- Sending and receiving messages. Message by email can be sent to anyone with an email address. The message arrives in the recipient's email inbox in a few seconds or minutes, regardless of where that person lives: in next apartment or on the other side of the world. You can receive messages from anyone who knows your email address and then read them and answer;
- Sending and receiving files. In addition to the usual text messages, you can send almost all types of files by email: documents, pictures and music. A file sent by email is called an attachment;
- Bulk sending of emails to multiple people. You can send email messages to multiple recipients at the same time. Recipients can correspond to an entire group, allowing for group discussions.
- Forwarding messages. Once you receive a message or file by email, you can immediately forward it to another person without having to retype it.
Main advantage of email above the telephone and regular mail - its convenience. You can send a message at any time. If recipients are not on a computer or online (that is, their computers are not connected to the Internet), they will see a message sent to them the next time they check their email inbox. If the recipient is online, you can get a response in minutes.
In addition, sending messages email is free. Unlike sending a regular letter, there is no need to buy a stamp or pay for the service, regardless of where the recipient lives. You only need to pay for an Internet connection or a special email program.
What you need to use email
To use by email , three components are needed:
- Internet connection. To connect your computer to the Internet, you must first sign up for the services of an Internet provider. An ISP provides Internet, usually for a monthly fee. See What you need to connect to the Internet.
- Email application or webmail service. Email programs can be downloaded or purchased from Microsoft or another vendor. Email programs often provide more features and are faster than webmail services. Before setting up an email program, you need to obtain some information from your Internet provider: usually, an email address, a password, the names of the incoming and outgoing email servers, and some other details.
If you don't want to download or buy an email program, you can sign up for free webmail services: Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc. These services allow you to check email using a browser from any computer connected to the Internet, even if it belongs to someone else or is located in public institution(for example, in the library). - Email address. You can obtain an email address from your ISP or when you register for a webmail service. An email address consists of your username (any nickname, not necessarily your real name), the "@" symbol, and the name of your ISP or webmail service (for example, [email protected]).
Create and send emails and files
Below is a typical a way to fill a message window in an email program. (The steps may vary depending on the program or web-based email service you are using.)
- In the To field enter your email address at least one recipient. When sending a message to multiple recipients, separate the email addresses with a semicolon (;).
- You can enter email addresses in the Cc field additional recipients- persons who should read the message, but do not need to respond to it. They will receive the same message as the recipients in the To field. If there are no additional recipients, leave this field blank. Some email programs also provide a Bcc (PC) field - this allows you to send messages while hiding certain names and email addresses from other recipients.
- In the Subject field, enter message subject.
- In the large empty area, type message text.
To attach file to message, click on the toolbar (located directly below the menu bar) the Attach file to message button. Find the file, select it and click Open. The file appears in the Attachment field in the message header.
Ready! To send a message, click the Send button. The message will rush to the recipients like lightning.
Note: To change the style, font, size, or color of text, select the text and click the button or menu option that allows you to change the formatting.
Reading email
Most email programs and online services provide an inbox where you can read the messages you receive. You may need to click the Send and Receive button or something similar to receive new messages.
To see list of received messages, in your email program's Folders list, open your Inbox. Email messages addressed to you should appear in your message list. Typically, the list displays the following information about the message: sender, subject, and time received.
To read the message, click on the corresponding heading in the list. The message content can be displayed as a list of messages in the viewing area. To view a message in a separate window, double-click in the message list.
To reply to a message you have read, click the Reply button.
From previous articles you learned how to register an email. Now let's learn how to use it. The algorithm for working with e-mail is very similar, therefore, having mastered the basic actions in mail.ru, you can easily manage your mail on other resources.
Therefore, we will study at our mail ******@mail.ru. In the mail login window, enter your name (this is the login - the one we came up with during registration in Latin letters), and then enter the password. Then press the “Login” button (1k LMB). (You can read what 1k LMB means in the article “Starting lessons on computer literacy”). You are taken to your mail, where the work area is: 
Here you see working folders, the name of which makes it clear what they are used for. I will only note that the “trash” folder contains all the letters that you have deleted. In order to open any folder, you move the mouse to the name of the folder and press 1k LMB. After this, the folder will open and you will see the letters. New emails are also displayed in the work area. If you have received an email and have not yet read it, it will appear in the new emails column. The "total" column shows the total number of emails in each folder. Now you have 2 new letters in your inbox that you received from the administration of the mail resource when you registered. At the same time, you can see the subject of the letter and the author of the letter. If there is a paperclip symbol next to the line of the letter, this means that the letter contains an attached file. To read a letter, move the cursor over the subject of the letter and click on it (2k LMB). You can perform a number of actions with each letter: reply to the letter, forward or delete. To delete a letter, select it with a checkmark and click on the “delete” button. In this case, the letter ends up in your “trash” folder. If you decide that you deleted an email by accident, you can restore it from the Trash.
