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Some of its commonly used options are explained below:
• Title Bar: The bar on the top of the Microsoft Edge window that displays the name of the application and
website.
• Control Buttons: These are present on the right corner of the Microsoft Edge window. Maximise, Minimise,
Restore and Close buttons are the Control Buttons to handle the application program in different ways.
• Address Bar: The wide bar just below the title bar is the address bar. This bar is used to enter the web page
address you wish to visit. Press the Return or Enter key to access the site or click on the “Go” or arrow button to
the right of the address box.
• Search Bar: The search bar next to the address bar can be used to type these keywords or phrases. The browser
will check these in all possible websites and will display the list of hyperlinks and websites in the browser.
• Navigation Bar: These buttons help move back and forth through web pages you have visited. Some of the
commonly used buttons are:
✶ Back, Forward, Home, Refresh, Reload, Stop.
Email
Electronic mail is the most popular and convenient way of sending and receiving messages through the Internet. It
takes no time to deliver a message in the inbox of any email service provider like Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, Hotmail,
etc. Nowadays, it has become a cheap and an effective way to keep in touch with your family and friends. In an
organisation, there is no need to maintain the log of the official letter sent to different employees working at
different hierarchies manually.
Differences Between Postal Mail and Email
Following are some differences between postal mail and email:
• Postal mail is the traditional way of sending physical mail which takes a few days to deliver. Email is the fastest
way to send digital messages all across the world within a fraction of seconds.
• Postal mail is chargeable and the cost increases with the distance and the weight. If you are planning to send
some magazines, brochures, photo album, then, the cost will increase. In Email, we pay only for the Internet
with no extra cost of the email services. So, it is the cheapest way to send mail with bulky content. You can send
photos, audios, videos, animation, documents, etc. as an attachment easily.
• In postal mail, if you have to send the same letter to multiple recipients, then, it is an expensive process.
Through email we can send the same mail to multiple recipients by just writing the email address in cc or bcc with
no added cost.
• In postal mail, the recipient can receive a mail only at the marked geographical location using street number, locality,
city, pincode, etc. In email, it is a logical address that can be accessed from any computer and at any location all over
the world.
Advantages of Email
The following are the advantages of using email:
• Sending and receiving emails is a fast way of communicating as compared to the traditional mails.
• Emails can be sent anytime. That means it’s not restricted to only working days or working hours.
• Emails can be sent to one or multiple recipients without much effort and at no cost.
• It is an inexpensive way of mailing as it only requires an Internet connection.
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