Communicating electronically: one computer to another computer

Requirements Computer ISP: Internet Service Provider Address

No spaces between any of the 3 parts Username: gjohnson Domain: net

Types of Domains COM EDU GOV INT MIL NET ORG

Types of Domains comCommercial eduEducation govGovernment intInternational milMilitary netNetwork orgOrganization (non-profit)

What Can You Do With ? Delete It Move or Save It Print It Forward It Reply to It

It is more important than ever that today’s business students learn the concepts and appropriate applications of systems rather than only the keystrokes

Advantages of  Information can be distributed faster to many people  People can respond faster  Saves Time and Money  Time zones—No Problem  Eliminates telephone tag  Can read at one’s own convenience  Messages composed and delivered any time regardless of holidays or weekends.

 is not private  Permanent record of message is stored by ISP—even deleted messages  can be placed under subpoena  Once sent, it cannot be retracted (there are exceptions)  You lose control. Any can be forwarded easily by the recipient to anyone the recipient chooses Disadvantages of

Guidelines for  One subject per message: ALWAYS USE SUBJECT LINE  What would your reaction be to the message?  Message needs to be correct, concise, and clear  Maintain goodwill of recipient  Use paragraphs  When replying only include enough of the original message to make sense.  Remember common courtesies like “Please” and “Thank you”

Guidelines Continued Be sure to proofread and spell check all your s. If your does not have a spell check program, type the message in Word then you can spell check it there. You can then copy your message into your program. Capitalize I and the beginning letter in sentences.

Contacts/Address Book If you are going to be using an address more than once, you will probably want to include it in your contacts (address book). You can include additional information (i.e. address, telephone number, birthday) in your address book.

Distribution Lists A distribution list is a collection of contacts. It provides an easy way to send messages to a group of people. You can easily add and delete names in a distribution list, send it to others, and print it.

Cc and Bcc Cc is an abbreviation for carbon copy. If you add a recipient's name to this box in a message, a copy of the message is sent to that recipient, and the recipient's name is visible to other recipients of the message. Bcc is an abbreviation for blind carbon copy. If you add a recipient's name to this box in a message, a copy of the message is sent to that recipient, and the recipient's name is not visible to other recipients of the message.

Signature  Use signature on your messages  Usernames can be anonymous  Your personal business card  Search the Help feature within your program for steps to create a signature ***************************************** Shelly Iosefa Business Department Have a great day! ******************************************

Netiquette  Proper protocol when using  What’s acceptable and what is not  By using you agree to abide by the protocol  CAPS = shouting  SPAM: unwelcome and advertisements

Emoticons  Transmits an emotion in ) or :-)Expresses happiness, sarcasm, or joke :( or :-(Expresses unhappiness :] or :-]Expresses jovial happiness :[ or :-[Expresses despondent unhappiness :D or :-D Expresses jovial happiness :I or :-I Expresses indifference :-/ or :-\Indicates undecided, confused, or skeptical. Also :/ or :\.:Q or :-Q Expresses confusion:S or :-S Expresses incoherence or loss of words or shock or screaming :O or :-O Indicates surprise, yelling or realization of an error ("uh oh!")

Acronyms  Abbreviations used for common phrases.  Recipient needs to know the acronym’s meaning AAMOF: as a matter of fact BBFN: bye bye for now BFN: bye for now BTW: by the way BYKT: but you knew that CMIIW: correct me if I'm wrong Grinning Joking Laughing Smiling Yawning

Emoticons and Acronyms Do not overuse these items because many people may not know what they mean. These are not usually used in business correspondence or formal s. These are usually used with your friends or in chat rooms.