Account
A word used to gain access. It is long, strong, and difficult for someone else to guess while still relatively easy for you to remember
Safe password
This line contains the email address and/or name of the sender
From
These are messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network
Do ensure there are no errors in your text by always doing this when sending professional correspondence
Spell check
DON’T USE ALL ________ WHEN SENDING A MESSAGE. People think you're yelling.
Caps
Signing up for a www.outlook.com account means you also automatically have this type of account
Microsoft Account
This line is where you type the address of the email recipient
To
This is the main part of an email message
Body
Do select this when you want to answer a sender or senders of am email message
Reply or Reply all
Informal language to be avoided in professional communication
Slang
What you must do to recover your account information. Ex: if you forget your password
Verify account
This line should indicate the topic or main idea of a message
Subject
A computer file sent along with an email message
Attachment
Do send your cover letter or resume in this format. Stands for Portable Document Format.
In professional correspondence, don’t use these small digital images or icons to express an idea, emotion, etc.
Emojis
Stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAPTCHA
Use this line when you want to carbon copy someone on the message
CC
A personalized block of text that can be automatically added at the end of an email message
Email signature
Do assign this to an email message you compose. It tells the recipient how important it is.
Priority
Avoid sending unsolicited messages sent in bulk -considered to be junk mail
Spam
What you must remember to do when you’re done using your account on a shared computer
Sign out
Be cautious using this line when copying someone (it's like snitching)
BCC
This feature allows you to send a message you received to a recipient you specify
Forward
Do click this set of dots to open a menu of additional choices
Ellipsis
Angry, insulting, and/or critical message content to be avoided
Flame mail