Windows Live Essentials

Windows Live Essentials is a suite of free applications by Microsoft which offers integrated and bundled e-

mail, instant messaging, photo-sharing, blog publishing, security services and other Windows Live

entities. Essentials programs are designed to integrate well with each other, with the Windows operating system, and with other Windows Live web-based

services such as Windows Live Photos and Windows Live Hotmail, so that they operate as a “seamless

whole.”

Photo Gallery

Store photos and videos online. Find your favorite photos and share

them with friends and family.

Share your photos in just a few clicks—add them to an online

album, send them in e mail, or ‑order prints. And you're in control

of who gets to see them online.

Movie MakerAutomatically turn your videos, photos, and music into a great

movie. Movie Maker automatically adds a title, credits, transitions, and

effects, and fits it all together for you.

Publish your movie on YouTube right from Movie Maker. Or share

your movie with friends and family in a variety of other ways—

including DVD.

Live MailGet multiple e mail accounts ‑

in one program—Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo!* and more.

And now Windows Live Mail has a calendar, too. Mail

combines the ease of use of Outlook Express, with the speed of Windows Live.

Messenger

Keeps you in touch your way. Video chat in HD* while share photos, leave video messages

when your friends aren’t around, even set your

availability by group —so, for instance, you can be “Available”

for friends but “Offline” for

coworkers.

WriterWriter lets you publish to almost

any blog service, including Windows Live, WordPress,

Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, SharePoint, Community Server, and many more. Don’t have a

blog yet? Writer can help you set one up.

Family SafetyWith Family Safety, you decide how your kids experience the

Internet. Limit searches, monitor and block or allow websites, and

decide who your kids can communicate with in Windows

Live Spaces, Messenger, or Hotmail.*

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