Lesson 5

• Email (electronic mail) is a way to send and receive messages across the Internet
• Email is similar to traditional mail, but it also has some key differences
• Productivity tools that come with email include a calendar, address book, instant messaging, and more
• Access to web services like Facebook or Amazon requires an email address for identification and contact
• Email service providers offer tools for easy mail management, such as filing, labeling, prioritizing, finding, grouping, and filtering emails
• Email is private, requiring a password to access and view emails
• Email allows communication with multiple people at once
• Email can be accessed from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection
• Email addresses are written in a standard format that includes a user name, the @ symbol, and the email provider's domain
• User name is the chosen name to identify oneself in an email address
• Email provider is the website hosting the email account
• Top three webmail providers are Yahoo!, Microsoft's Outlook.com, and Google's Gmail
• Webmail providers allow access to email accounts from anywhere with an Internet connection, including on mobile devices
• Email addresses hosted by companies, schools, or organizations are usually for professional purposes
• Email applications like Microsoft Outlook are commonly used by organizations for email communication and management
• Webmail providers offer various tools and features like instant messaging, online address book, online calendar, and public profile for social networking
• Unique features offered by different providers, for example, Gmail provides access to Google Drive and Google Docs
• Essential email basics, etiquette, and safety tips will be covered in future lessons
• To set up an email account, choose from major webmail providers like Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com, or Gmail
• Email tutorials will cover signing up for an account, navigating the email interface, composing, managing, and responding to emails, and setting up email on a mobile device
• Common email features include interacting with the inbox, message pane, and compose pane in the email interface
• Email interfaces may vary in appearance but function similarly, allowing users to send and receive messages
• When selecting an email in the inbox, it will open in the Message pane
• From the Message pane, you can read the message and choose how to respond with a variety of commands
• You can click the Compose or New button from your inbox to open the Compose pane to create your own email message
• In the Compose pane, you need to enter the recipient's email address and a subject
• You'll have the option to upload files (photos, documents, etc.) as attachments and add formatting to the message
• A Compose pane will also appear when you select Reply or Forward, with the text from the original message copied into it
• To: Field and Recipients
• When sending an email, recipients are added to the To: field, where you type the email address for each recipient
• Recipients can also be added to the Cc: and Bcc: fields
• Email Address
• All email addresses have a user name, the @ symbol, and the email provider's domain
• Email addresses must be entered correctly for the message to be delivered
• Cc
• Cc stands for carbon copy and is used to send an email to someone who is not the main recipient
• It keeps the person in the loop without requiring a reply
• Bcc
• Bcc stands for "blind carbon copy" and hides all email addresses in the Bcc field
• Ideal for emailing a large number of recipients or when privacy is needed