{"id":1339,"date":"2024-07-01T15:58:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T21:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grownuptech.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2024-08-29T16:23:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:23:59","slug":"email-and-communications-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oakwoodexperience.com\/staging\/2633\/email-and-communications-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Email and Communications Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3cdf7e40b4273d250225bdfcf55fe5ae\">Today we\u2019re going to finish up the series on Computer Basics with our section on Email and Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The previous sections in this series can be found here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grownuptech.com\/unlocking-the-digital-world-a-beginners-guide-to-understanding-computers\/\">Unlocking the Digital World: A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Understanding Computers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grownuptech.com\/getting-familiar-with-operating-systems\/\">Getting Familiar with Operating Systems<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grownuptech.com\/exploring-the-gui-and-the-cli\/\">Exploring the GUI and CLI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grownuptech.com\/keyboard-mouse-file-management-and-more\/\">Keyboard, Mouse, File Management, and More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grownuptech.com\/mastering-internet-connectivity-a-comprehensive-guide-to-wi-fi-ethernet-and-browsing-essentials\/\">Mastering Internet Connectivity: A Comprehensive Guide to Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Browsing Essentials<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHOOSE AN EMAIL SERVICE PROVIDER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6f053eb7f63e237a3c94bca022952f51\">There are a ton of Email service providers. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) probably offers an Email account, and it\u2019s probably adequate. The drawback to using your ISP\u2019s Email account exclusively is that you may change providers in the future. When you close your account with that ISP, you will lose access to the Email account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b439aa51ae8c1d9101b1de5748488d5\">There are several providers of free Email accounts that are not tied to ISPs. Among these are Gmail from Google, Outlook.com from Microsoft, Yahoo mail, the privacy-focused Proton Mail, AOL mail (yes, AOL mail is still available, and I know several people with AOL Email addresses), and Mail.com from the United Internet Group based in Germany. Each of these will allow you to create an Email account free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c848fcb079ebc290ef8f17cbf4879adf\">There are some things you need to consider when setting up your Email account. You need to look at the storage space offered by each of the providers you\u2019re considering, as well as security features, how easy it is to use, and whether you need to integrate it with other services. Most of the providers of free accounts are going to be very similar in what they offer, with additional options available for an extra cost. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13a4db51020a52ffd09e4caae37ee91f\">CREATING AN EMAIL ACCOUNT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59691dc1baaadd7fca6856f8d9f198cc\">You should be able to create an Email account from either your mobile device or your computer. Visit the website of the provider you\u2019ve chosen. You\u2019ll need to provide your name, and there may be other information required as well. Select an Email address for your account. You may not be able to get the Email address you\u2019d most prefer if someone else has already chosen it, but you may be able to add distinguishing characters or digits to get close. You don\u2019t have to be extremely professional, but if you will be doing business or seeking employment, you will want to have an Email address that isn\u2019t too \u201ccute.\u201d It can be fun to have a creative Email address, but you may have to explain it to a prospective business contact. In this case, it\u2019s really better that it be kind of boring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc877d9d91d47057c48344e67b50913b\">Select a password, and don\u2019t make it easy to guess. Your Email account is going to end up being a gateway to a lot of other things, and if you make it easy for an attacker to take control of your Email account, it could lead to a serious case of identity theft and data loss. I have a tutorial on creating a great password that will be hard to guess, but that you\u2019ll be able to remember without writing it down. Better yet, use a password manager and let it choose the password for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2c40acf0ccdb0f12803806b5783e388d\">From there, you\u2019ll follow the instructions to complete the setup process. The service provider will also have instructions to set up your Email client or app to download mail to your device, if you don\u2019t want to always be using the website to access your mail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5a14e61f4d2e61b15bfe798c6e8187df\">LOGGING IN AND ACCESSING EMAIL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-163f653b54c43d4866b436d4368602fe\">Navigate to the login page of your Email if you\u2019re using the website, or open the Email app if you\u2019re using a separate app or program. Enter your Email address and your password. Once you\u2019re there, you\u2019ll be able to get to your Inbox, which is where incoming Email messages will land, you\u2019ll be able to create and send messages, and you will be able to manage your various Email settings. The available settings will be different for each provider, so I can\u2019t give you any information on that in this document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SENDING AND RECEIVING EMAIL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf4272076235d71cb885b73f0c378bc4\">To send an Email, click on \u201cCompose\u201d or \u201cNew Email.\u201d Most providers will be using one of these two options. Enter your receiver\u2019s Email address, type a subject into the Subject line, type your message, and hit \u201cSend.