Computer Basics & Beyond

The most frequently used application on the Internet is electronic mail (e-mail). Billions of e-mails world-wide are sent and received each day. Using your e-mail client (Outlook Express, Gmail, Hotmail...etc.) is very simple.

1. Open your e-mail client.

2. Click the Create Mail (or similar) button.

3. Fill in the To: field, which is where you would like to send your e-mail. You can also send this message to many other recipients at the same time by separating each e-mail address with a comma. Or, you can use the courtesy copy (Cc:) and blind courtesy copy (Bcc:) lines. A typical e-mail address structure looks like this:

YourName@ComputerBasicsandBeyond.Com

2. Type in a Subject for your e-mail.
3. Type a message.
4. Click the "Send" button.

As long as you are logged on to the Internet, your e-mail will now be sent to the designated recipient. The message will sit in the recipients mail server until they log-in to their e-mail client and retrieve the message. The message will now be removed from the recipients mail server and stored on the recipients e-mail client until the message is deleted. Your return address is automatically sent with your message so the recipient can easily reply to you.