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Term | Definition |
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a way to send and receive digital messages over the internet. | |
snailmail | an envelope, letter or package you send through a postal service with postage (usually takes 2-10 days to be delivered.) |
email address | your username@provider.xxx the @ symbol is needed afer your username, and the email host or provider of the account comes after that (eg. @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, @k12.mi.us) |
Inbox | The inbox is where you'll view and manage emails you receive. |
Message Pane | When you select an email in the inbox, it will open in the message pane. From here, you can read the message and choose how to respond with a variety of commands. |
Compose Pane | From here, you can write an email to a recipient. |
Drafts | Drafts are messages that you have composed but not sent. |
Recipients | Recipients are the people you are sending the email to. |
Subject | The subject is a brief description of what the email is about. |
Signature | Signatures will appear at the bottom of every email you send and often include your name and contact information, like a phone number, website, or professional title. |
Trash | When mail is moved to the Trash it is to be removed from your inbox and deleted |
Spam | Spam emails often carry viruses or scams, so you won't want to open/or read these messages. |
Phishing | A type of email pretending to be from a bank or trusted source in order to steal your personal information. Might be an ofter saying free tickets, or collect your winnings. |
Folders | Web-mail providers let you create folders or labels so you can organize your messages. |
Reply | Whenever you receive an email, you can use the Reply command to respond to the message. |
Reply All | Use the Reply All command if you want to send a message to everyone included in the original email, including those that were copied on it. |
Forward | Whenever you want to share an email that you've received, you can use the Forward command to send the message to another person. |
Cc | stands for carbon copy or make a copy and send it to another individual you list |
Bcc | stands for blind carbon copy, it will copy it, but will not show all the others you are copying it to |
Attachment | an item you attach to your email, could be a photo, file, or other item intended for the recipient to open. CAUTION, don’t open one from someone you don’t know and trust as there might be malware or a virus in it. |
Emoticon | something used to represent words such as (:>) to show a smile or a tiny image to show how you feel |
Formating | features you can use to make your email look better, be more helpful, or personalized. Examples: Bulleted lists, hyperlink web address, bolded text. |