E-mail-at-a-Glance

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Anatomy of an E-mail 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 interoffice 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 the 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-processing document or a photo.   Body contains the message itself, which can be of any length.   Learn the Net (www.learnthenet.com) is Copyright 1996-2008. Michael Lerner Productions. All Rights Reserved.