1. Introduction to Web-Based E-mail
Creating and Using
an Account
Reference – ext 233

2. Agenda What is e-mail? Creating a web-based e-mail account
Common functions
Questions

3. E-mail Electronic mail Non-secure Can be sent anywhere in world
Timing is good for sender as well as receiver
Option to “telephone tag”
Address:
(Different from website address)

4. Client-Based E-mail Client software – company or ISP
Resides on computer
Outlook, Eudora, Netscape Messenger
Not available in public libraries
Advantage re contacts on web pages
Ottawa Public Library contacts: (

5. Web-Based E-mail Web-based e-mail Program resides on web page
FREE service
Available from any internet computer
Must go to website to send/receive mail
Attached files may be problem

6. Setting Up an E-mail Account
Terms and conditions, policy agreement
Compulsory vs. optional fields
Choosing an address
Avoid clever names
Be very specific, may need to add numbers
Choosing a password
Choose one you will remember
Should be combination of letters and numbers
Sometimes specific no. of characters (Yahoo - 6)

7. Creating an E-mail Account
Let’s Do It!!

8. E-mail Functions Check or read e-mail Create or compose e-mail
Create an address book
Create a signature
Delete or move read messages
Print messages

9. Checking E-mail Go to Inbox
Click on message you want to read (In Yahoo underlined subject)
After reading message, delete or move to another folder
Inbox takes you back to list
Next shows you next message

10. Creating an E-mail Click on Compose
In “To” field, type address of person, or insert address from address book
Addresses in CC (carbon copy) field will show up in your message
Addresses in BCC (blind carbon copy) field do not show - other recipients will not know

11. Creating an
In Subject field, type a brief description of message topic - one to six words
Type message text in Message field
Save copy to Sent Items folder option
Save draft (fast save if out of time)
Send message

12. Practice Get e-mail address of person next to you Click on Compose
Put the address in box labeled “To” - click in that box and type the address (don’t forget
Use Tab key and add subject “Hello”
Be sure there is a check mark in the box beside phrase “Save copy to sent folder”

13. Practice (cont.)
Click in the large box below Subject so that you see a blinking cursor, and type a brief message
Click the button labeled “Spell Check” to make sure you did not make any spelling errors
Click the button labeled Send

14. Deleting or moving messages
Check items in Inbox
Move or delete checked items
Remember that Delete moves items to Trash, which is another folder
After moving items, empty Trash
Before clicking Move button, remember to select folder

15. Address book Add addresses from people who send you e-mail
Type in new addresses
Create lists

16. Printing E-mail messages
Do NOT print in Compose form
You can print from Inbox
You can also print from Sent folder
Variations in different web-based programs

17. Signature Can create a standard ending for your e-mails
Most common is name, address, phone number, address
Used to be cute saying
Can choose to have it added to all s or just add to specific s

18. Options Common to most systems Special functions like mail forwarding
Establishing preferences
Controlling junk mail by filters or blocking addresses
Changing passwords or other information provided during signup
Some systems may charge for some functions

19. Videos on E-mail at OPL Em@il by Annalisa Milner - V005.369 OUT
Outlook , Beginning - V O9L
for everyone - V E53

20. Internet Sources About E-mail
What you should know about Free
primer
Writing Messages