Objective: Compose effective e- mail correspondence

Essential Questions What is e-mail and what is it used for? What guidelines should be followed when composing e-mails?

What is E-mail? E-mail – also known as electronic mail, is a method of exchanging short digital messages E-mail has replaced common forms of communication, including: sending letters, greeting cards, etc via the US Postal Service talking on the phone

E-mail Must-Haves You must have the following in order to use e- mail: an e-mail address Internet Service Provider (ISP) – a company that provides connections to the Internet Examples of ISPs: Time Warner AT&T

Parts of an E-mail Address Username Domain Name At Symbol keyboarding_student@wcpss.net E-mail addresses must be unique (i.e. you can’t have the same e-mail address as someone else) E-mail addresses cannot include spaces, use an underline (_) or period (.) to separate the parts of a username E-mail addresses cannot contain special characters or symbols, only letters and numbers Extension

E-mail Organization Inbox – displays e-mail messages that have been received, includes the sender’s name, date, and time that the e-mail was received Draft – an e-mail that is saved to be sent later, saved in the Drafts folder of an e-mail program Outbox – folder that stores mail that is ready to be sent Sent – folder that displays e-mail messages that have been sent

An E-mail Window Sender of the message Recipient of the message Use a comma and a space to separate multiple addresses Carbon copy notation – indicates that someone else will receive a copy of the message Blind copy notation – feature used when the sender does not want the person receiving the message to know that the message was also sent to another person The subject of the e-mail Body – the message of the e-mail; single space within paragraphs, double space between paragraphs NOTE: The sender’s e-mail address and date are not keyed because the software inserts them automatically when the message is sent. The recipient will see this information when they receive the message.

E-mail Extras Attachment – files that are attached to an e-mail message documents pictures Address book – the e-mail feature that allows you to save e-mail address and other contact information (friends, family, others that you e-mail frequently)

Creating a New Message Enter the address for the person/people to whom you are sending the message Include a brief subject line that tells the recipient what your message is about Key your message in the body. use black standard font (ex: Arial, Times New Roman); only use funky colors when sending e-mails to friends single space within paragraphs, double space between NEVER key your paragraphs in ALL CAPS; in the digital world, this is viewed as shouting at the reader and is considered rude

E-mail Guidelines Verify that you have entered the correct recipient e-mail addresses ALWAYS enter a subject in the Subject line ALWAYS proofread the entire e-mail correct spelling and grammatical errors ensure that your message is courteous Keep your e-mail short but include all necessary information most people do not have the time to read lengthy e-mails receiving multiple e-mails on the same topic will clog recipient’s Inbox NEVER send private or personal information in an e-mail NEVER open an attachment from someone that you don’t know Only share your e-mail address with people you know