10. Using E-mail Software

Most e-mail programs have many features in common. Once you know one program, you can easily use others.

• Launching your e-mail program is usually as simple as clicking the e-mail icon on your desktop. Write a message by clicking the Compose Mail, New Message or similar button.


• Type the e-mail addresses of the recipients in the To field, or use the address book--a handy feature of your e-mail program that stores frequently used addresses--to select one or more e-mail addresses.


• In the CC field, enter the address of anyone you want to receive a copy of the message. Type the e-mail address or choose it from your address book.


• Type the subject of the message.


• Now type your message. You can edit it as you would a word processing document. You can also copy text from another message or document and paste it into the message box.


• Finally, click the Send button. Enable your spellchecker program to run before the message goes off into cyber space.