Managing an E-Mail Account

Saving, Printing, Replying, & Creating a New Message

E-mail software typically includes simple methods for saving your e-mail messages and printing your e-mail messages.  Look for standard icons OR look under the "File" menu for these options.  Either an easily identifiable icon or a "New" choice will be available under the "File" menu when you're ready to generate a new message.  Finally, when receiving a message, there will likely be a simple icon and/or a button to click in order to generate a reply message with the original sender's address and "subject" already typed on the form.

Using the Hotmail Address Book

Individual Nicknames - The screen shown at left allows us to create a "nickname" that we may enter instead of an actual e-mail address when sending a message.  For this to work, though, you must enter an e-mail address (even though the screen says it is optional)!  The other information (such as address and birthdate) really are optional.

Group Nicknames - The sample screen at right is an excerpt of the full screen for creating a "group list".  Again, a nickname for the group may be used in the "To:" line of an e-mail message to replace all of the addresses.  The list of e-mail addresses may be entered and later edited so names may be added or removed as needed.  Once again, even though only the nickname is listed as required, the list would be meaningless unless you enter at least two e--mail addresses in the space for addresses.  After entering all the necessary information, click the lower "OK" button on the form.

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