Outlook.com has many advantages over other mail platforms, being connectivity the main feature. This means you can link the accounts of most social networks and view them directly from your Outlook inbox. By connecting your Twitter account to Outlook, you’ll be able to tweet, read your timeline and even link your contact list with your following list in Twitter. Learn how to connect your twitter account with outlook.com following this simple tutorial.
Begin by logging in your Outlook account and, in another tab, in Twitter. That is to make the process easier. Click on the gear at the top right of your screen and select ‘more email settings‘. Click on ‘account details‘, this will open a new tab.
Enter your password again, select ‘permissions‘ in the left menu and then ‘Add Accounts‘. This will take you to a page where you’ll see the most popular social networks. Click on ‘Share on Twitter‘. (Tip: you can use this same procedure in order to connect to your Linkedin, Flicker and even Google Account).
Tab will open asking you to access your account Twitter. Click in Connect, then another window will ask you authorize access to Microsoft from Twitter. Put your username and password for Twitter in if needed, then click on Authorize App.
Once you’ve connected your Twitter account to Hotmail, you can see your contacts in People. Also, you can tweet and read your timeline in the left pane of your Inbox. However, be warned that this will be possible only if you have Windows 8, it does not work with other operating systems or earlier versions of Windows.