1. Emails

2. Why use emails?  send a message any time, any where and the recipient can read it at his or her convenience.  same message to several people at the same time.  forward information without retyping it.  save time. E-mail is fast, usually taking no more than a few minutes to be received.  can e-mail electronic documents and the recipients can then edit and return revised versions.  can send messages around the world.

3. How email works? E-mail is sent and received through electronic "post offices" known as mail servers. To read your e-mail, you must retrieve it from the mail server. Once you enter the address of the recipient, compose your message, and click Send, your e- mail software handles the delivery.

4. Important of Netiquette Use accurate description in the subject lines Be brief Respect privacy and confidentially Don’t type all the texts in capital letters.

5. Parts of an E-Mail address Username Sub-domain Top-Level-domain Host Username = name of user (you or friend) Host = Computer or Network used Sub-domain = type of organization Top-Level-domain = country 200512345@qu.edu.qa

6. University of Qatar- E-Mail URL is  http://mail.qu.edu.qa/ttp://mail.qu.edu.qa/

7. Click on Compose to write EMail A B C D EF G A – Name of user account B – Folders name C – Current folder D – Button to get the mail E – Button to create new email F – Button to delete the mail G – Sender email address.

8. To send email List of email addressesTo include file(s) with emails Recipients email addressees) C.c.-Email address of people you want to send a copy of the same message Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy): Other recipients can’t see the email address here. Text Area Subject of your message

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