Using Windows Live Mail in Windows 7 (two 2-hour sessions)

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of Windows, the keyboard, the mouse, and basic typing skills.

Fee:

$40

Description:

This seminar is intended both for those who are not now using e-mail and those who may be using e-mail, but would like to learn more about how to use e-mail more efficiently. If you now have an e-mail account, be sure to bring your e-mail address with you.

Instructors:

Steve Davol, Chuck Welty

Goals: Expanding your E-Mail experience with Windows Live Mail in Windows 7

Session 1: Introduction to Windows Live Mail

• Learn how to obtain and install Windows Live Mail in Windows 7
• Create account(s)
• Over view of Menu and Tool bars and the functions included
• Learn how to create a new text only E-mail
• Formatting text only E-mail
• Sending and retrieving E-mail

Session 2: Working with Windows Live Mail

• Answering and Forwarding E-Mail
• Learn good e-mail etiquette, including:
  • Forwarding mail -- deleting extraneous material
  • The differences between "replying to" and "replying to all"
  • Downsizing photos for e-mail
• Learn how to minimize getting spammed.
• Discuss the advantages of a computer-based e-mail program.
• Learn the answer to: "Can I have my Web-based mail downloaded to Windows Mail?"
• Use of "cc" and "bcc."
• Handle attachments.
• Manage the contact list.
• Create Categories
• Manage messages -- sorting and filtering into folders.