This document provides instructions for accessing and using email. It explains that email allows sending messages and attachments over the internet, acting like the postal service. It provides steps for logging into an email account, receiving emails by clicking on messages in the inbox, composing new emails by entering recipient, subject, and message, and attaching files. It warns about viruses that can spread through email attachments and advises always checking attachments for viruses before opening or sending.

1. E-mail

2. Introduction to
E-mail
Welcome to Email. This module will give you the skills you need to send and
receive Email. Also to send and receive attachments.
E-mail
E-mail

3. Accessing E-mail
E-mail
E-mail (electronic mail) is a method of sending messages and attaching files over the Internet.
E-mail is the Internet’s version of the postal service and a great way to communicate with people.
The best of e-mail is that you can also send a message with attachments. This means you can send
text documents, pictures etc.
Accessing E-mail
1. Go to www.postmaster.co.uk
2. Enter your Username:
rathboneuser1
Enter your Password:
userone and click on login

4. Receiving, Creating & Sending Messages
E-mail
Receiving E-mails
•When logged in,
enter your Inbox by
clicking on it. Then,
click on the message
you wish to read

5. Receiving, Creating & Sending Messages
E-mail
1. Click on compose to create a
new e-mail
2. Enter the e-mail address in
the ‘to’ box
3. Put a heading in the
‘subject’ box
4. Type your message in the
‘message’ box
5. Click on send email to send
the e-mail
Creating a new E-mail

6. E-mail
Replying to an E-mail
1. Select Reply on the
message you have read
2. Type your message in
the ‘message’ box. There
is no need to enter an e-
mail`address or heading
3. Click on send email to
send the e-mail
Receiving, Creating & Sending Messages

7. E-mail
Adding Attachments
to an E-mail
1. Click on Browse to
attach a file
2. Locate the file you wish
to attach and click on
Open
Receiving, Creating & Sending Messages

8. E-mail
•Viruses can spread through e-mail attachments. Always check
attachments for viruses
•Opening unknown attachments could cause serious damage to the
computer and spread viruses further. Never open unknown
attachments!
•Always check any attachments you are going to send for viruses.
Viruses

9. E-mail
• Viruses are small computer programs able to copy themselves and written
with the purpose of causing annoyance or destruction.
• They can range from simply being a nuisance to deleting files, using up
memory or even corrupting the hard drive.
• The answer is antivirus software but as virus writers continually change or
produce new viruses, the antivirus software must be updated at least monthly
and ideally should update itself automatically online.
• A virus can gain access to a computer via:
1. A floppy disc or CD
2. A networked machine (2 or more pc’s linked together)
3. The internet – from e-mail, web sites or downloaded files
• A virus introduced on a floppy disc will ‘hide’ on the hard drive
• It will then copy itself to any other floppy disc put into the machine by
attaching itself to a file
Viruses