\u201d You should always type something into the subject line, because other Email programs are suspicious of empty Subject lines. It doesn\u2019t have to be extensive, just a few words regarding the topic of your message. You can also send a single message to more than one recipient. Your provider or client will tell you how to separate the messages. It\u2019s usually a semicolon ( ; ) between addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61692b97ba804bc3e9cbaddb77d9ff5a\">Your incoming Emails start out in your Inbox, unless your program allows you to set up rules or tags to send certain types of mail somewhere else. Most programs will allow you to set up additional folders so that you can sort and manage your messages. When your account is new, that\u2019s not usually much of a problem, but over time, if you don\u2019t practice diligent inbox management, you could end up with thousands of Emails sitting there waiting for you to handle them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dbd92acdf25e08715215b7043cdb83a9\">Sent mail will end up in its own Sent Items folder. It\u2019s a good idea to go through that folder periodically, because it\u2019s an easy folder to forget about, and it can grow to an enormous size. Some messages you can delete after a few hours, but some are important enough to keep for quite a while. If you need to hang onto a message for some legal or other important reason, you will almost always be safe keeping just the last message in the thread, provided that that message contains all previous communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c2f3cb2137a4e3b3d079d929587a80c1\">When you receive an Email message, you can share it with others by forwarding it to other recipients, or you can reply directly to that message back to the sender. You can also reply and add other recipients as well. Be judicious in adding others to the message, and only use the \u201creply all\u201d option if everyone in the address line actually does need to receive the reply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c2431bdc37014cb8d620e95c4f6b93d\">MANAGING YOUR CONTACTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91346a71c57372e946622174ff26b8fb\">Every Email provider offers an address book so that you can store the information of people you add to it. Many will offer the option to import contacts from other Email accounts and even other devices. Additionally, you will have the option to add a sender\u2019s contact information to the address book. That makes it easy to populate the \u201cTo\u201d field without always having to manually type the address in. Using the address book rather than typing it makes it less likely that you\u2019ll mistype the address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SETTING PREFERENCES AND SECURITY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48dc5500bad63c00bcc31f9166573a44\">You will have the option to set notification preferences, such as audible alerts, desktop alerts, preview pane, etc.&nbsp; You can also write a custom signature with a tagline or credential added, and you can set rules for automatic responses. Automatic responses are useful if you\u2019re creating an account that you\u2019re going to be using for business or if you expect to be away and unavailable for a period of time. For a personal account, I absolutely <em>do not recommend<\/em> telling anyone that you\u2019re going on vacation or that you\u2019ll be away from home for a period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3e04351bfed82baf188aaa3872fad26e\">You can also, and absolutely should, enable 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) on your account if it\u2019s available. 2FA can make it much, much more difficult for an attacker to take over your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f6cadfb5656431d5a9a53f6b58c86827\">ATTACHMENTS AND FORMATTING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-248bf21092545ada986baac1b8ae574b\">Your Email client or web page will have an icon of some sort that will allow you to attach files to your messages, but some providers will also allow you to just drag a file into the body of the Email message. To provide emphasis and personality, you can also format the text of your message in much the same way you can do in a Word document, using bold, <em>italic<\/em>, and <u>underlining<\/u>, and you can add bullet points and even insert an image into the body of the text rather than attaching it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHECK AND MANAGE YOUR EMAILS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9dc0da21bc2b6ed8fd0e1207c2d7a25a\">For Email to be of any value to you, you need to check the inbox regularly, so that you can promptly respond to important messages. If you don\u2019t want to keep messages around but don\u2019t feel comfortable completely deleting them, you can use the archive function to move them out of the inbox, and review that folder from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INSTANT MESSAGING AND VIDEO CALLS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1319af04dcf46a428f91c2f703d91361\">There are several instant messaging apps, and one will likely suit your needs: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Signal, Teams, Skype, Slack, Discord, and Facetime are the ones in common use. They vary in their respect for your privacy and in how they function, but you should be able to find one that works for you. Some of them offer end-to-end encryption, and some of the platforms that offer it don\u2019t offer it for group chats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2ba0c6d3f2df43a8d397706ed67a822c\">Download and install the app from the app store for your device or from the provider\u2019s official website. Do not install any apps from other sources. You\u2019ll create an account with a username and password, and you can customize the account with a profile picture, status message, and you can adjust your privacy settings to match your comfort level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-599a9016dd157c99a6c5d3d78f915da4\">Most apps and programs let you use features like read receipts, message reaction, and even forwarding of the messages. You can create groups for family, friends, colleagues, and even particular topics. Many providers let you mute conversations and leave a group chat, and you can often decide how to manage your notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc352014a936766ad5e619845bd37116\">PRIVACY AND SECURITY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-435fe8a27a1bf7e4e790ed57ca2d512c\">Take the time to check the privacy settings so that you control who can see your profile, your read receipts, and your online status. If it\u2019s an extra step to enable end-to-end encryption, it\u2019s worth it to do it. As with any online platform, you need to be cautious about sharing any sensitive information over messaging apps, and you need to avoid clicking on any suspicious links or attachments. If you can find an app that works with all the people you want to communicate with, and that it will work on all the devices you want to use. That alone isn\u2019t a security thing, but the fewer things you have to keep up with, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2026AND WE\u2019RE DONE HERE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c0c424d90f54627c1dd31b3187efa8ee\">This wraps up the series on Computer Basics. I think I gave enough to get everyone started safely. Sometimes I need to go back to my techie roots and remind myself where it all began for me. Drop a comment below and let me know if this series has been helpful, or if there\u2019s something else you\u2019d like to see more of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore how to optimize your email preferences and enhance security in my latest blog post! 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