Email Vocabulary Review
Compose Pane
From here, you can write an email to a recipient.
Subject
This is a brief description of what the email is about.
Inbox
This is where you'll view and manage emails you receive.
Message Pane
When you select an email in the inbox, it will open in the message pane. From here, you can read the message and choose how to respond with a variety of commands.
Reply
Whenever you receive an email, you use this command to respond to the message.
Forward
Whenever you want to share an email that you've received, you can use this command to send the message to another person.
a way to send and receive digital messages over the Internet
Emoticon
something used to represent words such as (:>) to show a smile or a tiny image to show how you feel
Bcc
stands for blind carbon copy, it will copy it and send it to the entered recipients, but will not show all the others you are copying it to
Cc
stands for carbon copy or make a copy and send it to another individual you list
Spam
these emails often carry viruses or scams.
Signature
this will appear at the bottom of every email you send and often include your name and contact information, like a phone number, website, or professional title.
Reply All
use this command if you want to send a message to everyone included in the original email, including those that were copied on it.
Email address
your [email protected] the @ symbol is needed after your username, and the email host or provider of the account comes after that (eg. @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, @k12.mi.us)
Trash
When mail is moved here it is removed from your inbox and deleted
Folders
A space to store files or other folders so you can organize your messages.
Phishing
A type of email pretending to be from a bank or trusted source in order to steal your personal information. Might be an offer saying free tickets, or collect your winnings
Snailmail
an envelope, letter or package you send through a postal service with postage (usually takes 2-10 days to be delivered)
Attachment
an item you add to your email, it could be a photo, file, or other item intended for the recipient to open. CAUTION, don't open one from someone you don't know and trust as there might be malware or a virus in it.
Drafts
are messages that you have composed but not sent.
Recipients
are the people you are sending the email to.
Formatting
features you can use to make your email look better, be more helpful, or personalized. Examples: Bulleted lists, hyperlinked web address, bolded text.
