5. E-mail at a Glance: Anatomy of a Message
- The software program you use to send, receive, and manage electronic messages is called an e-mail client. To send a message, you enter information similar to the heading of a typical memo.
- To: contains the e-mail address of the recipient. This is a mandatory entry.
- CC:, short for Carbon Copy, contains the e-mail addresses for people other than the primary recipients. This is optional.
- BCC:, short for Blind Carbon Copy, contains the e-mail addresses of other recipients who receive copies, but their names and addresses are hidden from all other recipients. This is optional.
- Subject: contains the main topic of the message. Keep this brief. Recipients see this in their summary of incoming messages.
- Attachment contains the names of files that you may be sending, for example, a Word document or a photo.
- Body contains the message itself, which can be of any length.
