How to Open an E-mail Message

Once you open a message, you can read it, reply to it or forward it to someone else.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• E-mail Accounts
• E-mail Software

1. Open your e-mail software program.

2. Open the Inbox, which contains the e-mail messages that you have received.

3. Locate the message you want to open - new messages will typically be highlighted - and select it by clicking on it.

4. Double-click to open the message.

Tips & Warnings

• If your e-mail software has a Preview function, you can read messages before opening them.
• Though some programs do this automatically, you might need to click a button or find a Receive or Send and Receive menu command to access an e-mail account from your ISP.
• E-mail attachments can contain viruses. It's wise to run a virus scan before opening attachments.