Now let's learn how to write a letter in an email. To do this, click on the words “write a letter” 1k LMB. A letter form has opened for you. In this form you must enter the email address of the person you are sending the letter to. For example, enter (this is the email address of our website) That is, to send a letter, you must know the email address. If you want a letter to be written to you, you must communicate it to the person from whom you will expect the letter. The email address is the login that we came up with during registration, and the prefix of the resource in which we registered. That is, if you entered the username uzervali when registering with mail.ru, then our mail will look like This email address is being protected from spambots. You must have JavaScript enabled to view it.. (I note that the “@” sign sounds like the word “dog”). In the field of the letter, write what you want to tell the recipient. And finally, click the “send” button.
If you need to attach a file (photo, document, etc.), then click on the “attach file” button. A window opens in which you select the path to the file that needs to be attached (I attach a photo). Having selected the file, you must click “open”. Now the download is in progress, and if you did everything correctly, the following field will appear in the letter: 
You can attach several photos, but their total size should not exceed 30 MB. After attaching the file, we also click “send”. (You can find out what the file size is and how to see it by reading the article File and folder properties.
How to add addresses in mail, how to respond to letters, how to forward them - we will talk about this in the following articles.
Hello, my reader! Email, what is it?
With the advent of the Internet in every home, we gradually began to forget about letters, postcards and invitations that were previously sent by mail and received from couriers or postmen.
In fact, e-mail is an analogue of the regular postal service. But we shouldn’t wait several days, or even weeks, for the letter to arrive. Everything happens instantly.
If you don't know how to use email or even how to create your own email account, then I'll tell you.
A mailbox, or, as people say, a mailer, mail or “soap” is a repository of all outgoing and incoming messages. To use it, you first need to register your account.
This is done very simply. Enter “email” into a search engine and you will see a list of all the most popular email services.
The structure of email registration is similar to each other:
- enter the desired login
- come up with a password.
- fill in all the specified fields with registration data (full name, date of birth, phone number, address, etc.)
- entering the code from the picture (this is how the system checks whether you are a robot).
As for passwords, this is separate topic. You need to be able to create complex passwords and store them in a safe place.
The most popular mailer in RuNet is mail from Yandex. This email service is distinguished by its simplicity and easy navigation. For beginners, this is what you need!
The global corporation Google also did not ignore postal services. Their Gmail mailer is extremely popular all over the world. This allows users to send messages anywhere on the planet, be it America, Africa or Asia.
But, despite its versatility, many users complain about the complexity of managing Google's mailer.
In addition to these two huge services, there are thousands of other email servers that also find their fans on the Internet.
If you want to ask: “which one is better?”, then hardly anyone can answer this question. Yandex.Mail, Gmail, Rambler, Freemail, E-mail and so on. All of them have both their pros and cons, you just need to get used to the interface.
MicroSoft Corporation also has its own mail server – OutLook. It is popular because it operating system Windows has a client installed that will make it easier for you to work with emails.
Register on the site, and then enter the data into the program and everything is ready, now you can view messages on your computer without using a browser.
And the client’s navigation is much more convenient than in the browser version of mailers.
What else do you need to know about email?
Firstly, this is not just a service for sending letters. You can send photos, videos and a variety of archives with documents, programs and so on.
Secondly, almost every email server has cloud storage that allows you to store large amounts of information and access it at any time via the Internet.
In the cloud, your files will not be affected if your computer crashes or your hard drive breaks. This is a very useful option for most office workers who work with securities, and for accountants.
Thirdly, you need to know that there are, as people call them, “conflict” mailers. This term means the impossibility of sending a message from the mailbox of one service to another. Most often these are servers of competing services.
How to send a letter?
To be able to write to someone, you must know their email address (this is the one, there is a dog @ for example, [email protected]). And then follow the instructions:
- We enter the main menu of the mailbox, where the sections “Inbox”, “Outbox”, “Spam” and so on are located.
- We are looking for a tab that says “Write a letter”, “Send a letter” or something like that. We click on it.
- In the line “To”, “Recipient”, or “Addressee” (each mailer has its own name for the navigation buttons), enter the recipient’s address.
