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Outlook by Microsoft: A professional e-mail platform often used for work and school, offering tools
to organize e-mails, calendars, and contacts all in one place.

Hintbot

While working on e-mails outside the organization, you need to be connected to the Internet.
In absence of the Internet connection, you cannot send or receive e-mails.

USES OF E-MAIL

E-mails are used for many purposes:

E-mails help you communicate quickly with friends, family, and teachers.
You can send homework and assignments to your teachers using e-mail.
E-mails allow you to share photos, videos, and important documents easily.

You receive news, updates, and newsletters through e-mail.
People use e-mail to apply for jobs and contact businesses.

PARTS OF AN E-MAIL ADDRESS

An e-mail address is made up of three important parts that help identify who you are and where your
e-mail is hosted:

1. Username: This is your unique name or ID that identifies you on the e-mail platform. It can be your
name, a nickname, or a combination of letters and numbers. For example, in student123@gmail.
com, "student123" is the username.

2. @ symbol: This symbol separates your username from the domain name. It is always used in every
e-mail address to show the division between the user’s name and the e-mail provider.

3. Domain name: This part shows the e-mail service provider or host that manages your e-mail account.
It usually includes the company’s name and the domain type, like gmail.com, yahoo.com, or outlook.
com. In the example student123@gmail.com, "gmail.com" is the domain name.

CREATING AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT

The basic steps involved in creating an e-mail account are:
Type ‘www.gmail.com’ in the address bar of the
browser and then press Enter key. 1

Click on the Create an
account button and
select For my personal use
option to create a personal 2
account.

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