lesson 2 email. objectives describe email understand how to send, reply, and forward email define...
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Lesson 2
Objectives
• Describe email• Understand how to send, reply, and forward email• Define and send attachments
Email software- A network application to send and receive
email messages.
You need:
• Email account• Unique email address
Organizing Folders
Folders in email are organized in a similar way to the files on your computer.
Note: Gmail uses “labels” instead of folders.
Common Folders
Inbox- Holds the emails you receive. Often the default folder.
Common FoldersSent Mail- Once a message has been sent, it is stored in the
Sent Mail folder.
Common Folders
Drafts- Email messages are saved in the drafts folder until they are sent. If you need to stop writing in the middle of a message, you can always find it later in the drafts folder.
Common Folders
Archive- Archiving an email gets the message out of your inbox folder, but saves the email message so that you can always find it later.
Trash- Putting a message in the trash folder gets the message ready to be deleted. Messages in the trash folder remain there for a limited number of days before the system deletes them forever.
Sending an Email
In addition to composing and sending an email from scratch, you can also:
Reply- Replying to an email allows you to compose a response to an email message.
Forward- Forwarding an email sends the same email you just read to a new recipient.
Attachments
An attachment is a file that is sent along with an email message.
• An attachment can be sent to one person, or many people at one time.
• You can send all sorts of files, graphics, documents, programs, etc.
Cc and Bcc
Carbon copy is used when you want to send an email to someone, and send the exact same copy of the email to one or more other people.
Blind carbon copy the only email address that is visible to all the recipients is the one in the to:field.
Address BookAlso called a Contact list.
• Save and look up people’s names, email addresses, and other contact information.
• You don’t have to remember everyone’s email addresses.
• Makes sure you don’t miss emails from senders in your contact list.
Summary
• Describe email• Understand how to send, reply, and forward email• Define and send attachments