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Parts of an Email Address
What's in an email address?
Each server name is followed by a three letter extension.
This extension tells you something about the server site. Some common extensions are:
.com - a commercial business
.edu - an educational institution
.gov - government institutions
.org - a non-profit organization
To Access your Email Account
1. Type in the URL www.yahoo.com.
2. Click on Sign In
3. Enter your username (Yahoo! ID) and password.
4. Click on Sign In
To Send a Message
1. Click on Compose to send a new message.
2. Fill in the message- the following fields must be filled in:
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Enter an address: USERNAME@SERVER.DOMAIN i.e.
selcotraining@yahoo.com You can enter multiple
addresses separated by a comma space. i.e. johndoe@hotmail.com, howdydoody@mattel.com, student@umn.edu
- Enter a subject: Brief description of the message you are sending.
- Enter the Message
3. Send it - When message is ready to go press the SEND button.
You will see a note that your message was successfully sent, or that it didn't go through.
To Read Mail
1. Click on Mail (There are two places you can do this.)
2. Click on Inbox
Open an Email Message
3. Click on the subject to open the message. In the above example,
you would click on the words Welcome to Yahoo!.
Reading an Email Message
Notice:
Date: shows when the message was sent.
From: give the email address of the sender
Subject: a brief description of the note
To: should have your email address.
Toolbar
(a.k.a. Things you can do with this message.)
Delete - Throw the message away.
Reply - email a note back to the sender only. (Click on the arrow next to Reply and
you can select to reply to everyone in the address field, or just to the sender.)
Forward - Send the message along to someone else.
Spam - mark the message as Spam and you can prevent further emails from that entity.
(Spam is like a mass mailing - often advertisements - sent to many users.)
Move - move to a folder
Attachments
An attachment is an easy way to send photos or lengthy documents.
Attachments are files someone has sent from their computer to yours.
Only open these if you know the person who sent them!!!!!
Files can contain viruses that can damage your computer. Notice the warning at the top of
the screen when a file is attached.
To open an attachment
1. Click on the underlined title of the attachment you want to view.
A box will come up.
2. Click on one of the following options:
Open will show up on the screen right away.
Save will store it on your computer to be opened later.
Cancel will back you out.
More info gives more information about opening files.
*Notice the warning before opening attachments*
If you don't know the source or trust the sender, Hit Cancel.
Mail Management
(a.k.a. What do I do with all my messages? Arrrugh!)
After you have read a message it is a good idea to put it where it belongs.
It is VERY EASY to let your mailbox get overloaded.
You have 3 options:
- Delete it - Like throwing it in the trash. You will not have to look at it again.
- File it - Move it to a folder. See how to create a folder below.
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Leave it in your inbox. Do this judiciously. Only keep notes in your inbox
that you will need to see often.
You can file or delete a message at any time.
Create a Folder
1. Click on Add (across from the word Folder)
A box will come up that reads: Please enter a name for your folder.
2. Type in the name you would like.
3. You have just created a Folder. It needs to be done only once per folder.
Once folders are set up, click on the Move button above the mail. A list of your folders will
drop down and you can select where it should go.
Other Email Information
Draft - Messages you started, but didn't send.
Sent - Messages you have sent out
Trash - Messages you have deleted.
Folders- Messages you have moved out of your inbox. They are still there.
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