Changing Layout of Your Hotmail Account

It is far better to use carefully and personally customized Hotmail account than a raw version of it that you get right after signing up for the service. This short, step-by-step guide will show you how to arrange the layout settings of your Hotmail account, whereas those settings allow you to make your inbox be tailored exactly for you.

1. You should start the entire procedure of changing the layout of your account by going to http://msn.com/. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   You need to access your Hotmail account first
2. Among other Microsoft apps, you should give a click to Outlook.com. 
   
   
   
   
   
   Enter your email address and click on "Next"
3. Then, you will get to see the main page of Outlook, where you have to type your email address in the given field and click on the "Next" button. 
   
   
   
   
   
   Type your password in this field and click on "Sign in" for accessing your Hotmail account
4. Continue by entering the password of your account and clicking on "Sign in." 
   
   
   
   
   
   Go to the „Options" of your account in order to change the layout
5. That will lead to the accession of your account, and you should click on the button of mail settings in the right-upper corner. In the pop-up menu, give a click to "Options." 
   
   
   
   
   
   In this section of the menu of options, you are able to change the layout of your Hotmail account
6. On the left, you will get to see a quite large menu of options. There, you should go to "Mail" > "Layout." 
   
   
   
   
   
   This page allows you to make the font of your letters different than the standard version
7. The first section to customize is "Conversations." There, you have got two settings to change. The first setting allows you to choose where the newest messages should be displayed: on bottom or on top. The second setting allows you to choose whether deleted items should be displayed or not. After specifying these settings, click on the "Save" button. 
   
   
   
   
   
   The feature of quick actions makes your account more functional and easy-to-use
8. Then, go to the "Message format" section. Choose whether you want your letters to be written in the HTML format or in plain text. After all, you can customize the font of your letters: you are given to choose from more than 30 different font styles, as well as you can customize the size, color, and typical 3 main Microsoft Word settings (bold, italic, underline). Click on "Save." In the section of "Link previews", you can allow (or not) links in the letters you receive/send to be previewed. In the section of "Message list", you can customize how this list has to be displayed. Don't forget to click on "Save" after the chance in each of the categories. 
   
   
   
   
   
   You can customize the reading pane of your account up to how you like
9. Go to the section of "Quick actions." You can add or change buttons that you will get to see when composing your letters. There are 6 buttons overall. After customizing, click on "Save."
10. And the last section is "Reading pane." Here, you can customize how will your reading pane look like. The first setting allows you to place the reading pane on the right, at the bottom, or hide it at all. The second setting allows you to choose what items to open after deleting/moving the actual item. The third setting allows you to choose where to respond to emails. The last setting lets you choose what you get to read right after signing in. After specifying, click on "Save."
11. More information on how to create a Hotmail account.