- In the main window we write our letter and/or find a function with which we can attach a file for sending.
- Click on the “Submit” button and you’re done!
- At the end of the operation, we should see a notification that the letter has been sent.
After sending a message, it will be in your mailbox in the “Sent” section. All the letters that come to you will be in the “Inbox”, respectively.
If you want to reply to an incoming letter, then you do not need to create a message from scratch, just click on the “Reply” button. By doing this, you will be able to see the entire chain of correspondence with the interlocutor.
Spam, advertising and email
If a spam message contains any incomprehensible numbers or symbols, quickly delete this message, as this is usually how they plant viruses.
I hope the information presented has helped you understand a little about what email is. You will undoubtedly appreciate all the incredible advantages of this type of communication.
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Email remains one of the main tools for business (and other) communication in the digital era. And, since working with it can take up a significant part of the working day, it is very important to organize it efficiently. How to do this? Use the following universal tips, refine them to suit your tasks and increase your productivity.
Explore the functionality
Most modern mailers have quite flexible and detailed settings that allow you to go beyond the usual sending/receiving letters. More precisely, they help make use much more convenient and significantly expand functionality. For example, in Gmail settings you can enable hotkeys, which simplifies your work and saves time. But many do not use them, often out of ignorance. Therefore, optimizing your work with email should begin with familiarization with the functionality of the service.
Operating mode and frequency
Create an individual routine for working with mail and follow it. It’s better to do this in the morning (and also before the end of the working day), but you should start not by checking emails, but by completing some priority task or. The time for reading and sending e-mail should be limited and try to adhere to these limits. After completion, close the client and do not return to it, checking for new incoming messages. When working with mail, deal only with it, do not be distracted by other tasks. Also remember that surfing links from email can easily turn the processing process into a time trap. Therefore, it is often recommended to use special email clients (for example, Outlook) when working with mail.
Use different emails
It is better to have several email accounts for different purposes. Use several addresses for work and personal correspondence, for registering on websites and subscribing to mailing lists of materials that interest you. This is correct from the point of view of digital security and will become the primary filter of letters, which will allow you to focus on the necessary correspondence when working.
What is also important is that you can process mail from different addresses in one service, without switching between different mailers. For example, Gmail has the ability to set up forwarding from other mailboxes. Label them accordingly and process them in the time allocated for each.
Optimize your email experience
Here are the specific steps:
- Filter emails by creating different folders. Divide your inbox into folders based on your goals, objectives, and required actions. Process immediately those emails that will take you no more than a couple of minutes to respond to. Create a special folder for letters that need to be answered later and develop a schedule for working with it.
- Use templates. The signature with contact information can be configured using the functionality of the mailbox itself. If you send out a lot of the same type of messages, write templates for them and simply copy them in the future. There are also programs that allow you to create and further work on the computer, use snippets - special abbreviations and acronyms, by entering which you will receive the text previously assigned to them. They also save time and increase convenience.
- Mark important emails with appropriate markers. This will simplify navigation and make the work more structured.
- Apply the 5 sentence rule. When replying and composing letters, be as brief and clear as possible. If possible, try to keep it within 5 sentences.
- Use hotkeys. Let's return to point number 1. Using keyboard shortcuts, there is no need to be distracted by mouse controls. Remember them and from a global perspective you will save a significant amount of time.
- Delete and archive. Most email users leave it in their inbox after reading an email. But for those who work with a huge amount of incoming correspondence, this approach will not be entirely effective. It is better to use the rule “1 email = 1 action”. It means that after reading the letter, you must react to it accordingly - reply and archive, delete, move to a suitable folder and reply later, etc.
- Use the search. Mail services have an excellent built-in search, thanks to which you can easily find the letter you are interested in using such criteria as sender, subject, content, labeling, attached files. This is much easier than manually searching for the required e-mail.
- Do not use mobile versions and notifications. Do not install alerts and email service applications on your smartphone unless necessary. It’s not worth it again if working with mail is not one of the main tools for you, is not widespread and does not require an instant response. And typing from a telephone keypad is less convenient.
Use organizers
When processing mail, keep your weekly planner/Google Calendar/To-Do List or any other similar software ready and with letters in them. This way it is better to process correspondence with task setting, as well as information about meetings and events. As a result, you will not forget anything, you will receive a notification at the right time and, in addition, you will save yourself from the need to return to re-reading.
