1. Working On-Line Module 4 People's Resource Center Barry Glicklich Last updated 24 December 2011Working On-Line (BG)1

2. 2 E-Mail: What is it? Email message: Sent from one account to one or more others Email address: Identifies an account e.g. Name@DomainName.com Name@DomainName.com Email program: Web-based or client-based that lets you send, receive, and manage your email account

3. Working On-Line (BG) 3 E-Mail: Where is it? mine yours me you Web- based outbox Client- based inbox

4. Working On-Line (BG) 4 E-Mail: Web vs. Client based Web-based: Can get to it from any computer, requires web browser Client-based: Files are stored on your computer, requires software.

5. Working On-Line (BG) 5 E-Mail: What Can I Do With It Read messages Text, Formatted, Attachments Send Message Manage Account Folders Contact Lists

6. Working On-Line (BG) 6 E-Mail: Folders In-box Sent Mail (Outbox) Drafts Trash (Deleted Messages) Spam (probably)

7. Working On-Line (BG) 7 E-Mail: Who? Why? Communicate with Friends Information (Sales, Account activation) Advertisements Chain mail Spam, Viruses

8. Working On-Line (BG) 8 E-Mail: Exercise 1a- Set up Account 1) Think about your account name and personal information 2) Open browser to www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com Notice you were “redirected” to https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?&.src=ym&rl=1 3) Click on “Create New Account” 4) Enter required information. Check availability of account name. Enter password. Review Terms of Service. Type in the code. Click “Create my account.” 5) Click “Continue”

9. Working On-Line (BG) 9 E-Mail: Exercise 1b- Set up Account

10. Working On-Line (BG) 10 E-Mail: Exercise 1c- Set up Account

11. Working On-Line (BG) 11 E-Mail: Exercise 1d- Set up Account

12. Working On-Line (BG) 12 E-Mail: Exercise 1e- Set up Account

13. Working On-Line (BG) 13 E-Mail: Exercise 2a- Use Account 1) If you haven’t, log in to yahoo.com 2) Look at the tools on the top- compose, delete, … 3) Look at the folders on the left- Inbox, Drafts, Sent, Spam, Trash, Folders, 4) Click on Inbox, and click on a mail you received from “Yahoo!” that says “Welcome to Yahoo!” 5) Notice how the buttons above the message change slightly 6) Return to the In-box.

14. Working On-Line (BG) 14 E-Mail: Exercise 2b- Use Account 6. Notice that the mail you read is no longer bold 7. Click on the box to the left of the message you just read. Click the “Forward” button. In the “TO” field, type bear2.71828@yahoo.com bear2.71828@yahoo.com 8. In the big text area, above Forwarded Message, type a short message saying hello to & hit send 9. Click the Done button to return to your inbox. 10. In the search box portion of the yahoo mail page, type bear and click the Search Mail button. See the message from your Sent folder? 11. Find the sign out button, and click it to sign out