Computer Basics Absolute Beginner’s Guide, Windows® 8.1 Edition, Seventh Edition

16. Sending and Receiving Email

In This Chapter

• How Email Works

• POP Email Versus Web Mail

• Using Gmail

• Sending Files via Gmail

• Managing Your Email with the Windows Mail App

Email is a modern way to communicate with friends, family, and colleagues. An email message is like a regular letter, except that it’s composed electronically and delivered almost immediately via the Internet.

You can use a dedicated email program, such as Microsoft Outlook or Windows 8.1’s Mail app, to send and receive email from your personal computer. If you prefer, you can use a web mail service such as Gmail or Yahoo! Mail to manage all your email from any web browser on any computer. Either approach is good and enables you to create, send, and read email messages ...