Posts with the tag 'All-New Mail'
October 29th, 2008
If a new and sleek look, enhanced image preview capabilities, drag-and-drop and tabs did not seduce you to switch, here’s one more reason for you to try the new Yahoo!7 Mail: we’ve integrated Yahoo!7 Messenger into the new Yahoo!7 Mail. That’s right, and you can chat to people on Windows Live™ Messenger too.
Ok, what’s all this then?
Well, basically speaking, your Messenger list loads within your mailbox and can have a live conversation with someone from within your Yahoo!7 Mail mailbox. You can talk this way with anyone who has a Yahoo!7 or Windows Live™ Messenger ID. That’s almost everyone isn’t it?
Here’s how!
When you log into your mailbox you will see, at the top of the window, a status message and a drop-down arrow. You will probably appear as “Offline”, if you never used this option:
Once you set your status to “Available” your Messenger list will start loading automatically above your folder list. You can select anyone on the list and start a conversation with them right from the comfort of your own Mailbox window. The conversation will open in a new tab and it will look like this:
One thing to note is that if you sign into chat in Mail you will get disconnected from the Messenger application immediately, as you cannot be connected to Messenger through 2 different ways at the same time. The same applies if you log into Messenger while connected to chat within Mail. I know this sounds confusing but I assure you it’s not a problem at all, as you will be warned with friendly messages like the one below if that’s the case:
Wait, there’s more!
We’ve added a couple of other new ways to start a chat. Yahoo!7 Mail is more than just email these days, so if you click on the arrow next to the “New” button (top left) you can choose “Chat” to open a chat window and go from there. Or, if you want to be really flash, you can use the keyboard shortcut. Just hit “c” and you’re off.
We hope you find this feature useful and interesting. Have a go and let us know what you think!
Happy chatting,
Sabrina – Yahoo!7 Mail Team
Tags: All-New Mail, chat
October 8th, 2008
How many of you have seen or used the Stationery feature on Yahoo!7 Mail? Our Yahoo!7 Mail Stationery allows you to get creative with your emails by adding a funky background theme to your email and also makes your emails stand out from the crowd.
Stationery can take on another dimension during special events, so on this Halloween why not send someone a scary (though not too scary!) email complete with spooky stationery? There’s a whole series of themes available ranging from abstract and arty to pretty and psychedelic, you’ll definitely find one to suit the mood of your mail!
Currently the stationery feature is only available in the all-new version of Yahoo!7 Mail, so if you’re using Yahoo!7 Mail Classic and want to use stationery then why not switch over to a 21st Century experience.
Let us know what you think of the Stationery feature… Is it good, bad or ugly? Are there any themes you would like added? Send us your suggestions, we’ll listen.
All the best,
Will – Yahoo!7 Mail Team
So how do I use Stationery?
We’re glad you asked!
Firstly, you need to make you are using the All-New Yahoo!7 Mail rather than Classic. If you need help on how to switch, check out Sabrina’s post over here.
Next, you need to click on “New” as seen below, to compose a new email:
Then click on the “Stationery” option that is seen to the right-hand side of your new email message. This will slide the Stationery options down the right of your email message.
Simply clicking on any of the thumbnail pictures on the right will then apply that particular stationery to your message.
By selecting the “Featured” link, you will be able to navigate to other categories and choose more cool stationery to spice up your emails. Choices include, amongst others, animals, flowers, holidays, sports or patterns!
Below, you can see an email I am currently composing to my Mum, using the Yahoo!7 Liam blowing heart bubbles. Do you think she will like it?
Now it’s time for you to go and check it out! Be sure to come back and let us know which one’s your favourite 
Happy Emailing,
Kate – Yahoo!7 Mail Team
Tags: All-New Mail, stationery
October 7th, 2008
If you love sharing your favourite photos by email as much as I do, keep reading this post. In case you haven’t noticed, the all-new version of Yahoo!7 Mail has enhanced the way you can view image files received as attachments, allowing you to view the photos directly from your Inbox. It’s quick, easy and it works really well!
For this example, I’m working with an email that includes three photos (nice shots from our mascot LIAM), but the same applies whether there are 2 or 200 photos attached. When I open up the message that has photos attached to it, the bottom of the message is going to look like this – the photos attached are shown as thumbnails in the body of the message (without those crazy red boxes and numbers):
- If you click ‘1’ you will be able to view the image directly from within the all-new Yahoo!7 Mail interface.
- If you click ‘2’ (my choice!) you’ll start a slideshow that will allow you to scroll through all the images attached, which is very similar behaviour to number ‘1’. (For more detail on ‘1’ and ‘2’, have a look further down this post to the next image where I’ll talk about the image viewer.)
- If you click ‘3’ you can select from the attached pictures and only download the ones that you choose. All you have to do is check the box of the pictures you want to download and then click the “Download Selected” link.
So what’s this image viewer all about?
This is what happens when you click ‘1’ or ‘2’ from above – a sort of window pops up (it’s really an overlay) with the image you just clicked:
So here’s what you can do with the photo-viewer when it pops up:
- Whether you click on a picture or the slideshow link, you can scroll through the pictures that are attached to the image. So what’s the difference? If you click the slideshow link, then it starts with the first image, and if you click a specific image, you’ll then go to the next image.
- Clicking ‘2’ will stop and start the slide show. If the slideshow is playing the text in the red box above will say “pause” instead of “play”.
- Clicking ‘3’ does exactly what it says on the tin. To close your photo-preview or slideshow, just click the “close” button.
So that’s it. The beauty is in the simplicity, and I still think the slideshow view is fantastic!! Unfortunately, this feature is only available to users of the all-new mail, so if you’re a classic mail user, feel free to switch to the new version of Yahoo!7 Mail.
Hope you enjoy this feature and happy photo viewing!
Sabrina – Yahoo!7 Mail Team
Tags: All-New Mail, Photos
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