How to Write an Email

What goes into the "To" section/box/field?

• The name of the person that you are sending the Email to

• The Email address of the person that you are writing to

• Your name

• Your Email address

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What goes into the "Subject" box/field/section?

• What the Email is about

• Your name

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What would be a good way to start off a formal Email to someone that you don't know?

• Hi

• Hello

• Dear

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What is a Carbon Copy / CC or what does it mean?

• An indication that the Email will be auto-deleted

• A third person that also receives a copy of the Email

• To show that it must not be copied

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what should your first paragraph in your formal Email contain?

• an explanation to why you are writing your Email

• Whatever is most important at the time

• It doesn't matter as Emails are always very short

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What keyboard character does an Email address always contain?

• Nothing specifically

• _

• @

• .

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How would be best to make sure that your Email is set out correctly and error-free?

• Use the spell-checker only

• It doesn't matter it's only an Email

• Plan it/Draft it/Final copy/check it for errors

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What does the "E" of Email stand for?

• Easy

• Electronic

• Exact

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