Introduction to Email This project has been made possible by a grant from the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

What is Email? a method of sending messages electronically from one computer to another short for electronic mail

a method of sending messages electronically from one computer to another

short for electronic mail

How does it work? Like a post office @ symbol is always used in email addresses

Like a post office

@ symbol is always used in email addresses

Anatomy of a message Address line Subject line Body Attachments

Address line

Subject line

Body

Attachments

Getting an account Free web based services www.hotmail.com www.yahoo.com www.gmail.com Be sure to write down your email address or user ID and Password and keep them in a safe place

Free web based services

www.hotmail.com

www.yahoo.com

www.gmail.com

Be sure to write down your email address or user ID and Password and keep them in a safe place

Exercise! Time! Let’s go to www.gmail.com and get new email accounts.

Compose a message Address: [email_address] Subject: Practice message Text: Intro to email is the BEST!

Address: [email_address]

Subject: Practice message

Text: Intro to email is the BEST!

Netiquette Always keep in mind that email can be intercepted and read by others Do not use abusive, obscene, sexist, or racist language in messages Get permission before forwarding someone else’s message Include the subject of your message in the subject field Avoid using all uppercase letters (it implies shouting) Do not send anonymous messages Do not send chain letters

Always keep in mind that email can be intercepted and read by others

Do not use abusive, obscene, sexist, or racist language in messages

Get permission before forwarding someone else’s message

Include the subject of your message in the subject field

Avoid using all uppercase letters (it implies shouting)

Do not send anonymous messages

Do not send chain letters

A note of caution Internet scams and spam International Lottery Stranded foreign business person Large amounts of money with no cost to you Bank and credit card company requests for personal information Anything from someone you don’t know with an attachment Remember! If is sounds too good to be true then it probably is!

Internet scams and spam

International Lottery

Stranded foreign business person

Large amounts of money with no cost to you

Bank and credit card company requests for personal information

Anything from someone you don’t know with an attachment

Remember! If is sounds too good to be true then it probably is!

Thanks for coming Be cautious but still have fun. Any Questions? Feel free to repeat this class or sign up for others at the circulation desk

Be cautious but still have fun.

Any Questions?

Feel free to repeat this class or sign up for others at the circulation desk