press Esc again to
close the Settings pane.
Focus returns to the Inbox message list.
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article
Mail for Windows 10 helps you respond to email messages quickly. With just a
keyboard shortcut, you're ready to reply, reply to all the senders, or
forward
a message to a different person.
To reply or forward a message
You can select to reply only to the sender, reply to all recipients, or
forward a message from the Reading pane.
list of 3 items
1. Depending on whether you want to reply to or forward an email message,
do the following:
list of 3 items nesting level 1
• To reply only to the sender, press Ctrl+R to open a message addressed to
the sender, with the cursor in the message body, ready to compose a
response.
• To reply to everyone, press Ctrl+Shift+R to open a message addressed to
everyone on the To and Cc address lines, with the cursor in the message
body,
ready to compose a response.
• To forward a message, press Ctrl+F to open the message ready for your
input, with the cursor on the To address line so you can enter the name of
the
recipient.
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2. After you address the message, press the Tab key to move to the message
box and compose your message.
3. When you finish, press Alt+ S to send the message.
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Here’s how to add an attachment:
Note: It can save time to know the location of the attachment file before
you get started.
list of 9 items
1. Open the message that you want to attach a file to in the Reading pane.
2. Press the Alt key to move to the ribbon, and then press the Right Arrow
key until you reach the Insert tab.
3. Press the Down Arrow key to move to the lower ribbon. The first button
is the Attach button.
4. Press Enter to select the Attach button and open File Explorer with the
cursor in the File name box, ready to type.
5. Type the name of the file that you want to attach, or press Shift+Tab to
browse for it.
6. When you find the file that you want, press the Spacebar to select it.
7. Press the Tab key to move to the Open button, and then press Enter.
8. Mail for Windows 10 attaches the file you selected to the email message.
9. When you’re ready to send your message, press Alt+S.
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article
Format buttons in Mail for Windows 10 are on the Format tab ribbon, which
appears only when you're composing an email message. The ribbon contains
three
tabs: Format,Insert, and Options.
To format an email message
list of 5 items
1. Select the text in the message body that you want to format.
2. Press the Alt key to move to the ribbon, and use the Left Arrow key or
Right Arrow key to move between the tabs.
3. Choose the Format tab, and then press the Down Arrow key to move into
the lower ribbon.
4. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab to move between the buttons on the Format
ribbon. For more information about formatting, see
Format, Insert, and Options buttons on the Format tab
later in this topic.
5. Press Alt+S to send the message.
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Format, Insert, and Options buttons on the Format tab
The following sections contain detailed information about buttons on the
Format, Insert, and Options tabs.
Buttons on the Format tab
The following list provides more detail about the buttons on the Format tab
and their associated menus.
Font button
list of 4 items
• Font style and font size
• Text format: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, subscript, and
superscript
• Highlight
• Font color
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Alignment button
list of 5 items
• Bulleted and numbered lists
• Indent, out dent
• Alignment (left-, right-, centered, and justified)
• Line spacing
• Space before and after paragraphs
list end
Paragraph styles button
list of 3 items
• Headings
• Titles and subtitles
• Other styles from template
list end
Undo button
list of 1 items
• Simple undo of previous action, no menu
list end
Buttons on the Insert tab
The following list provides more detail about the buttons on the Insert tab
on the ribbon.
list of 4 items
• Attach button - Opens the File Explorer dialog so you can select a file
to attach. For more information, see
Use a screen reader to add an attachment to an email message in Mail for
Windows 10.
• Table button – Adds a a table in a format of three cells by three cells
in the message body. It also opens a new ribbon with options to modify or
format the table. For more information, see
Use a screen reader to insert a table in an email message in Mail for
Windows 10.
• Pictures button– Opens the File Explorer dialog so you can select a
picture file to add. It also opens a new ribbon tab with options you can use
to
modify the picture. For more information, see
Use a screen reader to insert a picture in an email message in Mail for
Windows 10.
• Link button – Opens a dialog box where you can enter the web address and
text to display for a hyperlink. For more information, see
Use a screen reader to insert a hyperlink in an email message in Mail for
Windows 10.
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Buttons on the Options tab
The following list provides more information about the buttons on the
Options tab.
list of 6 items
• High Importance button – Adds a High Importance flag to a message.
