Understanding Email Basics Computer Concepts Unit A

Understanding Email Basics

Computer ConceptsUnit A

Understanding Email Basics

• How do I get an email account• Email Provider

• Internet service provide• Universities• Gmail• Hotmail

• What is a mailbox?– Your email account includes a storage area.

Understanding Email Basics

• Parts of an email address– Example:• Sahar.eljamal@iat.ac.ae

User ID

“at” symbol

Name of email provider

Understanding Email Basics

• How do I say my email address so others will understand and be able to write to me?– Simply email your email address to those you

want to have it.

Understanding Email Basics

• Do I need a special computer to send and receive email?– No, but your computer must be able to connect to

the Internet and it must have email software installed.

Understanding Email Basics• What does an email message look like?

– It has several parts:

• Recipient’s email address

• The address of anyone who is receiving a copy of the message.

• The message subject.

• The name of any file attachments

Understanding Email Basics

• Do I need to be at my computer when my friend sends me the email?– No; Email is based on store-and-forward

technology.– Emails that can’t be sent directly to their

destinations will be temporarily stored until transmission is possible.

Understanding Email Basics

• Can I send a file or picture to my friends or professors through email?– Yes.– You can send documents, spreadsheets, digital

photos, video, and sounds.– Email Attachments: Any file that travels with an

email message.

Understanding Email Basics

• Are there rules for writing and sending email that I should know about?–Yes, It is important to use proper netiquette when

composing a message.– Netiquette ( Internet etiquette) provides

guidelines for maintaining civilized and effective communications in online discussion.

Parts of an email messageText Formatting buttons

Click to send the message

Click to attach a file

Recipient’s name and email

address

Subject of message

Email Message

Email Features

Email Features

Email Features

Understanding Email Basics

• Emoticons:– Used in informal messages, instant messaging and

text messaging– Made using symbols on the keyboard, such as

colon, the dash, and the parenthesis.

Thank you

• Questions !!!