Organize
Hotmail is a convenient place to keep your contacts, calendar, appointment reminders, and more. And since you can access Hotmail from anywhere online, it’s the ultimate way to stay organized, no matter where you are or what you’re doing.
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Click Contact list
Located in the lower left of your screen. This will take you to your Contacts page.
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Click New
A new contact form will appear for you to fill out.
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Enter contact’s Windows Live ID
In the Windows Live ID field, enter the new contact’s Windows Live ID (an e-mail address ending in @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com). Be sure to check Use this address with Windows Live Messenger. Click Save when done filling in the fields.
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Log into Messenger
The new contact will appear in the Messenger contact list the next time you log in.
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Click Calendar
Located in the lower left of your screen. This will take you to your Windows Live Calendar.
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Click New
This will open a new appointment form.
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Click Save
After filling in all relevant fields, including the reminder area if you want Hotmail to notify you when appointment is pending, click save.
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Check calendar
The appointment is now logged in your calendar for easy viewing.
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Open meeting request
When you receive a meeting request in your inbox, you can open it as if it were a regular e-mail.
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Choose Accept, Tentative, or Decline
Accept and Tentative will save the request in your calendar. Decline does not. You may also send a response to the inviter if you choose. And later if you are sent a meeting cancellation, you can choose to have the meeting removed from your calendar.
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Go to calendar.live.com
The Window Live Calendar is currently in beta, but you can use its great new features now. Click on Calendar Beta.
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Click on New Event
To get a feel for the new calendar, create a new event. Clicking New Event will take you to a new event form. Fill in the information and click Save.
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Verify appointment in calendar
Click on the month, week, or day of your appointment to see it on the calendar.
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Click Share
This will allow you to share a calendar with your contacts.
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Select Calendar
If you have more than one calendar, choose which one to share.
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Select Contacts
You can share your calendar with all your friends, or only with the contacts you choose. Click Save when finished.
