Lesson 2
Objectives Describe Understand how to send, reply, and forward Define and send attachments
software- A network application to send and receive messages. You need: account Unique address ex.
Organizing Folders Folders in are organized in a similar way to the files on your computer. Note: Gmail uses “labels” instead of folders.
Common Folders Inbox- Holds the s you receive. Often the default folder.
Common Folders Sent Mail- Once a message has been sent, it is stored in the Sent Mail folder.
Common Folders Drafts- 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 gets the message out of your inbox folder, but saves the 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 In addition to composing and sending an from scratch, you can also: Reply- Replying to an allows you to compose a response to an message. Forward- Forwarding an sends the same you just read to a new recipient.
Attachments An attachment is a file that is sent along with an 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 to someone, and send the exact same copy of the to one or more other people. Blind carbon copy the only address that is visible to all the recipients is the one in the to:field.
Address Book Also called a Contact list. Save and look up people’s names, addresses, and other contact information. You don’t have to remember everyone’s addresses. Makes sure you don’t miss s from senders in your contact list.
Summary Describe Understand how to send, reply, and forward Define and send attachments