Ribbon Tabs

Contains all the options to work with your email/calendar/contacts etc - explained in more detail below

Folder Pane

Show a list of all your current folders such as Inbox, Sent, Deleted etc as well as any folders you have created yourself - the contents of this pane vary depending on whether you are viewing your emails, calendar, contacts etc

Message List

Shows a list of all messages in currently selected folder

Reading Pane

Provides a preview of message selected in the message list so you can see information about the sender and the message without fully opening it - also allows you to reply to or forward the email

Shortcuts

Easily switch between Mail, Calendar, People, To Do, and other Office apps such as Word

Search

Search your mailbox