NY wrote:

WLM has a very minimalistic user-interface with pastel colours and
with menu-bar items consisting only of words with no accompanying icon.

Each icon on the ribbon menu (2011/2012) has word underneath identifying
itself. The Quick Access Tool bar, an additional feature that is
included in 2011/12 performs the same or similar features as the QAT in
Office 2010 and 2013(allowing one to capture an existing icon feature,
and add a shortcut to the QAT and used in lieu of the ribbon menu items
with or without hiding the ribbon menu.

There are two versions of WLM: the older one V 2009 has a conventional
menu bar whereas the newer one V 2011 has a ribbon interface like Office
2007 or later. The older WLM always sends pictures as normal attachments
whereas the newer one tries to use SkyDrive to upload the photos to a
private space on Microsoft's cloud storage and then sends a hyperlink to
the photos on that cloud; I *think* if you click "Attach" WLM 2011
attaches them to the email whereas if you drag/drop the photos onto an
open email window it offers to shrink them to one of several standard
sizes and also uses SkyDrive.


All versions WLM 09, 11, 12 provide the option to send 'photo emails'
which uploads content to the cloud with the resultant email having a
thumbnail pic (of the online folder) showing one or more of the pictures
uploaded). The photo email contains a link to view, download or slide
show the uploaded content.

All versions also have the option to send pictures as attachments.
All versions have an option to enable or disable 'Convert messages to
photo emails when adding photos.

Not a single version will upload content to the cloud without the
required Microsoft account sign on to Microsoft Online Services in WLM
(i.e. WLM doesn't logon but the user does. the sending email account
does not have to be the same as the logged on MSFT account email address).
- Version 2009 uploaded photo email to a MSFT server[it did not use
OneDrive fka SkyDrive] that stored content for a limited period of
time...i.e. the recipient would have to read the email and view the
online content before it was purged).
- Version 2011/12 unlike 2009 upload photo email content to the signed
on MSFT account SkyDrive - as noted earlier the sending account does not
have to be same as the signed on MSFT account - i.e. a third party email
non Msft account can send photo emails when a MSFT is signed on to
Microsoft Services in WLM).


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....winston
msft mvp consumer apps