Basics Of Email

What is email?

• Short for electronic mail – Email
• Send & receive messages over the internet
• Must have an email account on-line

Setting up your account:

• Parts of an email address:
• Username and Domain Example:
  
  xy*@gm***.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• username: xyz- you create your own – each must be unique
• @ symbol: unique to email address(shift key + 2) Separates user name from domain
• email providers name: gmail
• domain: .com- others could be .net or .org