How to Send a New Email

Email services store your previous sent and received mail for easy recovery.

Electronic mail (email) communication has quickly become one of the most efficient and widespread ways to communicate with people, businesses and organizations. Learning to use an email account will allow you to send, receive and store email communication quickly and easily.

Instructions

Sign into an email account

1. Sign up with an email service. Gmail, Yahoo! mail and Windows Live Hotmail are all free services. Sign up with an original name and password, then log in to your account. You will receive an email address that will follow this format: [e-mail].

2. Click the "Send," "new" or "Compose Mail" buttons located on the left or right side of the screen. depending on the email provider you selected. A pop-up or new screen will open with blank rectangles marked "TO:" and sometimes "BCC" and "CC." The "TO:" box is where you place the recipient's email address. To copy someone on the email but not as a main recipient, add his email address to the "CC" box. To send an email to a third party in in a way that they will not be seen by the main recipient, add their email address to the "BCC" box.

3. Add a subject to the email. A subject is important because it lets the recipient know the nature and content of the email before opening. If the subject looks negative or like it might be a spam email, many recipients will delete it. The subject should be brief and include a short summary of the email.

4. Type your message in the message box. Think of the content of your email as you would a handwritten letter, complete with a heading, body and signature. Although you have the ability to send any type of email, keep your recipient in mind before sending out the email.

5. Attach any file you are sending to your email. Click the "attachments" button, or click on the icon that looks like a paper clip. A box will open and ask which file you would like to attach. Navigate to the file you wish to send with the email and press "add" or "attach." When you send your email, this file will be sent along with it. If the file is too large, you may not be able to send it.

6. Spell-check your message and press "send." Your email will now be sent to the recipient. To review what you sent, click on the "outgoing" or "sent" tab to view all the emails you have sent. If there is an error with the email, you will receive a notification from the email provider explaining what went wrong.

References

• Yahoo: how do I send an email?
• How to send an email
• Sending an email message

Resources

• Free email services