IT 101 – Computer FUNdamentals

Working With E-Mail

Assignment 9

 

How to obtain an email account through UNM

 

  1. If you are a student of UNM and will be continuing your studies with UNM, you are eligible for a free UNM email account.
  2. Click on Internet Explorer
  3. Select New UNM Email Account
  4. Fill out the information requested
  5. Choose an email name for yourself consisting of 6-8 letter/number combinations that will be easy for you to remember (Example:  ssljacks)
  6. Choose a password consisting of 6-8 letter/number combination that will be easy for you to remember (Example:  hi2u4rme).  It will take 24 hours for your information to be processed.  After 24 hours you can start sending emails

 

How to obtain an email account elsewhere

 

  1. Do you like “Yahoo”?  “MSN”, “Hotmail”, “Juno” or “Earthlink”? 
  2. Do a web search for either one of these web pages.
  3. Once you have opened the web page, go to the email account section of that page
  4. Click on the information for “Create New Account”
  5. Fill out the required information
  6. Some Web sites allow you instant access to your email account; others require a 24-hour waiting period.  The web site you choose will display a message informing you of this.

 

Sending emails

 

1.      Today’s lecture gives you step-by-step instructions on how to send emails and attachments

  1. Send an email to the instructor titled: “My spring break vacation”
  2. Email should be about 1 paragraph long stating what you did or what you will do when you go on vacation
  3. Send another email to your instructor about anything you want and attach something of your choice (use copy and paste).
  4. Set up an address book with your instructor’s name, and 3 classmates.  Send an email using the address book titled “Testing Email”.
  5. You can also answer any emails you have received and explore by sending your email with an attachment or copy and paste a picture on to it.