Teach Yourself Windows 98 Module 5: Working with and Using Newsgroups

Objectives of this Module for Chapter 11 Introduction to Starting Outlook Express Reading Messages Composing a Message Adding a Name to the Address Book Selecting a Name from the Address Book Attaching a File to a Message Replying to a Message

Objectives of this Module for Chapter 11 Forwarding a Message Deleting a Message Adding a Signature to Messages

Introduction to (short for electronic mail) is a speedy way to send messages over the Internet. As long as you know the address of the person you want to send a message to, and an Internet account to get you onto the Internet, you can send .

Introduction to When sending , it’s important to know a few things about addresses. An address consists of: A person’s user name sign And the location of the person’s electronic post office, known as the domain name. Pay careful attention when entering an address. One wrong character can send the message somewhere else on the Internet.

Starting Outlook Express Windows 98 comes with a handy program you can use to send and receive , called Outlook Express. To start Outlook Express, click the Outlook Express icon on the Taskbar.

Reading Messages The Outlook Express Inbox stores all the messages you receive. To read a message: 1.Click the Inbox folder. 2.Click the message you want to read. 3.To check for new messages, click the Send and Receive button. Mail Folders Message ContentMessages

Composing a Message To send a message, you must first compose the message. To compose a message: 1.Click the Compose Message button. 2.Inside the To text box, enter the person’s address. 3.In the Subject text box, enter a subject title for the message. 4.Click inside the message body and enter the message text. 5.Click Send to send the message.

Adding a Name to the Address Book You can store all the addresses of the people you contact the most. 1.Click the Address Book button. 2.Click the New Contact button. 3.Fill out the fields with information about the person, including their address. 4.Click OK. 5.The contact is added to the Address Book.

Selecting a Name from the Address Book To use a name from your Address Book when composing a message, click the To button or click the Address Book button on the toolbar. Select the address you want to use and click To. Select as many recipients as you want, then cick OK. Compose and send the message.

Attaching a File to a Message You can attach a file to an message, such as a document file or a picture file. 1.Compose the message. 2.Click the Attach button. This opens the Insert Attachment dialog box. 3.Select the file you want to attach and click Attach. 4.An attached file icon appears on the message. Now you can send the message.

Replying to a Message You can quickly send a reply to any message you receive. To reply to a message: 1.Select the message. 2.Clcik the Reply to Author button. 3.The sender’s name appears in the To box and the original message text appears in the message area. 4.Enter your reply. 5.Click Send to send the message.

Forwarding a Message You can forward a message to another person. To forward a message: 1.Select the message. 2.Clcik the Forward Message button. 3.Enter the person’s address in the To box. 4.Enter any additional comments to the message. 5.Click Send to send the message.

Deleting a Message Delete a message you no longer need. 1.Select the message. 2.Press the Delete key. 3.The message is moved to the Deleted Items folder.

Adding a Signature to Messages A signature is information you can place at the end of every message. Signatures can be personal, such as a favorite quote, or serious, such as a business name and title. 1.To create a signature: 2.Open the Tools menu and choose Stationery. 3.Click the Signature button. 4.Click the Add this signature to all outgoing messages check box. 5.Click the Text option, then enter your signature text. Here’s an example of a signature

Objectives of this Module for Chapter 12 Introduction to Newsgroups Subscribing to Newsgroups Reading Messages Replying to a Message Composing a Message

Introduction to Newsgroups A newsgroup is an electronic discussion group centered around a specific topic. Newsgroups allow people to share thoughts, ideas, and questions on topics of like interest. News servers store newsgroup messages for a particular group and are updated frequently.

Introduction to Newsgroups alt (alternative) biz (business) comp (computers) misc (miscellaneous) rec (recreation) sci (science) soc (social) talk The first word of a newsgroup name (rec.autos) describes its category, such as rec for recreation. There are eight main newsgroup categories:

Subscribing to Newsgroups You can subscribe to specific newsgroups through your Internet Service Provider and read the most up-to-date postings. 1.In the Outlook Express window, click the news server folder. 2.A prompt box appears asking if you want to view a list of newsgroups. Click Yes. 3.The Newsgroups window opens listing the available newsgroups. Double-click each newsgroup you want to subscribe to, then click OK. The newsgroup’s messages are downloaded.

Reading Messages Newsgroup messages work very similarly to messages. Select the message you want to read and the bottom pane displays the message text.

Replying to a Message To send a reply to a posting on the newsgroup: 1.Select the message you want to reply to. 2.Click the Reply to Group or Reply to Author button. 3.A message window opens. Enter your own message text. 4.Click Send or Post to send your reply.

Composing a Message To compose a new posting to the newsgroup: 1.Click the newsgroup folder you want to post to. 2.Click the Compose Message button. 3.A message window opens. Fill out the Subject field, then enter your message text. 4.Click Post to post the message.

Teach Yourself Windows 98 This concludes Instruction Module 5