email etiquette
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E-Mail Etiquette
Navodita Mishra
E-Mail Etiquette
Etiquette – is defined as:
“the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life”
E-Mail Etiquette
Things to do when sending e-mail:
Keep emote icons to a minimum; i.e.., :)
Use spell checking. Most e-mail software packages have spell checking and it can be set to check each message before sending
E-Mail Etiquette
E-Mail Etiquette
Things to do when sending e-mail:
Zip attached files. Three reasons for this:Reduces file sizeProtects against firewalls stripping
attachments If multiple attached files, makes easier to
unpack
E-Mail Etiquette
Things to do when sending e-mail:
Before sending large attachments, send a short message to the recipient informing them of what you are about to do, and wait for their response. Remember we still have people on dial-up
E-Mail Etiquette
Things to do when sending e-mail:
Be sure to complete the subject line of the email, and please do not use the following as subjects:
HiHAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU MY DEAR
FRIEND!!!!
E-Mail Etiquette
Things to do when sending e-mail:
Remember the written word, unlike a conversation, can be interpreted/mis-interpreted very easily. Choose your words carefully.
E-Mail Etiquette
Things to do when sending e-mail:
Also, do not capitalize (i.e.., ALL UPPERCASE) unless you really mean it. “CALL ME!” is interpreted differently than “call me.”
E-Mail Etiquette
Things to do when receiving e-mail:
Even if you don’t have time to “fully” respond to an email, be sure to let the sender know you have received it!