Develop email rules with your colleagues
When corresponding, avoid unnecessary bureaucratic fuss. If you have a question, and the person to whom it is addressed is in the next office, come in and clarify the answer in person. Or call. In general, it is always better to determine the range of issues whose solution requires sending mail. In other cases, it is better not to abuse the opportunity, especially in minor matters. This will save time and effort for both you and those you work with.
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Nowadays, not knowing how to use email is the same as not knowing how to read. Send a report to management or a resume to an employer, make pen pals, conduct business communication, exchange photos, etc. - all this is impossible without mastering the intricacies of e-mail. That is why today only the lazy do not have their own email address. Here we will talk about how to set up your own email account, how to send and receive emails, forward attachments, and much more.
9.4.1. How to create your own email account?
In this section we will look at the procedure for opening a mailbox using the example of the mail service of a popular portal www.yandex.ru.
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On the main page of any Internet resource that provides free email services, there is a link designed to switch to the mode of creating a mailbox. This link can be called by different names; on www.yandex.ru at the time of writing the book it is called Create a mailbox. After clicking on this link, the dialog shown in Fig. 1 opens on the screen. 9.22.
Rice. 9.22. The first stage of creating a box
At the first stage, you need to enter your last name and first name, as well as the name of the mailbox to be created ( login). All this data is entered from the keyboard. When entering your login, you can use letters English alphabet, numbers, as well as underscores and hyphens (spaces are not allowed in the name).
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When entering your login, the mail service automatically checks whether it is currently busy. If it turns out that a mailbox with the same name already exists, you will be offered other login options that are close to the one you tried to enter (they are offered in any case, see Fig. 9.22).
After filling out the specified details, click the button Further to proceed to the next stage of creating a mailbox (Fig. 9.23).
Rice. 9.23. The second stage of creating a box
At this stage, you should enter a password that will be used in the future to access your mailbox. To enter a password, you can use the same characters as when entering your login, as well as special characters ( % , & , + etc.). The password must contain at least 6 and no more than 20 characters.
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To avoid errors when entering the password, you should enter it twice: in the field Password and in the field Confirm your password. If identical values are entered in these fields, then under the field Confirm your password the message will be displayed entered correctly(See Fig. 9.23). If an error is made when entering the password (any difference in the fields is considered an error) Password And Confirm your password), then under the field Confirm your password A corresponding information message will be displayed asking you to re-enter your password. While the differences are in the fields Password And Confirm your password will not be resolved, creating a mailbox is impossible.
Sometimes users forget or lose their mailbox password. To solve such problems, a special mechanism has been implemented that allows the user to access their mailbox without entering a password. The point of this mechanism is to answer a secret question. This secret question and the answer to it are indicated at the second stage of creating a mailbox in the fields Security Question And Answer(See Fig. 9.23). Moreover, the question itself is selected from the proposed drop-down list, and the answer to it is entered from the keyboard. Examples of security questions: Maiden name mothers(see Fig. 9.23), Favorite dish, My school nickname etc. Obviously, the control questions are formed in such a way that only a specific person can know the exact answer to them. If you lose your password, the system will issue the one specified when creating the mailbox. Security Question, and if the answer to it is correct, then access to the box will be open.
In the field Another email (if available) You can enter your previously purchased email address, if available. Completing this field is optional. If it specifies an email address, then registration information will be sent to this address immediately after creating the mailbox. Also, if you wish, you can indicate your mobile phone number (although this is not recommended)
In the field Check digits From the keyboard you need to enter the numbers (without separators and spaces!), which are displayed above (see Fig. 9.23).
After filling out the listed details, you need to click the button Register– as a result, the screen will display information that registration has been successfully completed (Fig. 9.24). Here, if you wish, you can enter some additional information about yourself.
Rice. 9.24. Completing registration
You can enter them, or you can just click on the link Start using mail– immediately after this, the mailbox interface will open on the screen (Fig. 9.25). To subsequently log into your mailbox, you need to enter your login and password in the appropriate fields on the main page of the portal (in our example – www.yandex.ru) and click the button Login.
Rice. 9.25. Mailbox interface
The left side of the interface contains several folders designed to store email correspondence. By default, the following folders are offered: Inbox, Sent, Deleted, Spam And Drafts.
All incoming email correspondence, with the exception of emails identified as spam, goes to the folder Inbox. This folder is open by default when you sign in to your mailbox.
Folder Sent is intended for storing sent (outgoing) electronic correspondence. When you send each letter, a copy of it (with all attachments, if any) is placed in the folder by default Sent.
In a folder Deleted electronic correspondence that has been deleted using a link is stored Delete.
