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3:14 Microsoft yesterday released the preview of its new browser-based e-mail service, Outlook.com. Intended to eventually replace the increasingly antiquated Hotmail, the free service brings a minimalist user interface, social media, and Skydrive integration, and a slew of features.

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As I said in my First Take, it's a great alternative to Gmail and definitely worth switching to for existing Hotmail or Live.com users. In fact, more than already. Word for mac 2011 turn off red squiggles. To be anywhere near useful, an e-mail service should offer plenty of ways to organize your messages. And fortunately, Outlook.com covers all the basics and more.

Below I'll discuss five ways to manage your messages and keep your inbox neat and tidy. Instant Actions When you mouse over an e-mail, three gray icons will appear between the sender's name and the subject field. These 'Instant Action' controls let you you delete a message, mark it as unread, or flag it for review (the latter action moves it to the top of your inbox). You can perform the same actions with the Commands bar at the top of the screen, but the Instant Action icons save you a few clicks. What's more, by hiding the icons until you need them, Microsoft keeps the interface clean and free of clutter. If you'd like, you can add more icons from the Settings menu including moving the message to a folder and marking it as junk. Take note, though, that you can see only three icons at one time.

Screenshot by Kent German/CNET. Mousing over the sender's name shows a pop-up menu with commands for sending an e-mail to the contact, scheduling a cleanup (see the last step), finding all e-mails from the sender, moving those messages, or deleting them completely. Though officially the menu isn't an 'Instant Action' feature, it's another way to organize a message without using the Commands bar. Screenshot by Kent German/CNET 2.

Folders and Quick View categories Outlook.com's Folders feature is similar to that on other popular e-mail services. When you move a file to a folder it removes it from the inbox, just like if you took a paper file from your desk and stored it in a drawer. You can add e-mails to a folder through drag and drop or by selecting the e-mail and using the Move to pull-down menu from the Commands bar. Default folders include Junk, Sent, and Drafts, but you can create as many folders as you'd like. Screenshot by Kent German/CNET Categories work differently.

Instead of acting as separate folders, categories are ways to classify messages by their content. So even when you assign a message to category it will remain in your inbox. Clicking on a category, though, shows only the messages assigned to it. Microsoft has added default categories for messages with attachments and those with a shipping tracking number. When those messages arrive, Outlook.com will detect them and automatically tag them with the appropriate category. Like with Folders, you can create your own categories, though you can assign categories only by selecting the message and using the pull-down menu from the Commands bar.