How to Use BCC in an Email

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By Jerry Garner
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The BCC feature of your email program is a very useful but often overlooked asset. Similar to the CC feature, BCC allows you to send a carbon copy of an email to third parties. The difference, however, is that BCC stands for blind carbon copy, which means that the recipient of the email does not know that anyone else received a copy. Here is how to use BCC in an email.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Internet access
An email address

Step 1

Email client

Open your email client and log in to your account. If you do not already have an email address, you can get one for free by visiting either Yahoo!, Hotmail or Gmail.
Step 2

Write an Email

Draft a new email message by clicking "new message" in your email program.
Step 3

Email To

On the new email that you are composing, type at least one address in the “To” field. You must have an email going to at least one person in order for there to be a message that you can BCC to others. Note that the “To” address will be seen by everyone in the BCC section, but this "To" recipient will not see who has been blind carbon copied.
Step 4

Email BCC

In the BCC field, enter the email address of the people to whom you would like to secretly send a copy of the message.
Step 5

Send Email

Type the subject and body of your email message, and click the “Send” button to instantly deliver your message to all parties.

Tips & Warnings

Some people try to use BCC as an amateur bulk mailer for purposes of scamming. Do not waste anyone’s time with this. It will only annoy people and cause you to get banned from your email account.