Be it searching a particular person in your contact list, adding your new friend’s contact details, accessing your emails, or planning events, the People app in Windows 10 is a one-stop solution for all your personal and business needs.
The best part is, using People app is quite simple. Here’s how:
- ■Launch the People app
Click inside the Cortana search box, type PEOPLE, and click People from the Best match list (or press Enter). This launches the People app. An alternate method to launch the app is, click the Start button, scroll down the app list to the P section, and click People from there.
■Initial setup
Click Get started, click Yes to allow the app to access the calendar, click Yes again to allow the app to access mail, and click Ready to go on the Let’s get started window. This prepares the People app before you can start using it. You can even click the Import contacts button on the Let’s get started window to add other services or service providers to import your contacts from there/them.
■Add a contact
Click the + (New contact) icon from the left pane, populate the fields in the right window with the contact’s details, and click Save. This adds the contact to your contacts’ list. Once saved, you can see the added contact in the middle window. Alternatively, you can also click the Add accounts when on the main window to add other service or service providers to import contacts from there/them.
■Pin a contact to the Taskbar
Click the People icon from the notification area at the bottom-right corner, click Get started, click the Find and pin contacts button from the bottom, and click the contact’s name you frequently communicate with (Jacob Moore for this example). This pins the contact to the taskbar. Click the pinned contact, and click People to view and begin communicating with the contact. You are required to click the People option only once i.e. when you click the pinned contact for the first time. From the next time and further, clicking the pinned contact displays its details right away.
■Edit a contact
Launch the People app, click the contact’s name you want to edit (Jacob Moore for this example) from the middle window, click Edit from the right window, make the changes as needed, and click Save. This instantaneously modifies the contact’s details.
■Delete a contact
Use your preferred method to launch the People app, click the unwanted contact from the middle window, click the More actions icon (icon with three dots) from the top-right corner of the contact’s details window in the right, click Delete, and click Delete again in the confirmation box. This deletes the contact from your contact’s list.
■Use the Mail app
Click the Mail icon from the left pane of the People app, and add your preferred service or service provider. This lets you send and receive your emails in the Mail app, right from the People app itself.
■Use Calendar
Click the Calendar icon from the left pane, and continue configuring and using the app as needed. As it is with the Mail app, you can access Calendar and its data from within the People app itself.
■Configure contacts’ display settings
Click the Settings icon from the left pane, and disable or enable the switch, and/or choose your preferred radio buttons under the Contact list display section. This customizes the way your contacts are displayed in the People app. These settings can be changed at any time in future. Optionally, you can click the Add an account button from the top to add your preferred service or service provide to import contacts and/or access emails, events, or other data as needed.
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