Email 101Instructors:

Connie Hutchison

& Christopher McCoy

Objectives

• Create an online email account

• Create a secure password

• Write and send e-mail messages

• Add contacts to address book

• Create folders to organize emails

• Send and Open attachments

• Text editing capabilities

Email Snail MailSend messages

instantlyMessages arrive

after 2-3 days

Access anywhereFixed physical

address

Free (with internet access)

Cost of postage

Other Advantage

s• Other tools (calendar, contact list, chat)• Private (password protected)• Access other parts of the web• Send emails to large numbers of people at

once• More than just text: share pictures and other

files• Easy to organize

Anatomy of an email address

GaryGlassjaw@gmail.comGaryGlassjaw@gmail.com

UsernameUsername atat Email Provider

Email Provider

Webmail

Email Lingo

InboxInboxMenuMenuSearchSearchSidebarSidebar

HeaderHeader

BodyBodyFormat BarFormat Bar

HeaderHeader

BodyBody

ActionsActions

SearchSearch

InboxInbox

Side BarSide Bar

Email Etiquette

• Reply vs. reply all

• Greeting and closing/Subject line

• Consider your readers

• Spell check

• Formatting

• DON’T TYPE IN ALL CAPS

• Protect privacy with BCC

SpamSTOP SPAM:

•Never reply to spam

•Spam filter

•Separate email accounts•Give out your email to those you trust

Phishing

Passwords• Make your password difficult to guess

• Don’t use your dog’s name, birthday, or complete words

• Use capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols such

as !@#$%^&*()

• Longer is better (8 or more characters)

• Never tell anyone your password

• Know how to recover your password

Which password is more secure?

fluffy1fluffy1 F1f4ie$JF1f4ie$J

Password Trick

Think of a long phrase that’s meaningful to you.For example:

TTwinklewinkle TTwinklewinkle LLittleittle SStar, tar, HHowow II WWonderonder WWhathat

YYouou AArerebecomes

TTLSHIWWYATTLSHIWWYANot bad!

But you’re not done yet!Mix up the capital and lowercase letters, and add some numbers and symbols:

TtL$H1wWy@TtL$H1wWy@

Beyond Email