• Low Importance button – Adds a Low Importance flag to a message.
• Language menu – Drop-down menu of languages for setting the default
language.
• Spelling button – Scans words in the message. If an error is found, Mail
for Windows 10 opens a ribbon with spelling suggestions for a selected
word.
• Proofing and language button – Opens a menu for selecting whether to
show proofing marks.
• Zoom button – Opens a menu of zoom options listed as percent of
increase. For more information, see
Use a screen reader to zoom in Mail for Windows 10.
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article
Tables are perfect for conveying data and other information that is
structured. Mail for Windows 10 lets you insert a table in an email message,
and provides
helpful tools for you to format the table.
To insert a table in an email message
list of 6 items
1. In the body of an email message, place your cursor where you want to
insert a table.
2. Press the Alt key to go to the ribbon.
3. Press the Tab key to move to the Insert tab, and then use the Down
Arrow key to move to the lower ribbon.
4. Press the Right Arrow key to go to the Table button, and then press
Enter.
By default, Mail for Windows 10 inserts a table of three cells by three
cells in the message body, and positions the cursor in the first cell on
row 1.
In addition, Mail for Windows 10 adds the Table tab to the ribbon when your
cursor is in the table.
5. Press the Alt key to move directly to the Table tab on the ribbon, and
then press the Down Arrow key to move to the to lower ribbon. For more
information
about the Table tab, see
Options on the Table tab.
6. Use the Right and Left Arrow keys to move between table style buttons.
To select an option, press Enter.
Options on the Table tab
The following list provides more detail about the buttons that you can
choose to format a table:
list of 7 items
• Delete button
list of 3 items nesting level 1
• Delete columns
• Delete rows
• Delete table
list end nesting level 1
• Insert button
list of 4 items nesting level 1
• Insert rows above current row
• Insert rows below current row
• Insert column to the left of current column
• Insert column to the right of current column
list end nesting level 1
• Style options button
list of 7 items nesting level 1
• Set a header row
• Create a totals row
• Make banded rows
• Set a first column
• Set a last column
• Set banded columns
• Repeat header row on new page
• Table Styles button
list of 1 items nesting level 1
• Opens a gallery of 49 table styles. Use the arrow keys to navigate, and
then press Enter to select.
list end nesting level 1
• Text button
list of 2 items nesting level 1
• Text alignment (left, right, center)
• Text rotation (horizontal, 90 degrees, 270 degrees)
list end nesting level 1
• Cell size button
list of 4 items nesting level 1
• Autofit row height to text
• Autofit column width to text
• Set fixed column width
• Distribute rows or columns evenly
list end nesting level 1
• Alt text button
list of 1 items nesting level 1
• Add a title and description for people who can’t see the table
list end nesting level 1
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Add alt text to a table
list of 7 items
1. When you want to add alt text to a table in the body of your email, move
the cursor within the table to select it and show the Table tab in the
ribbon.
2. Press the Alt key to go to the ribbon, and then press the Tab key to go
to the Table key.
3. Press the Down Arrow key to move to the lower ribbon.
4. Press the Tab key to go to the Cell Size button, and then press Enter to
open it.
5. Press the Down Arrow key to go to the Alt Text button, and then press
Enter to open the box.
6. Type a title, press the Tab key, and then type a description.
7. Press Esc to close the Alt Text box.
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article
Hyperlinks are the basic action on the web. With Mail for Windows 10 you can
add hyperlinks to your email, including text to display, so your friends can
read ordinary text instead of URLs.
For more information about the Insert tab, see
Format, Insert, and Options buttons on the Format tab.
To insert a hyperlink in an email message
list of 9 items
1. When you're editing an email message, press the Alt key to get to the
ribbon.
2. Press the Right Arrow key until you reach the Insert tab, and then use
the Down Arrow key to move to the lower ribbon.
3. Press the Tab key to go to the Link button.
4. Press Enter to open the link dialog.
5. Mail for Windows 10 places the cursor in the Address box, ready for you
to enter the URL for the link.
6. Press Shift+Tab to move to the Text to display box.
7. Type a meaningful phrase for the link. The phrase should give someone a
clear idea of the link destination.
8. Press the Tab key twice to move to the Insert button.
9. Press Enter to insert the link in the email message.
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article
Mail for Windows 10 has a powerful search option that makes looking for
information in your email fast and reliable.
