Computer Tuition for Over 50s

• Hotmail or Yahoo
• Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express

Email basics

• What is an email address?
• The rules for email addresses
• Creating your own email address

Using Email

• Sending/Receiving emails
• Replying to or Forwarding an email
• Creating email folders to manage your mail
• Sending carbon copies and blind carbon copies
• Attaching files and pictures
• Adding entries to your Address book
• Adding your signature
• Emails with a background theme
• Adding Emoticons to your emails

Email terminology and things to avoid

• Spam
• Blocking mail from unsolicited sources
• Junk mail folder
• Internet terms and abbreviations
• Security issues
• Virus scanning