R.B.9/2007, 2012.

Email stands for electronic mail. Email is the transmission of digital messages

from one digital device to another.

Email can be sent from: Computer to Computer Computer to Mobile DeviceMobile Device to Mobile Device

To send or receive email your device must have Internet access!Every email address has the @(at) sign.

Businesses and government agencies are relying on cheaper and faster ways to reach and target the population. Many now prefer to contact people via email.

JOB HUNTING- Many employers will only accept résumés and applications via email. Many job sites and government agencies require registration through email to participate fully in their offerings.

PERSONAL FINANCE- Many companies allow you to manage your accounts and pay your bills online. Some offer exclusive rebates and coupons and will only send them directly to your email address.

• ENTERTAINMENT Purchase tickets for movies, theater and sporting events online. Book airline and cruise tickets, as well as hotel and motel rooms. Shop and play games.

• PERSONAL USE Stay in touch with family and friends both near and far. Share news, pictures, recipes, etc. with the click of a mouse.

• The price of postage keeps going up while email accounts are free.

• Email is fast-- most email messages are delivered within minutes.

• You can send messages to more than one person at a time.

• You must have a device with Internet access. Internet access is not free…unless you are within a WIFI zone.

• You must have technical skills.• You can get copious amounts of junk mail aka

“spam”.

• Email names are unique! Only one person can register with a name. If you have a common name chances are someone may already have registered with that name. When you register the email provider (Yahoo, AOL,Hotmail, etc.) will let you know if the name you want is available.

ExampleThere is only one JANEDOE@YAHOO.COM

if your name is taken, try adding a number JANEDO7@YAHOO.COM

or try changing the order of your name:DOEJANE@YAHOO.COM

DOEJ7@YAHOO.COM

You do not have to choose your legal name, you can choose a nickname or a combination of names or numbers.

Remember everyone will see your email name. HOTSTUFFJANEDOE@YAHOO.COM may be okay for friends and family but it does not look professional as an email on your résumé.

If you want a cute or provocative email name consider setting up more than one account, use one for private correspondence and a more appropriate one for business or school.

• PLEASE choose a password that YOU can remember. If you forget your password you will not be able to access your email.

• A combination of numbers and letters significant enough for you to recall can be used.

• Your password should be secure do not share it with another person.

• Do not use your social security number, PIN numbers or any other numbers that are crucial to your personal ID or security.

Inbox - Where you view email someone sent to you.

Compose- The area where you write emails to be sent.

Attachment- A file that is sent along with a message. It can be a word processing document, picture, or video.

Forward- What you can do when you receive an email message you want to send to another person.

Spam- Unsolicited mail- Junk mail!

• CC- Carbon copy you can send the same message to several people at once and they will see each other’s email address.

• BCC- Blind carbon copy you can send the same message to several people at once but they will not see each other’s email in the address field.

• Mailer Daemon you will see this message in your inbox if you send an email that cannot be delivered.

• You must have Internet access to use email.

• Pick a username and password you can easily recall.

• Do not share your password.