Checking your emails is really quite straight-forward and simple.
Firstly connect to the internet via your web browser or open up an email programme from your desktop (or homescreen). Then you must login to your email provider, you’ll be able to tell which yours is by your own email address e.g. [email protected], [email protected], etc. Type in the part of the address after the ‘@’ sign, for example hotmail.com or yahoo.com. Once you’re logged in you’ll be directed to your messages.
The e-mail program lets you easily see which e-mails you have read and which you haven't. If an e-mail is listed in bold text that means you haven't opened and read it yet while if an e-mail is not listed in bold text that means you have already opened and read it. You can see any currently selected e-mails in the 'preview pane'. The preview pane allows you to read any e-mails you have selected.
Most of the time you will read e-mails from your 'inbox' (the name of the folder you are looking at will appear in the toolbar, usually towards the top of the screen). If you choose a different folder its name will appear in the toolbar instead e.g. Junk, deleted items, drafts. If you do choose to look inside another folder you need to choose one from the folder list. The folder list shows all the folders in your e-mail program. For example, e-mails that are waiting to be sent are in the ‘outbox’ folder.
Sometimes e-mails come with other files attached like photos. If an e-mail has an attachment it will have an icon next to it. This is usually a folder, envelope or paperclip.
If an e-mail is really urgent the sender might flag it as important. A flag icon will appear next to the e-mail in your inbox if this happens.
For more advanced help try an online help course.
Firstly connect to the internet via your web browser or open up an email programme from your desktop (or homescreen). Then you must login to your email provider, you’ll be able to tell which yours is by your own email address e.g. [email protected], [email protected], etc. Type in the part of the address after the ‘@’ sign, for example hotmail.com or yahoo.com. Once you’re logged in you’ll be directed to your messages.
The e-mail program lets you easily see which e-mails you have read and which you haven't. If an e-mail is listed in bold text that means you haven't opened and read it yet while if an e-mail is not listed in bold text that means you have already opened and read it. You can see any currently selected e-mails in the 'preview pane'. The preview pane allows you to read any e-mails you have selected.
Most of the time you will read e-mails from your 'inbox' (the name of the folder you are looking at will appear in the toolbar, usually towards the top of the screen). If you choose a different folder its name will appear in the toolbar instead e.g. Junk, deleted items, drafts. If you do choose to look inside another folder you need to choose one from the folder list. The folder list shows all the folders in your e-mail program. For example, e-mails that are waiting to be sent are in the ‘outbox’ folder.
Sometimes e-mails come with other files attached like photos. If an e-mail has an attachment it will have an icon next to it. This is usually a folder, envelope or paperclip.
If an e-mail is really urgent the sender might flag it as important. A flag icon will appear next to the e-mail in your inbox if this happens.
For more advanced help try an online help course.