Email Basics Course for Mac
How to Do Email The Easy Way:
The Secrets of Safe & Easy Email Training
Course for Apple Mac
Click for Mac OS X Mail Module 1:
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Mail Setup Existing Members Click to Sign In |
17:43
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How to set up Mail for the first time. Please note: you will need the email setup information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) |
Mail OverviewExisting Members Click to Sign In
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9:16
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Gives a general introduction to the OS X Mail program |
Address BookExisting Members Click to Sign In
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11:28
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Using the address book — adding people’s email addresses, plus more advanced info. |
Composing EmailExisting Members Click to Sign In
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16:02
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Learn the basics of composing an email, plus how to use different fonts and colors with your email (and why you might want to avoid doing so), plus a tip to reduce spam and viruses, while protecting your privacy. |
Click for Mac OS X Mail Module 2:
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Junk Mail FilteringExisting Members Click to Sign In |
26:25
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Learn how to use the bult-in junk mail filter to protect yourself from up to 90% or more of spam (junk email) |
Email AttachmentsExisting Members Click to Sign In |
27:32
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How to send and receive email attachments, plus tips on common problems with attachments. |
Click for Mac OS X Mail Module 3:
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Intro to RulesExisting Members Click to Sign In
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11:28
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Overview of a Mail feature that can make your life easier by making some tasks automatic. |
Rules & FoldersExisting Members Click to Sign In
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19:46
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Using rules to automatically move or “filter” messages into different folders automatically, to make your life easier and more organized. |
Rules & LabelsExisting Members Click to Sign In
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11:46
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Using rules to automatically label messages with color so you can spot important messages, recognize emails from people you know, etc. Very useful |
| iPhoto & Mail | ||
Easiest Way to Email PicturesExisting Members Click to Sign In
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6:25
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A bonus lesson — how to use iPhoto to make it super-easy to email pictures. Saves you several steps, and shows you how to send the right sized pictures instead of too big or too small. |
Click to Reveal Module 4: Basics of Gmail
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Explanation of Basic Email ConceptsExisting Members Click to Sign In
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9:24
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This lesson explains what the pros and cons are of using “webmail” vs using an email “client”, and also gives Plain English explanations of these terms and a few others related to email |
How to Get Your Own Free Gmail Email AddressExisting Members Click to Sign In
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13:07
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In this lesson I show you the steps to getting your GMail address for free on the Google Mail website |
An Introduction to Using Your New Gmail AccountExisting Members Click to Sign In
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16:24
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This continues the lessons on Gmail, giving you an overview of using the service. If you are a new member and missed last month’s lesson on how to get your free Gmail account, I will be adding it to the online Gold Club member area |
How to turn on “POP” mail in Gmail so you don’t have to be limited to webmailExisting Members Click to Sign In
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6:31
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This lesson shows you how to turn on the “POP” server function of Gmail, allowing you to do the steps in the next lesson |
Apple Mac:How to set up OS X Mail to use Gmail Existing Members Click to Sign In
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9:17
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This lesson
shows you how to set your computer up to check your email with
Mac OS Mail (the postage stamp icon).
This makes it easier for you to send attachments, keep track of your emails, automatically share photos with others, and more |
Click for Module 5: Simple Tips to Make Emailing Easier
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Replying to & Forwarding Emails the Right WayExisting Members Click to Sign In
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17:07
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In this lesson I give you some tips on how to work with emails which can be used in a number of ways to improve your communications with others — one of the biggest examples of how to use this is for cleaning up all of those tons of unneccessary email addresses and other junk that shows up at the top of forwarded messages, so they’re cleaner and easier to read before you send them along to others. A big help a lot of people wish they knew how to do. |
Using ‘BCC’ For Greater Privacy & SecurityExisting Members Click to Sign In
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13:26
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There is
an important feature of email programs which unfortunately
few people know about, called “BCC”. BCC, short for “Blind
Carbon Copy”, is a way you can easily hide the names and
addresses of people you send emails to when you forward a message
or otherwise send an email to multiple people at once.
This helps maintain people’s privacy, and actually helps prevent the spread of viruses and spam at the same time. This is something everyone should know how to do. |
Two easy methods to email a web page to someoneExisting Members Click to Sign In |
8:04
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This lesson shows you two methods (one which works for most people, and another which can work for anybody) which allows you to share a website or web page with someone via email. |
Using TinyURL.com to solve a common problemExisting Members Click to Sign In |
6:00
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It’s not
uncommon for people to try to send links using either of the
above methods and run into a problem if the web site address
is too long — it “breaks” in emails, or is too long
to fit into a message when using systems like Twitter which
only allow very short messages.
TinyURL.com is a free website that shortens long website addresses to make them easier to share with others. This lesson will show you how to use the TinyURL service via their website. |
Using the free TinyURL Firefox add-onExisting Members Click to Sign In |
7:24
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If you
find yourself using TinyURL a lot, as I do, you might want
a more quick and efficient way of using the free service. If
you use Mozilla Firefox to browse the web, it has the ability
to add features using “add-ons”, one capability that
Apple’s Safari lacks.
This lesson will show you how to install and use the TinyURL Creator add-on, which automates and simplifies using TinyURL. This will be of most use to people who find themselves using TinyURL a lot, and the steps in the previous lesson will work fine for people who only use it occasionally. It does require you to use Mozilla Firefox for your web browser and will not work with Safari. The method in the previous lesson, however, will work with any web browser. |
How to Files By Email a Better WayExisting Members Click to Sign In
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10:25
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There are a lot of drawbacks to sending large pictures or other
kinds of files (or too many smaller ones) by email, especially
if the person you’re sending it to has dialup.
I explain why in this video lesson, and show you how to use a free service called YouSendIt.com, which helps solve the problems with sending files by email. |
Click for Module 6: How to Avoid Spam & Scams
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| 1 | 0:51 | Introduction to Report on Spam & Email Scams
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| 2 | 2:28 | Basic Definition of Spam, How Many People Use the Term Wrong, & Where
the Name Came From
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| 3 | 14:36 | The Basic Problem of Spam, How it Spreads and Why, Tips to
Avoid Getting More
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| 4 | 11:25 | How Viruses & Worms Spread Spam, plus Tips to Help
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| 5 | 20:04 | Understanding and Spotting Common Email Scams – What To Do;
Mistakes to Avoid
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