Click and Connect - Session 2
More Internet Searching
Introduction to Email
www.simpleit.ie
BenefIT 3
Dept. Communications
Energy & Natural Resources
Topics
• Last time
– Introduction to the computer and the Internet
– Browsing the Internet
– Searching on the Internet
• This week
– Improve your searching techniques
– Setting up an email account
– Sending and receiving mail
Refine (narrow down) your search
• Some searches return thousands
or millions of pages relating to
your search topic
• You can refine your search to
only show:
 Pictures
 Videos
 Pages from Ireland
 Pages updated in the last:
o Hour
o 24 hours
o Month
Refine your search - exact phrases
• Looking for something very specific?
– keywords: limerick events guide
– shows all pages that mention the words limerick, events and
guide
– does not necessarily search for the whole phrase “limerick
events guide”
• You can search for exact phrases using “ ” around
your search words
• Examples:
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“limerick events guide”
“limerick college of further education”
“king johns castle”
“cinema times”
“adult education”
Lets Practice
• Carry out a search using “ ” to indicate
an exact phrase to search for
• You can search for anything you would
like to look up
• Can you refine your search to:
– list pages updated in the last month?
– list pages from Ireland only?
– view images rather than web pages?
Email – What is it?
• Electronic mail
• Instant letter to anywhere in the world
• Everyone who uses email has a unique
address
• Many workplaces will provide employees
with email accounts for work
• Lots of companies offer free email accounts
for personal use
– Google
– Yahoo
– Hotmail
Email
• Electronic mail
• Like sending a letter but it arrives at its
destination in seconds
• Worldwide almost instantly
• Free once you have Internet
– Google, Hotmail, Yahoo
• Every user has a unique email address
– john.murray@hotmail.com
– jonesliz@yahoo.com
– seanhartnett@gmail.com
Setting up a Gmail account
• www.gmail.com
Setting up a Gmail account
1. Choose a unique
username
The username
marywhite@gmail.com has
already been taken
But
marywhitelimerick@gmail.com
is available
Setting up a Gmail account
2. Choose a unique
password
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Use a mix of
numbers, letters and
symbols
Must be 8 characters
Asked to type it twice
3. Write both down
somewhere safe
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The keys to your
email account
Your password is
hidden as you
type to keep it
safe
Setting up a Gmail account
• You are required to enter your gender
and birthday
• You DO NOT need to enter your
phone number if you are
uncomfortable giving such
information
• You are asked to prove you are
human by typing two pieces of text
into the box
• Click on Next to create your account
• If you have omitted any information
or typed anything incorrectly it will be
highlighted in red and you cannot go
forward until you have corrected it
Setting up a Gmail account
• Can add photographs to your
account profile. We won’t bother
right now
• Click on Next step to continue
• A welcome screen is displayed
• Click on Continue to Gmail
Your email account
• Every account (no matter what provider)
has:
• Inbox
– Contains all the emails you have received
• Sent Items folder
– Contains all the emails you have sent
• Deleted Items/Trash folder
– Contains emails you have deleted
– Your emails stay in the Trashcan for 30 days
before they are permanently deleted
Your email account
• You select and switch between folders on
the left hand side of the Gmail page
The emails you have
received
The emails you have
sent
The emails you have
created but not sent
The number of
emails you
haven’t yet
read
Your email account
• When you select a folder its contents are
displayed
• Here the Inbox has been selected
• There are four emails in total
• Those in bold have not been read yet
• Click on an email here to open it
Reading an email
The subject/what its about
Who it’s from
The contents of
the email
Sending an email
• Click the Compose
button
• Type the address you
want to send the
email to
• Type the subject
– what the email is about
– be as clear as possible
Sending an email
• Type your email into this section
• Then click on the Send button at the
top
Replying to an email
Click on the Reply
button
The person’s
name is
automatically filled
in in the To box
The original email
is included. Type
your reply above it
Deleting emails
2. Select the
delete button
1. Select the
box next to it
Sending Attachments
• As well as plain text,
you can send files by
email
• Can include
documents you have
typed, photos etc.
• Ask a tutor to help you
find a document to
attach and send
Sending Attachments
File is attaching
File is attached and
ready to be sent
You can attach lots of
files to an email
Receiving emails with attachments
If you just want to read or
see the file click View
If you want to make any
changes to the file, print it
or save it for later, click
Download.
Save it to your own folder
in Document or
MyDocuments