Email Basics
It stands for “Carbon Copy” and allows others to see the email, even if it’s not directly to them.
What is CC?
This field tells the recipient what the email is about.
What is the subject line?
This folder holds all the emails you’ve received.
What is the Inbox?
This is something you should never click in an email from an unknown sender.
What is a suspicious link?
This button sends your reply to everyone included in the original email.
What is Reply All?
It’s the part that comes after the “@” symbol in an email address.
What is the domain?
This is the button you click to send your finished email.
What is the Send button?
This folder holds emails that you’ve successfully sent.
What is the Sent folder?
Using one of these with numbers, symbols, and mixed case letters helps keep your account safe.
What is a strong password?
This button sends your response only to the person who sent you the original email.
What is Reply?
This appears in the subject line when replying to an email and means “REPLY.”
What is RE?
Pressing this key twice will create a blank line between paragraphs in your message.
What is the Enter key?
You’ll find your deleted emails here for up to 30 days.
What is the Trash folder?
These signs in a stranger’s email could mean it's a scam.
What are spelling mistakes and odd requests?
This part of an email is where you write your message, format text, and add greetings.
What is the message body?
This is the symbol used to separate the username from the domain name in an email address.
What is the “@” symbol?
This is where your email goes if you start it but don’t finish and send it.
What is the Drafts folder?
This tool allows you to include documents, images, or files with your message.
What is an attachment?
These two things are needed to log into your email account.
What are your username and password?
This should never be shared in emails if you want to keep your identity saf
What is personal information?
Before you can send an email, you need this.
What is an email address?
This feature lets you emphasize text in the email body.
What is bold formatting?
You use this to mark an email as high importance.
What is the priority or flag feature?
You click this to exit your email account safely.
What is the Sign Out or Log Out button?
These strategies help ensure that your emails are polite, clear, and effective.
What are using a clear subject and proofreading before sending?