Slide 1: WELCOME TO BASIC EMAIL Instructor
Donna DeMedicis
♦ 22 Years of Library Service ♦ BPL Support Staff In Opening The Regional Library Computer Center (Gates Foundation) ♦ Instructor For Basic Publisher XP, Basic Email, Build Your Own Resume Classes ♦ Computer Service Liaison For Automation Department @ Springville Road Library
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Slide 2: BASIC ELECTRONIC MAIL
What is Email?
Email is a text-based message exchange by computer users via a network.
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Slide 3: EMAIL ADDRESS
What is an email address?
Electronic mail works very much like postal mail. You receive mail at your own “address” and address you send mail to others at their addresses.
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Slide 4: USERNAME
username@provider.com
► You can choose any user name as long as that name has not already been registered by another subscriber. ► You can use part of your name, an alias or numbers.
User nam e is al so know n as member name or login name . Hotm ail uses : W ind ow Liv e ID
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Slide 5: @ SYMBOL
username@provider.com
The @ (a t ) symbol separates your user name from the domain portion of your address.
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Slide 6: THE ( . ) SYMBOL
username@provider.com
This period or dot ( ) separates the provider’s name from the type of organization.
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Slide 7: TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
This identifies your provider’s type of organization. Usually the provider’s type is one of the following:
ED U COM GOV Educational sites Commercial sites Government sites
NE T Network administrative organizations MIL ORG Military sites International Organizations
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Slide 8: OUTSIDE the USA
Outside the USA, addresses also contain a tw o-letter suffix for identifying the country where the server is located.
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Slide 9: SETTING UP AN ACCOUNT
We will use Hot mail as our provider for today’s class.
The Hotmail site will be our post office. We will go to office the Hotmail web site to send or get our mail (messages). messages
www.hotmail.com
Click SIGN UP
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Slide 10: Windows Live Hotmail
Click GET IT
Free
Stay connected anywhere you have Internet access with your Web e-mail account On the Web and on your phone: your e-mail is now wherever you are Integrated Security tells you at a glance if an e-mail seems suspicious A look and feel more like Microsoft Office Outlook, now on the Web
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Slide 11: Sign up for Windows Live
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Slide 12: Create Windows Live ID
@
hotmail.com
Check availability
Example: First two letters of first, middle, last name, favorite number)
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Slide 13: Choose Your Password
* Type password:
(Six character minimum, case sensitive)
Powerword strength * Retype password:
WEAK
STRONG
Strong passwords contain 7-16 characters, do not include common words or names, and combine three of these character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, or symbols.
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Slide 14: Enter Password Reset Information
* Question : Select one
Mother’s birthplace Best childhood friend Name of first pet Favorite teacher Favorite historical person Grandfather’s occupation
* Secret answer : Five character minimum ; Not case sensitive
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Slide 15: Your Information
* First name * Last name * Gender * Birth year Example : 1999 United States
* Country/ Region * State * Zip code
Select one
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Slide 16: Type The Characters You See in this picture
Picture :
(Example)
This helps us prevent automated programs from creating accounts and sending spam.
* Type characters :
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Slide 17: Review and accept the agreements
I accept Cancel
Clicking I accept means that you agree to the Windows Live Service Agreement and Privacy Statement.
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Slide 18: Now th at you h ave created an account, choose wh ich way you want to do email.
Classi c simple way to read and manage mail A fast
Give me the Classic version
Recommended for screen readers and high contrast
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Slide 19: Welcome to your Email
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Slide 20: Your Email Account
Write down your username & password. Never give your password out. Inbox Messages Delete Unwanted Messages NEW to compose an email to SEND Manage Folders (new to create) Move to
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Slide 21: SIGN OUT
Always sign out of your email account.
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Slide 22: Email Don’t ‘s
Do NOT write in all capital letters. WRITING IN ALL CAPS IS CALLED SHOUTING AND SIGNIFIES THAT YOU ARE ANGRY OR RESPONDING EMOTIONALLY. Do NOT flame other students. Flaming is responding to a heated or touchy topic in the heat of emotions. If someone writes you a message that annoys you or makes you angry, compose a message but wait a few hours or a day before sending it. Once you hit the SEND button, you cannot retrieve your message. Do NOT spam other patrons. Spam is unwanted, unsolicited email, often commercial in nature. Don’t sign other patrons up to receive offers and advertisements.
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Slide 23: Email Do’s
Think carefully before using the FORWARD command to send messages to other friends that have been forwarded to you. Do so only when you know that the person you are forwarding to wants to read the message. Delete messages you no longer need. They take up valuable space. Do remember to sign out on public computers.
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Slide 24: How to Handle Suspicious email
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. If you think you’ve received a phishing email message, do not respond to it. Report suspicious email. Don’t click links in email messages. Type addresses directly into your browser or use your personal bookmarks. Check the security certificate before you enter personal or financial information into the web site. Don’t enter personal or financial information into popup windows. Update your computer software.
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Slide 25: CONGRATULATIONS!
You have successfully completed Basic Email Instruction. Sign up for basic computer classes @ your library.
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Slide 26: Basic Email PowerPoint Designer
Donna DeMedicis
revised February 2008
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