Sending Email Messages

To send a message:

1) Access the Internet and start up a web browser. Go to the website of your e-mail provider.

For the class, this will be gmail.google.com

2) At the Welcome page, you will enter your username and your password into the appropriate
boxes, then click the ‘Sign in’ button.

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4) Once signed in, look for a ‘Compose’, ‘Create Mail’, or ‘Write Mail’ link or button.
 At Gmail, the appropriate link is labeled ‘Compose Mail’.

5) Once in the screen to compose a message,

type the e-mail address of the
recipient in the To: box.

6) Type a subject in the Subject: box.

7) Type your message in the Message:

box.

8) Click the ‘Send’ button, and your

message will be on its way.

9) When you are finished, look for a button or link to ‘Sign Out’ or ‘Log Out’.

On Gmail, the appropriate link is labeled ‘Sign out’.

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