Introduction To Email
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This document provides an introduction to email, detailing its definition, functionality, and components like address line, subject line, and body. It offers guidance on creating accounts with popular services, composing messages, and emphasizes netiquette while cautioning against scams. The document encourages users to be cautious but also enjoy using email.
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Introduction To Email
- 1. Introduction to Email This project has been made possible by a grant from the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- 2. What is Email? a method of sending messages electronically from one computer to another short for electronic mail
- 3. How does it work? Like a post office @ symbol is always used in email addresses
- 4. Anatomy of a message Address line Subject line Body Attachments
- 5. Getting an account Free web based services www.hotmail.com www.yahoo.com www.gmail.com Be sure to write down your email address or user ID and Password and keep them in a safe place
- 6. Exercise! Time! Let’s go to www.gmail.com and get new email accounts.
- 11. Compose a message Address: [email_address] Subject: Practice message Text: Intro to email is the BEST!
- 12. Netiquette Always keep in mind that email can be intercepted and read by others Do not use abusive, obscene, sexist, or racist language in messages Get permission before forwarding someone else’s message Include the subject of your message in the subject field Avoid using all uppercase letters (it implies shouting) Do not send anonymous messages Do not send chain letters
- 13. A note of caution Internet scams and spam International Lottery Stranded foreign business person Large amounts of money with no cost to you Bank and credit card company requests for personal information Anything from someone you don’t know with an attachment Remember! If is sounds too good to be true then it probably is!
- 14. Thanks for coming Be cautious but still have fun. Any Questions? Feel free to repeat this class or sign up for others at the circulation desk