Today’s tip was inspired by one of my course participants (thanks, Annette!) who emailed to ask how to send an e-mail message to, say, 20 people where Mr X cannot see that Mr Y got the same mail. And before you wonder… she wasn’t thinking of spamming; she wanted to send invitations to a select group of people.
Here's how:
1. Create a message as normal.
2. Enter the recipient email addresses in the Bcc box, separated by commas or select recipient names from your Contacts list by clicking on the Bcc button. Alternatively, enter the name of the distribution list in the Bcc field. (In Outlook 2003 the Bcc field can be found from the Options drop-down list.)
3. Compose and send the message as normal.
See tip 71 if you want to get some additional suggestions about “netiquette”.
Happy new year! Look forward to helping you in 2013. Have fun and learn heaps!
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2 January 2013
Karen Roem offers software training and support through her company Roem Ltd. Contact her by email (Karen@roem.co.uk) or visit her website at http://www.roem.co.uk
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