To folder Spam All incoming correspondence that is recognized by the system as spam is placed. This folder can be quickly cleared using the link located to the right of the folder name (it appears if there is at least one letter in the folder). By the way, folders are also cleaned in the same way. Deleted.
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In a folder Drafts You can store letters that for some reason are not intended for any of the folders listed above.
In order to move letters from folder to folder, you should select them in the list using the corresponding checkboxes, then in the drop-down list Move to folder(this list is located on the right side of the interface above the list of letters) select the required folder and click the button on the right OK.
Above the list of letters there are several links designed to switch to one or another mode of operation. The list of these links may look different in different folders. Since the order of their use is simple, we will consider only the links that are located in the folder Inbox.
Via link Write switches to the mode of creating a new email message. At the same time, an interface opens on the screen in which the addressee (or several addressees) is indicated, the subject of the letter, the text of the letter is formed, and, if necessary, files are attached that should be sent along with the letter.
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If the current mail message (or several flagged messages) is spam, you should use the link This is spam. Using this link, you can report spam to the postal service administration so that appropriate measures can be taken against spammers. When you click on a link This is spam A window opens on the screen in which you need to confirm the fact of spam.
Chapter Address book is intended for maintaining a list of addressees with whom the most active correspondence is expected. To add a new recipient to the list, use the link Add entry, and then in the window that opens, enter the recipient’s first and last name, his email address, phone number, any comment and date of birth. The only one required details for each recipient this is an email address.
In the section Settings mailbox parameters are configured. In particular, here you can create, edit and delete folders intended for storing electronic correspondence, select the design style of letters, configure the mail interface, etc. Separately, it should be noted the ability to filter incoming mail in order to combat spam (using “black” and “white” lists). Also worthy of attention is the implemented automatic mail collection mechanism, the configuration of which allows you to automatically collect mail from all other mailboxes that the user has and deliver it to this mailbox.
Chapter Search designed for quickly searching letters. It is advisable to use the capabilities of this section when working with large volumes of electronic correspondence. As search parameters, you can specify an arbitrary text fragment (which can be contained both in the text and in the subject of the letter) and the email address of the sender/recipient. You should also specify the folders in which the search will be performed.
Thus, we learned how to create our own mailbox ourselves. However, in this case, all actions for working with electronic correspondence must be performed directly on the server, using the interface provided by the mail service. It is much more convenient to use special mail programs for working with e-mail. In this book we will look at one of the most popular such programs - Outlook Express.
9.4.2. Purpose and capabilities of Outlook Express
The developer of the Outlook Express email program is Microsoft Corporation, and this largely contributes to the fact that this program is one of the most popular email clients. This is primarily due to the fact that Outlook Express interacts well with other Microsoft products (Internet Explorer, etc.). In addition, this program is very convenient for home users - unlike, for example, Microsoft Outlook, which was also developed by Microsoft, but is primarily addressed to office users.
The default program interface is shown in Fig. 9.26.
Rice. 9.26. Outlook Express
As you can see in the figure, the program window has the structure of a typical Windows application. At the top is the main menu, below it is the toolbar, and the main part of the interface is occupied by the work area, divided into four panels. The top left panel contains a list of folders with emails, the top right panel displays the contents of the folder on which the cursor is positioned. The lower left panel contains a list of contacts from the address book, and the lower right panel contains the text of the letter on which the cursor is positioned.
The functionality of the Outlook Express mail program allows you to solve the following tasks:
Receiving, reading, creating, sending and storing electronic correspondence;
Working with the Windows Messenger instant messaging service: connecting, sending messages, setting parameters;
Using multiple accounts to work with electronic correspondence;
Maintaining an address book in which email addresses are stored;
Working with news groups (receiving, reading, storing, sending);
Flexible customization of the user interface and program operating parameters in accordance with the needs of a specific user;
Creating mail messages using a variety of forms, which can be selected either from the list provided by the program or from anywhere on the disk;
Setting up and using anti-virus and anti-spam protection;
Import email correspondence from other popular email programs using the built-in import wizard;
Import address book from other popular email programs;
Export of electronic correspondence and address book;
Printing email messages;
Saving an email message as separate file either as a form;
Saving email attachments as a separate file;
Performing a number of other actions determined by the specifics of using the program and the needs of a particular user.
However, before you can use Outlook Express, you must create an email account. This is covered in the next section.
