Chapter 3. Sending and Receiving E-mail

In this chapter

  • Learning about what is shown in the Inbox and how to work in the Inbox.

  • Learning about sending and receiving e-mail.

  • Knowing about reading e-mail.

  • Understanding how to answer and forward e-mail.

  • Knowing how to create a new e-mail message.

  • Knowing how to set e-mail preferences.

E-mail has become a major communications medium, and much of the time you spend in Outlook will be e-mail–related time. Of course, the first thing you need to know about e-mail is how to send and receive it; otherwise, you have no e-mail. You also need to know how to read, create, reply to, and forward e-mails. The Inbox is the place where you receive e-mails, so you also need to understand about working in the Inbox. ...

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