To search for information in an email message
list of 4 items
1. Press Ctrl+E to move directly to the Search box.
2. Type a key word in the Search box, such as a word that might be in the
Subject line or a recipient's name, and then press Enter.
3. Mail for Windows 10 places the search results in the message list, and
moves the keyboard focus there. You can move through the items in the
message
list to review the results to find the item you want.
4. When you find a message you want to open, press Enter.
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Short cut key commands
Frequent navigation shortcuts
To do this
Press
Switch to Inbox
Ctrl + Shift + 1
Switch to Calendar
Ctrl + 2
Switch to Mail
Ctrl + 1
Move to a different region
F6
Search
Ctrl + E
Zoom in
Ctrl + + (Ctrl and plus sign)
Zoom out
Ctrl + - (Ctrl and minus sign)
Frequent Mail shortcuts
table with 2 columns and 6 rows
To do this
Press
Reply to a message
Ctrl + R
Create a message
Ctrl + N
Add an attachment
Alt + 1
Send a message
Alt + S
Delete a message or conversation
Ctrl + D
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Frequent Calendar shortcuts
table with 2 columns and 7 rows
To do this
Press
Create an appointment
Ctrl+N
Delete an appointment
Ctrl+D
Accept a meeting invitation
Alt+C
Decline a meeting invitation
Alt+D
Show my calendar in Day view
Ctrl+Alt+1
Show my calendar in Work Week view
Ctrl+Alt+2
table end
All shortcuts, Mail app in Windows 10
table with 2 columns and 30 rows
To do this
Press
Toggle the important
property on a conversation
CTRL+SHIFT+G
Delete a conversation
CTRL+D
Delete a conversation
DEL
Archive a conversation
BACKSPACE
Mark as read
CTRL+Q
Mark as unread
CTRL+U
Reply to current mail
CTRL+R
Reply all
CTRL+SHIFT+R
Forward current mail
CTRL+F
Search
CTRL+E
Search
F3
Accept Meeting Invitation
Alt+C
Decline Meeting Invitation
Alt+D
Tentative Meeting Invitation
Alt+N
Create a new mail
CTRL+N
Create a new mail
CTRL+SHIFT+M
Move to View
CTRL+SHIFT+V
Switch to calendar
CTRL+2
Switch to Inbox
CTRL+SHIFT+I
Switch to Outbox
CTRL+SHIFT+O
Add Attachment
ALT+I
Account Manual Sync
CTRL+M
Account Manual Sync
F9
Zoom in
CTRL++
Zoom out
CTRL+-
Send mail
ALT+S
Send mail
Ctrl + Enter
Move between regions
F6
Toggle Caret Browsing
F7
table end
All shortcuts, Calendar app in Windows 10
table with 2 columns and 15 rows
To do this
Press
Switch to Mail
CTRL+1
Remove appointments
meetings
CTRL+D
Add recurrence
CTRL+G
Reply
CTRL+R
Reply all
CTRL+SHIFT+R
Save changes on a
calendar item
CTRL+S
Save changes on a
calendar item
ALT+S
Forward calendar item
CTRL+F
New Appointment
CTRL+N
Today
HOME
Show Day view
CTRL+ALT+1
Show Work Week view
CTRL+ALT+2
Show Week view
CTRL+ALT+3
Show Month view
CTRL+ALT+4
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim via Talk
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 2:52 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Is There Any Way of Using the New Mail Ap In Windows 10?
Hi Guys,
I’m using the latest Window-Eyes and brand new Windows 10 laptop. I’ve
been able to set up a few email accounts in the Mail ap, but I am unable to
get to the options, as it is just a picture or something, of something that
looks like a cog. Without being able to get to the options, I cannot turn
the preview pane off, or adjust any other settings. Has anyone found a way
round this? I was informed that Window-Eyes did not fully work with the ap
by a Microsoft tech, so I would have had to agree to let him take control of
my machine, and he would do all the adjustments I wanted, not happening, or
I could purchase a copy of Outlook. I’ve also tried finding this options
cog with Jaws, NVDA and Narrator, all without any luck, what email software
are folks using on their machines? I have installed WLM, but the tech guy
from Microsoft was not happy, and made a point of telling me that it was not
supported!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards.
Jim.
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