ABC'S of E-Mail Etiqutte Flashcards
A
Acronyms such as TMI (too much information) or LOL )laugh out loud) can confuse-annoy e-mail recipients
B
Be sure to double-check the address to which you are sending
C
Cluttered e-mails waste time and effort
D
Default settings are the best choice when e-mailing someone whores technology tools are unknown to you
E
Exessive punctuation should be avoided!!!!!!!!!!!!
F
Flaming—Sending angry e-mail messages– is always unacceptable
G
Grammar counts
H
Humor, sarcasm, or irony easily can be misinterpreted in an e-mail, where the tone of your voice is lost.
I
Include a subject line in all e-mails that will be meaningful and memorable to both you and the recipient
J
Judgment is essential when forwarding e-mails
K
Keep the body of your e-mails short and to the point
L
Limit each line of an e-mail to fewer than 75 characters
M
Mind your manners
N
Never send anything by e-mail that you would not want made public
O
Opening an unexpected attachment can be dangerous
P
Publishing someone else’s e-mail address without their permission is an invasion of their privacy
Q
Quick! Get to the point!
R
Replying to spam– even to unsubscibe– confirms to the spammer that your e-mail address is active, and results in even more spam
S
Scheduling an email to be sent at a future date/time is a valuable formatting feature
T
Time matters. Reply to e-mails within 24 hours, if possible. when sending the email, use the “request read receipt” feature
U
UPPERCASE WORDS LOOK LIKE SHOUTING
V
Very large files or attachments can crash recipients’ e-mail programs– or worse, their servers. send a website address instead– or ask the recipient’s permission to send the file
W
warnings about hoxes, computer viruses, or other ‘‘urgent” may be false
X
eXert caution when opening links within an email… someone may be phishing for your personal information
Y
Your tone in an e-mail should reflect who the recipient is, not the communication medium you’re using. while an informal tone is appropriate for a friend, a more formal tone should be used otherwise
Z
Zip your lip! E-mail is personal correspondence. You should never– without permission for the sender– quote quickly from or forward to a public forum, a private e-mail sent to you