Sending and Receiving Email
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This is a step by step guide that will take you through the
process of Sending and Receiving your email quickly and easily. Simply follow these
instructions :
1. Open Outlook
Express by double clicking on the icon on your desktop or click on
Start/Programs/Internet Explorer/Outlook
Express.
2. Click on the Compose Message icon on
the top left of the window.
3. The Mail Message
window appears on screen, as shown
below.
In order to send the
message successfully you will need to fill in the following pieces
of information :
To: Type
the email address of the person you are sending the message to.
The address must be typed in correctly or the message will not
reach them. A typical address will look something like this : info@ottawaonline.com.
Cc: Carbon copy recipients will
receive a copy of the message you are sending. Enter their addresses in this field.
Bcc: Blind carbon copy
recipients will also receive a copy of the message but their names
will not appear in the message header so they can remain
anonymous.
Subject: The title of your
message - the first part that the recipient will see on their screen.
Attachments
If you want to attach a file to the email message
you are sending, simply follow these instructions
:
1. Click on the paper clip icon at the top
of the window and a window will appear. See below.
2. Select the file from your
hard disk that you wish to add as an attachment. The name of the
file will appear in the File name box. Click on the Attach
button.
3. The attached file will appear as an icon at
the bottom of your message. If you receive messages with such
icons attached, simply double click on them with your mouse to open
them.
4. To send the message click on the Send button.
If you are not connected to the Internet your message will go to
your Outbox. The message will not be sent until you connect to
the Internet again and click on the send and receive icon at the top
of the Outlook Express window.
Receiving
To collect your messages simply open Outlook Express
and click on the Send and Receive button at the top of the window.
This will automatically connect you to the Internet and will
download any messages that are waiting for you on our server. At the
same time any messages in your Outbox will also be
sent.