9.4.3. Create an account in Outlook Express
To switch to the mode of working with Outlook Express accounts, you must execute the main menu command Service? Accounts – as a result, the window shown in Fig. will open on the screen. 9.27.
Rice. 9.27. Email accounts
To create a new mail account, go to the tab in this window. Mail press the button Add(this button is located at the top right of the window, see Fig. 9.27), and in the menu that opens, select the item Mail. As a result, a window will open on the screen Internet Connection Wizard; Using the Wizard, you create a new account in a step-by-step mode. This will do the following:
1. At the first stage, enter an arbitrary user name using the keyboard (this could be, for example, first and last name), then press the button Next.
2. At the second stage, you also need to enter your email address using the keyboard (for example, [email protected] ), then press the button Next.
3. At the third stage, you will need to specify the servers for incoming messages (POP3, IMAP or HTTP, in most cases - the POP3 server) and outgoing messages. The choice of servers depends on the location of the user's mailbox; You can obtain the addresses of these servers from your email service provider. For example, if the mailbox is open on www.yandex.ru, then the incoming message server will be pop.yandex.ru, and outgoing – smtp.yandex.ru. After entering the servers, click the button Next.
4. At the fourth stage, in the appropriate fields using the keyboard, you need to enter the name of the account to be created and the password, and then click the button Next.
5. In the fifth stage, press the button Ready The process of creating a new account is completed.
As a result of the completed actions, the created account will be displayed in the window Online accounts(see Fig. 9.27) on the tabs All And Mail.
Now you can start working with email messages.
9.4.4. How to receive and send electronic correspondence?
To receive email, you need to execute the main menu command Service? Deliver mail? Deliver mail(this command can also be called by pressing the key combination Ctrl+M), or click the corresponding button in the toolbar (don’t forget to connect to the Internet before doing this).
Received emails will be placed in the folder Inbox, and the number of unread letters will be shown in brackets (see Fig. 9.26).
When it comes to sending emails, there are two ways to do this. The first is that the letter is sent immediately after writing - we will tell you how to do this below. When using the second method, letters located in the folder are sent Outgoing(users place written but not sent letters here) - to do this, you need to execute the main menu command Service? Deliver mail? Send all or click the button in the toolbar Deliver mail(using this button you can both receive and send email).
9.4.5. How to write and send an email?
To switch to the mail message generation mode, you can use several methods. The most common one is to execute the main menu command File? Create? Postal message. As a result, a window for generating an email message will open on the screen, shown in Fig. 9.28.
Rice. 9.28. Creating a mail message
You can also create a new message in the panel Contacts(this panel is located at the bottom left of the program’s working interface) double-click on the desired recipient or group of contacts. In this case, in the contact creation window (see Fig. 9.28), the field will be automatically filled in To whom. To create a response message, in the main program window, select the letter you want to respond to with the cursor and click the toolbar button Answer or execute the main menu command Message? Reply to sender(this command can also be called by pressing the key combination Ctrl+ R). In this case, the fields in the contact creation window will be automatically filled in To whom And Subject.
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In the mail message generation window, in the field To whom The recipient's email address is indicated. If necessary, you can enter several addresses in this field - in this case, you must separate them with a comma or semicolon.
In the field Copy The addresses of recipients to whom a copy of this mail message should be sent are entered. If multiple recipients are specified, they are separated by a comma or semicolon.
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In the field Subject the subject of this mail message is entered using the keyboard, briefly reflecting its essence; Examples of values for this field – Meeting, Invitation to the evening, Order, Vacation plans, Feedback on the ad etc. This field is optional; however, it is still recommended to indicate the subject of the letter - this is convenient for the recipient of the mail message.
The text of the email message is entered from the keyboard in a specially designed field, which occupies the main part of the interface (see Fig. 9.28). By the way, you can format the text of the letter - the formatting bar is designed for this, which is located between the field Subject and a field for entering the text of the letter.
You can insert any image (drawing, photograph, etc.) into the text of the letter - to do this, in the formatting panel, click the last button, which is called Insert picture.
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When you click on this button, a window opens on the screen in which you can configure image insertion. The operating procedure in this window is intuitive, so we will not dwell on it here.
If necessary, an email message can be sent with an attachment. An attachment is a file that is attached to an email message. Why is this necessary? The scope of this opportunity is so wide that there is no clear answer to this question. Photos can be used as attachments, software products, text files, etc., etc. For example, when sending a letter to a relative or friend, you can attach several photographs to it; You can write a short letter to management and send a detailed report as an attachment, etc. The functionality of sending attached files significantly expands the capabilities of email.