I am having to email quite a lot of information to a group of elderly women. And I sometimes receive information from many of them. Most of them just know the very basics of email and I am trying to get the to understand some of the other things involved. One of my pet peeves is an email sent to a number of people with everyones addresses showing (this also goes for the items taht are forwarded along to people). I have tried to explain to them how to make a contact group and use that or use the BCC feature in the email program. However, several have asked me how to do that in Outlook Express which I refuse to use. Is there a good - understandable - explanation of this somewhere on the web that I can point these people to. Please don't send me to microsoft as their explanations are sometimes difficult to understand. Wherever I send these folks to it has to be pretty basic. any suggestions? Many thanks...
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Emai addressing question
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As per Webopedia...
Short for blind carbon copy, a copy of an e-mail message sent to a recipient without the recipient's address appearing in the message. Most e-mail clients include two fields labeled cc and bcc. When you enter addresses in the cc field, the message is copied to those addresses and the cc addresses appear at the top of the e-mail message. When you enter addresses in the bcc field, however, the addresses do not appear in the message. This is useful if you want to copy a message to many people without each of them seeing who the other recipients are.
Murray
As per Webopedia...
Short for blind carbon copy, a copy of an e-mail message sent to a recipient without the recipient's address appearing in the message. Most e-mail clients include two fields labeled cc and bcc. When you enter addresses in the cc field, the message is copied to those addresses and the cc addresses appear at the top of the e-mail message. When you enter addresses in the bcc field, however, the addresses do not appear in the message. This is useful if you want to copy a message to many people without each of them seeing who the other recipients are.
Murray
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- Sep 26, 2002
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I have worked with many elderly people and people with strokes teaching them how to get online, send email etc.
Many of these are people who have never used anything more technologically advanced than the tv or telephone. All have acquired different levels of knowledge and understanding. All have required different levels of instruction. Some pick it up right away, some never.
Many people use Outlook Express because it is free and it came on their computer. While you might not like it, it fits their needs.
Perhaps the best way is to refer them to their local library. Many libraries offer online training classes available free to seniors. Senior centers also offer this.
The Internet and email has opened up a new accesible world to elderly and to people with reduced capacity and handicaps.
Besides, one day it might be me. Or you.
Many of these are people who have never used anything more technologically advanced than the tv or telephone. All have acquired different levels of knowledge and understanding. All have required different levels of instruction. Some pick it up right away, some never.
Many people use Outlook Express because it is free and it came on their computer. While you might not like it, it fits their needs.
Perhaps the best way is to refer them to their local library. Many libraries offer online training classes available free to seniors. Senior centers also offer this.
The Internet and email has opened up a new accesible world to elderly and to people with reduced capacity and handicaps.
Besides, one day it might be me. Or you.
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Yep you are indeed correct. Many of these women have computers only because their kids bought them. All they do is email and basically that is probably all they want to do. I had not thought of the library as being a good resouce. Will suggest that to them. Many thanks...
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