Email Basics Course for Windows
How to Do Email The Easy Way:
The Secrets of Safe & Easy Email Training Course for Windows PC
Click for Thunderbird Safe & Easy Email Module 1:
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Downloading Mozilla Thunderbird Existing Members Click to Sign In |
4:01
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Shows you how to download Mozilla Thunderbird using the link below, also briefly explains why it’s important to use this instead of Outlook or Outlook Express Click here to get Mozilla Thunderbird |
Installing Mozilla ThunderbirdExisting Members Click to Sign In
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18:15 |
Shows you how to install Mozilla Thunderbird once you’ve downloaded it. |
Intro to ThunderbirdExisting Members Click to Sign In
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17:53 |
An introduction to, and basic overview of Thunderbird |
Address BookExisting Members Click to Sign In
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14:56 |
How to use the Thunderbird address book, including adding people to your address book |
Click for Thunderbird Safe & Easy Email Module 2:
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Composing EmailExisting Members Click to Sign In |
22:08
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Shows you basics of composing emails, including how to use different fonts and colors (and why you might not want to do that), and more. |
AttachmentsExisting Members Click to Sign In
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13:45
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Covers how to send and how to receive email attachments, plus tips on being safe, and common problems people have with attachments. |
Intro to FoldersExisting Members Click to Sign In
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7:16 |
Explains how to create and use different folders in Thunderbird to organize your email |
Folders and FiltersExisting Members Click to Sign In
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8:56 |
Shows you how to use a feature of Thunderbird called filters to automatically move messages into different folders, making your life easier. |
Click for Thunderbird Safe & Easy Email Module 3:
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Junk Mail FilterExisting Members Click to Sign In |
25:41
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Shows you how to use the junk mail filter in Thunderbird to eliminate
90% or more of junk email.
Note: the junk button now looks like a green recycle bin instead of a “flame” but otherwise works the same way |
Intro to Labels or TagsExisting Members Click to Sign In |
8:15 |
Explains how to use labels to highlight your messages in different
colors to make them stand out and to organize your inbox.
Please note: since I recorded this lesson, Thunderbird has changed the name of labels to “tags”, but they work the same way. |
Labels and FiltersExisting Members Click to Sign In |
17:25
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Shows you how to use the filters feature of Thunderbird to label your messages with different colors automatically instead of by hand. |
Password PromptsExisting Members Click to Sign In |
2:50
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Short lesson covering something I forgot to include in the Thunderbird overview — how to save your password so it doesn’t ask for it every time you get mail |
Click for Module 4: Basics of Using 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 |
Windows:How to set up Thunderbird mail to use Gmail Existing Members Click to Sign In
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10:32
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This lesson
shows you how to set your computer up to check your email with
Mozilla Thunderbird email instead of using Gmail just as “webmail”.
This makes it easier for you to send attachments, keep track
of your emails, automatically share photos with others, and more.
As I mention pretty often, Thunderbird is a *much* safer (and generally better quality) email program as compared to Microsoft’s typically buggy Outlook Express or the more recent Windows Mail (the Vista version of Outlook). The same information I cover in this lesson could be entered into Outlook Express or Windows Mail, but again I *strongly* recommend using Thunderbird for security reasons, as well as for its superior spam filtering and other features |
Click for Module 5: Simple Steps 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 the highly recommended Mozilla Firefox to browse the
web, it has the ability to add features using “add-ons”.
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. This method only works with Mozilla Firefox, and will not work with Internet Explorer. I strongly recommend switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox if you haven’t already as it is *much* safer to use, plus has benefits like the add-ons I mention in this lesson. |
Using YouSendIt.com to Send Photos and Other Files By Email The Right WayExisting Members Click to Sign In
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8:56
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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 still 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: Secrets of 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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