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Module 3 (Android)

How To: E-Mail Communication with Gmail

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What is the symbol for Gmail?

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Gmail

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by Google Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland

  • already installed on your Android Smartphone
  • uses your Google Account
  • works with other Google Products (Drive, Docs,...)

Gmail Interface

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Tap on the eye symbols:

Three Lines More Options here. Acces your settings, archive, already sent e-mails, bin and SPAM folder.

New E-Mail It´s bold because you did not read that E-Mail yet.

Read E-Mail You already read this E-Mail. You can acces it here again.

Compose Tap here to write a new e-mail.

Google Meet Here you can do video calls.

Inbox Here you can find all your e-mails.

Gmail Folders

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Tap on the eye symbols:

Inbox All the e-mails you get from other people.

Starred/Favorites E-mails you mark with a star to be able to find them more easily later on.

Sent E-Mails you have sent to other people.

Drafts E-Mails you have started to write but not sent yet.

Spam All the e-mails Gmail marks as Spam or harmfull.

Trash Your deleted e-mails.

Inside the E-Mail

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Tap on the eye symbols:

Subject The title of the e-mail.

Sender The name and e-mail adress of the person (or company) that sent the e-mail to you.

Reply-Arrow You can tap on this arrow to reply directly.

E-mail text Here you see all the text of the e-mail. Attachements (documents, pictures,...) are at the bottom.

Star Here you can mark an e-mail with a star. This e-mail will go into you favorites, where you can find it quickly.

Archive, Delete, Mark as unread Here you can put an e-mail in the archive, delete it or mark it again as unread for later.

Where does Gmail put e-mails that are potentially harmfull to you?

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How To:Send a new E-Mail

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Video Tutorial

Watch the short video on how to send a new e-mail:

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Step by Step

  1. Open Gmail
  2. Tap on "Compose"
  3. Type the e-mail adress of the person you want to send the e-mail to
  4. Type a subject line
  5. Type your e-mail text
  6. Tap the arrow at the top right to send

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Successfull E-Mail communication

  1. Sender "To":
Spell the e-mail adress correctly, if you make errors the person will not receive the e-mail.2. Subject:Think of a good title for your e-mail.Good examples: "Meeting tomorrow" or "Visa Documents" or "Application for an internship"Bad examples: "Hello", "Question" or "<No Subject>"

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Successfull E-Mail communication

3. Beginning/Greeting:Write "Dear Sir or Madam," OR "Dear Mrs. Risser," OR "Dear Ahmad,"...4. Text:Short with all important information. Check for spelling mistakes.5. Ending:Write "Kind regards" OR "Best regards" OR "Yours sincerely"Always write your full name at the very end.

Task:

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STOP! Only continue if you have sent the e-mail!

Write a new e-mail to:team.digiq@gmail.comSubject: First MeetingText:Hello Team,how are you today?Kind regards,<Your Name>

How To:Reply to an E-Mail

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Video Tutorial

Watch the short video on how to reply to an e-mail:

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Step by Step

  1. Open Gmail
  2. Tap on the e-mail you want to reply to
  3. Tap on the reply arrow
  4. Type your e-mail text
  5. Tap the arrow at the top right to send

Which Statement is correct?

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How To:Attach something to a new e-mail or reply

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Video Tutorial

Watch the short video on how to attach a file to an e-mail:

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Step by Step

  1. Open Gmail
  2. Write a new e-mail or write a reply text as you learned earlier
  3. Tap on the attachment symbol
  4. Choose "Attach file"

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5. Tap your file from the "Recent files" list OR choose the type of file (Audio, Document, Images...) and then tap the file in the list

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6. Now you can see the file attached at the bottom of your e-mail7. Tap the arrow at the top right to send

Task:

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STOP! Only continue if you have sent the e-mail!

Reply to the e-mail you got from team.digiq@gmail.comText:Hello Team,here is the attachment.Kind regards,<Your Name>Attach a document or picture to the e-mail.

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Module 3

How To: E-Mail Communication with Gmail

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