1. Surrey Libraries Computer Learning Centres Totally New to Computers Easy Gmail March 2013 Easy Gmail Teaching Script

2. Web-Based Email Account  Web based email accounts can be accessed using a web browser.  You send text messages and also digital files such as images, audio and video attached with the email message.

3. Advantages of Email  Email messages are transferred instantly.  The Cost of sending an email is zero, but the cost for an Internet Service Provider often includes email service  Web mail is usually free  One email message can be sent to multiple recipients.  Email is accessible anywhere, anytime.

4. Email Address apple@gmail.com An email address consists of 3 parts: 1. Username (selected by the email owner) 2. @ sign (distinguish email from a web address) 3. Domain name (company providing the email service) 1 23

5. Logging into your Account  First part before the @ sign  Unique and identifies the name of the user  Use to log on to your email account along with your password. Username

6. Logging into your Account  Allows only you access to your account  Choose a password that is not easy to guess Password

7. Using your Account  Inbox -- The folder to view delivered messages.  Compose – Create a message to send.  Delete – Delete an email message.

8. Composing Email  Email Address – An address that someone has to type in the “to” field so that a message can be sent.  CC Field – All recipients are aware of who has been copied in on the email.  BCC Field – can be used when you don’t want the recipient to know who else has received a copy.

9. Receiving Email  Reply – To send a message back to the person who sent it, with a new message added.  Forward – To pass a message that you have received to another person.  Delete – Deleting an open message

10. Spam  Electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings.  Wasting people’s time with unwanted email  Three main components: anonymity, mass mailing and unsolicited.

11. Email is Useful for …  Ask a Librarian  NextReads  Email Notification  Craigslist / Kijiji

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