Module 10: Create and Send Messages
Step by Step:
Create and send a new email message, reply to an email message, forward an email message, and finish a draft message.
Create and send a new email message
- Select Home > New Email to start a new message.
NOTE: If you have multiple email accounts, select the From drop-down list to choose the account you want the email message to be sent from. - Enter the a name or email address in the To..., Cc, or Bcc field.
- When you start typing an e-mail address, you can either select one of the suggested e-mail addresses, or continue typing the e-mail addresses.
- Separate multiple recipients with a semicolon.
- To choose a recipient's name from the address book, select To... and then choose the names you want.
- Use Cc to send a copy of the email message.
- Use Bcc to send a "blind copy" of the email message to a someone without letting others know about it.
- If you do not see the Bcc box, select Options, and then select Bcc in the Show Fields group.
- In Subject, type the subject of the email message.
- Place the cursor in the body of the email message, and then start typing.
NOTE: You can change the font or style, and check the grammar and spelling of the message before sending it. - After typing out your message, select Send.
NOTE: If the Send button is not available, the email account needs to be configured.
Reply to an email message
- Select an email message.
- Select Reply in the Reading pane or on the Home tab of the ribbon.
- Enter text in the body of the email message, change or update the Subject if you want, and then select Send.
Forward an email message
- Select an email message.
- Select Forward in the Reading pane or from the Home tab of the ribbon.
- Type a name or email address in the To... field.
- If needed, edit the Subject and write a message.
- Select Send.
Finish a draft message
- Select the Drafts folder in the folders list.
- Choose the draft message to view it in the Reading pane.
- Select an option:
- Continue editing if the email message needs to be changed before sending. After making changes, choose Send.
- Select Discard if you decide not to send the message.