1. Introduction to E-Mail
From the Saint Paul Public Library

2. What is E-mail? E-mail E-mail address E-Mail means “Electronic Mail”
A way of sending messages electronically from one user to another.
You can sign up for a free account
You can use your from any computer
address
You need an address to send an electronic message to someone.

3. A street address is composed of three parts:
461 Dale Street
461 – Building Number
Dale – Name of road
Street – Type of street/avenue/road/etc.

4. An e-mail address also has three parts:
joe55 – Username
@ – Pronounced “at”. Unique part of all addresses
gmail.com – service where joe55 is registered

5. Websites and E-mail Addresses:
Website address (or URL):
sign for
Address that you use to send electronic messages
You must get to a website before you can log-in to your account
www. is “World Wide Web” for websites
Use the address bar to enter the web-site address
Also called a URL

6. Four Key Pieces of Information
address (ex:
Username (ex: joe55)
Password (ex: hockey2323)
Web address of service (ex:

7. How to Access Your E-mail
You can access your anywhere you get Internet – a computer at home, at the library, at a friend’s house.
You must go to the web address of your provider (such as
From there, you will have to enter in your username and password.

8. Signing up for
Type the web address of a provider in the address bar of your browser:
mail.yahoo.com,
Click on Create an Account
A web page will appear asking for your name, birthday, gender, and other items.
You will be asked to create a user name and a password.

9. What is a User Name?
The user name is a unique name that identifies you to your service provider and to recipients of your s.
Your user name will appear before symbol in your address:
When you create your user name the e- mail provider may not let you use it. That’s because someone else already has that user name.
In that case, the provider will offer suggestions that are currently available.

10. What is a Good Password?
A good password should be at least 8 characters long.
It should contain upper case letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
It should not be a recognizable word.
The provider will let you know if the password is weak, medium, or strong.
Don’t use a password you use for something else.
Change your password periodically.

11. Protect Your Password!
Memorize your password or write it down in a SAFE PLACE. Try not to keep username and password in the same place.
Do not place a written copy of your password on the side of your monitor, under your keyboard, etc.
Shred the written copy as soon as you have memorized your password.
Do not allow anyone to look over your shoulder while you are entering your password.
Change your password immediately if you think it has been stolen.

12. Logon Screen: Gmail

13. Logon Screen: Yahoo mail

14. Logon Screen: Outlook (Hotmail)

15. Inbox: Gmail

16. Inbox: Yahoo mail

17. Inbox Broken Down
MENU
FROM
SUBJECT LINE
DATE

18. Opening an email message
Click anywhere between the 2 arrows.

19. Read the message

20. Parts of the email message
SUBJECT
FROM (SENDER)
TO (RECEIVER)
MESSAGE:

21. Email message tools Archive: Move messages from Inbox to All Mail
Return to inbox
Archive
Mark as Spam
Send to Trash
Move to
Label
Archive: Move messages from Inbox to All Mail
Move to: Move message to another folder
Label: Label the message with the name of a folder

22. How to send a reply
Click on the Reply button.

23. Reply message panel displays
TYPE REPLY MESSAGE HERE

24. Click Send After you have entered your reply, click the Send button.
Your message has been sent.

25. How to send a reply in Yahoo mail
Click on the Reply button.

26. Reply message panel displays
TYPE REPLY MESSAGE HERE

27. Click Send
After you have entered your reply, click the Send button. Your message has been sent.

28. Logging out
BE SURE TO SIGN OUT (LOG OUT) WHEN YOU ARE DONE