Sending a message

Using Outlook Express

Sending a message

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail, or e-mail is quickly becoming one of the most widely used forms of communication in the world. It is fast, convenient, and does not cost anything in addition to the normal charges associated with the Internet connection. Using e-mail, you can send a simple text message like a reminder about an assignments, or you can send a message with other files attached to it, such as a grade report created in Microsoft Excel or a worksheet created in Microsoft Word that a student may have missed. The message can also contain links to other e-mail addresses or Web sites, so you can send students Web pages that you want them to look at. With a microphone, you can even send voice messages!

What is Outlook Express?

Outlook Express is the e-mail program that comes with Windows 98. To open the program, click on the Outlook Express desktop icon or Quick Launch button. When you open Outlook Express, the left side of the window, called the Folder pane, displays the various folders in the program used to receive, send, and store e-mail messages. The right side of the window displays several shortcuts to the different tasks you can do: Read Mail, Read News, Compose a Message, Address Book, Download All, and Find People. The following illustration shows the Outlook Express window

Sending an email message by using Outlook express

To write(compose) and send a message through Outlook Express, follow these steps:

1. Start the Outlook Express.

2. On the standard toolbar, click the Compose Message button,the New Message window opens.

In the To field, type the Recipient e-mail address.

5. To CC (carbon copy) someone , click in the CC field. Type the e-mail address in the field. To blind CC someone (CC someone without the other message recipients knowing the person received the message) , click in the BCC field. Type the e-mail address in the field,. Remember both CC & BCC are optional you can still send a message to someone just type the email address in the TO field and if you want to send a message to moltiple people comma seprate each email address.

6. To add a subject line to the message, click in the Subject field and type a brief line regarding the subject of the message.

7. Click in the blank field below the Subject field and type your message.

8. When you are done with your message, click Send. The message automatically moves to your Outbox folder and you return to the main Outlook window.

Note: If you are always connected to the network and Internet connection, your message is automatically sent. otherwise you will need to Click Send And Receive to connect to the Internet connection and send the message.