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.