Anatomy of an Email
This short line at the very top tells the recipient what the email is about before they even open it.
What is Subject Line?
In a professional email, you should avoid typing in all capital letters because it feels like you are doing this.
What is Shouting?
To type a single capital letter without turning on Cap Lock, you should hold down this key.
What is the Shift Key?
Use this field to send an email to a group of people without them seeing each's other's addresses.
What is BBC? (Blind Carbon Copy)?
You are turning in a project. Instead of just "Homework", your subject line should include this.
What is Your Name and Assignment Name?
The formal term for a greeting like "Dear Mr. Smith" or "Hello, Team."
What is Salutation?
These small, colorful icons should generally be avoided in professional business emails.
What is Emojis?
Use this key to quickly move the cursor between fields, like from "Subject" to "Body".
What is the Tab Key?
If you are angry or emotional, you should follow this rule before sending a response.
What is Wait/Take a breath?
You are emailing your principal. Which closing is better: "Peace Out" or "Sincerely"?
Sincerely
This is the main part of the email where you write your message.
What is the Body?
This "C-word" means your email should be short and get straight to the point.
What is Concise?
This term refers to sitting up straight and keeping your feet flaw while typing.
What is Posture?
A good rule of thumb is to never write anything in an email that you wouldn't want to see here.
What is Public Record (or the News)?
You find a funny joke. Should you send it to your entire class using your school emai?
No
The block of the text at the very bottom that includes your name and contact information.
What is a Signature?
Instead of using "Hey", use this more professional greeting when writing to a teacher or boss.
What is Dear?
This is the row on the keyboard where your fingers should rest when you aren't typing.
What is the Home Row?
You typed "i need help." Correct it with proper keyboarding/grammar.
Capital I and the Period.
Use the field to send a copy of the email to someone who needs to see it but doesn't necessarily need to reply.
What is CC? (Carbon Copy)?
You should always do this final step before hitting "send" to catch spelling and grammar mistakes.
What is Proofreading?
To build muscle memory, you should keep your eyes on this rather than your fingers.
What is the Monitor (or Screen)?
This button should be used carefully, as it sends your message to every single person on the thread.
What is Reply All?
For professional use, you should replace "SkaterBoy2024@gamil.com" with this type of address.
Email using your real name.