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Agenda Terminology & Descriptions Creating an Outlook Account Managing & Customizing the Inbox Viewing & Composing an Email Attaching a File to an Email

Terminology & Descriptions Email A system for sending messages from one user to another via a computer with an internet connection

Terminology & Descriptions Inbox The area of your email program where new messages arrive

Terminology & Descriptions Folder A tool for storing and organizing messages inside your email program

Terminology & Descriptions Sent mail The folder where messages you send to others are stored

Terminology & Descriptions Attachment An electronic stand-alone document or file that is delivered through an email message

Creating an Outlook Account Click on the Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox icon to open a browser.

Creating an Outlook Account Type outlook.com in the Search box

Creating an Outlook Account Click on Sign Up Now

Creating an Outlook Account Fill out the required information Username = your unique identifier @outlook.com (ex. cookielady@outlook.com) Password = unique combination of letters, characters, numbers, and/or symbols

Creating an Email Account After you finish entering your information, click the Create account button

Creating an Outlook Account

Activity #1

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Navigation bar

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Search box

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Compose a new email

Managing & Customizing the Inbox

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Personalize settings like view, color, categories, etc.

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Attachment Sorting options

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Folders

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Sign Out

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Create a new folder

Managing & Customizing the Inbox Move an email to a folder

Activity #2

Viewing & Composing an Email Subject Sender Attachment

Viewing & Composing an Email Click on an email to open it

Viewing & Composing an Email Reply or Forward Move to another folder Categorize

Viewing & Composing an Email Compose a new email

Viewing & Composing an Email Send the message Set delivery priority Attach a file Select a recipient Insert a title, format the font, add bullets or numbers, increase or decrease indentation, justify text, add a hyperlink, insert an emoticon

Activity #3

Attaching a File to an Email Insert > Files as attachments

Attaching a File to an Email Browse to the file’s location, click on the file, and click the Open button

Attaching a File to an Email Click the Send button

Activity #4

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