Transcript Easy Gmail - Surrey Public Library

Surrey Libraries
Computer Learning Centres
Totally New to Computers
Easy Gmail
March 2013 Easy Gmail Teaching Script
Web-Based Email Account
Web based email
accounts can be
accessed using a web
browser.
 You send text messages
and also digital files
such as images, audio
and video attached with
the email message.
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Advantages of Email
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Email messages are
transferred instantly.
The Cost of sending an email
is zero, but the cost for an
Internet Service Provider
often includes email service
Web mail is usually free
One email message can be
sent to multiple recipients.
Email is accessible
anywhere, anytime.
Email Address
[email protected]
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An email address consists of 3 parts:
1. Username (selected by the email owner)
2. @ sign (distinguish email from a web address)
3. Domain name (company providing the email service)
Logging into your Account
Username
First part before the @ sign
 Unique and identifies the name
of the user
 Use to log on to your email
account along with your
password.
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Logging into your Account
Password
Allows only you access
to your account
 Choose a password that
is not easy to guess
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Using your Account
 Inbox -- The folder to view delivered messages.
 Compose – Create a message to send.
 Delete – Delete an email message.
Composing Email
Email Address – An address that
someone has to type in the “to” field
so that a message can be sent.
 CC Field – All recipients are aware of
who has been copied in on the email.
 BCC Field – can be used when you
don’t want the recipient to know
who else has received a copy.
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Receiving Email
Reply – To send a message back to
the person who sent it, with a new
message added.
 Forward – To pass a message that
you have received to another
person.
 Delete – Deleting an open
message
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Spam
Electronic junk mail or junk
newsgroup postings.
 Wasting people’s time with
unwanted email
 Three main components:
anonymity, mass mailing and
unsolicited.
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Email is Useful for …
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Ask a Librarian
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NextReads
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Email Notification
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Craigslist / Kijiji
Thank You