1. Working On-Line Module 4
People's Resource Center
Barry Glicklich
Last updated 26 October 2011
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2. What is it?
message: Sent from one account to one or more others
address: Identifies an account e.g.
program: Web-based or client-based that lets you send, receive, and manage your account
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3. E-Mail: Where is it? yours mine you me Working On-Line (BG)
Client-based inbox
Web-based outbox
you me
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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.
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5. E-Mail: What Can I Do With It
Read messages
Text, Formatted, Attachments
Send Message
Manage Account
Folders
Contact Lists
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6. E-Mail: Folders In-box Sent Mail (Outbox) Drafts
Trash (Deleted Messages)
Spam (probably)
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7. E-Mail: Who? Why? Communicate with Friends
Information (Sales, Account activation)
Advertisements
Chain mail
Spam, Viruses
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8. E-Mail: Exercise 1a- Set up Account
Open browser to
Notice you were “redirected” to ail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=https%3A%2F%2F mail.google.com%2
Click on “Create an Account”
Enter Information, Review Terms of Service, and Click “I accept. Create my account.”
Click “Show me my account”
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9. E-Mail: Exercise 1b- Set up Account
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10. E-Mail: Exercise 1c- Set up Account
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11. E-Mail: Exercise 1d- Set up Account
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12. E-Mail: Exercise 1e- Set up Account
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13. E-Mail: Exercise 2a- Use Account
If you haven’t, log in to gmail.com
Look at the tools on the left- contacts, folders, compose mail button, “offers”
Click on a mail you received from “Gmail Team” that says “Customize Gmail …”
Look at the buttons above the message- back to inbox arrow, Archive, Spam, Delete. Find the “Reply button”
Return to the In-box.
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14. E-Mail: Exercise 2b- Use Account
Notice that the mail you read is no longer bold
Click on the box to the left of the message you just read, and the one with “Get Gmail on your mobile phone”. Click the “Archive” button. This moves those mails from your In- box to a filing cabinet in “the cloud”
Hit “Compose mail”, write a short message to & hit send
Type mobile in box beside “Search mail” & hit “Search Mail”. See the archived message?
Find your login, click the triangle, and sign out
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