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Windows Live Hotmail

The efficient way to do email

The new Windows Live Hotmail comes with smart tools to help you save time and get more done. Cut through inbox clutter, filter junk automatically, and work with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files right from your email for free—even if you don't have Microsoft Office installed on your PC.

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Keep junk mail out

Hotmail helps you keep junk mail out using Microsoft SmartScreen‍, the same technology that businesses and governments use to protect their email. And Hotmail gives you a virtual broom to sweep unwanted email out of your inbox.

Use Office in Hotmail

View, edit and share Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files right in Hotmail for free—even if you don't have Microsoft Office installed on your PC or Mac.*
*Not yet available in all regions.

Save time and get more done

With Hotmail, you can send up to 10 GB in attachments and get content and updates from sites like LinkedIn, Flickr, and YouTube—without leaving your inbox.

How to use Hotmail

Get your email in one place

Send and receive email from multiple accounts—like Gmail, AOL Mail, and Yahoo! Mail Plus—with one sign-in to Hotmail.

Get Hotmail on-the-go

With Hotmail on your mobile phone, you can access your email, calendars, and contacts from virtually anywhere.

Collaborate on Office files

Send someone a Word, PowerPoint, or Excel file with Hotmail—then edit it together on the web.