eMachines H3120 Using e-mail, Sending e-mail, To send e-mail using Outlook or Outlook Express

CHAPTER 5: Using the Internet www.emachines.com

Using e-mail

Sending e-mail

Tips & Tricks

Most e-mail programs let you attach files, such as photographs, to your e-mail. For more information, see the help for your e-mail program.

E-mail(electronic mail) lets you send messages to anyone who has an Internet connection and e-mail address. E-mail is usually a free service of your Internet account.

The Internet never closes, so you can send e-mail messages at any time. Your e-mail messages arrive at most e-mail addresses in minutes.

An e-mail address consists of a user name, the @ symbol, and the Internet domain name of the Internet service provider (ISP) or company that “hosts” that user. Your e-mail address is assigned when you sign up for an account with an ISP. For example, a person with an account with Hotmail might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one:

jdoe@hotmail.com

User name Internet domain name

To send e-mail using Outlook or Outlook Express:

1Connect to your Internet service provider.

2Click Start, then click E-Mail. Your default e-mail program opens.

3Click New.

4Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in the To box.

5Type the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box.

6Type the e-mail message.

7When finished, click Send. Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to the e-mail address you specified.

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