e-maile-mailA presentation about A presentation about

communicating electronicallycommunicating electronically

What is e-mail?What is e-mail?

It is a messaging system that uses a a networknetwork to deliver a message at any time to any place on that network for as many people as you wish.

Wikipedia says…Electronic mailElectronic mail, often abbreviated to e-maile-mail, emailemail, or originally eMaileMail, is a store-and-forward method of writing, sending, receiving and saving messages over electronic communication systems.

www.mywalpole.com.au says

An electronic document (usually a message) sent to a person or groupa person or group on the Internet. When used as a verb, "email" refers to the act of sending such a document over the Internet.

Email is an alternative to postal Email is an alternative to postal mail (often called “SNAIL MAIL”)mail (often called “SNAIL MAIL”)

Email is better in many ways:-Email is better in many ways:- Email can be sent to Email can be sent to a numbera number of of

persons at the same time (no more persons at the same time (no more licking hundreds of envelopes!!)licking hundreds of envelopes!!)

Email can send Email can send filesfiles containing video, containing video, pictures, even PowerPoint pictures, even PowerPoint presentationspresentations

Your address goes here The address of the recipient goes here

In case you want to send it to others

YOUR FABULOUS MESSAGE!!!

Ok, this email screen looks different, but can you still recognise

the various parts?

Dangers of emailDangers of email What if you send the wrong message What if you send the wrong message

or attachment to the wrong address?or attachment to the wrong address? Who wants a nasty virus on their Who wants a nasty virus on their

computer upon opening a message computer upon opening a message from an unknown address??? eww.from an unknown address??? eww.

Getting junk mail or spam is just a Getting junk mail or spam is just a big pain…big pain…