ABCs of E-Mail Etiquette Flashcards
(26 cards)
A
Acronyms such as TMI(to much info) 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-mail waste time and effort
D
Default settings are the best choice when e-mailing someone whose technology tools are unknown to you
E
Excessive punctuation should be avoided!!!!!!!!!
F
Flaming-sending an angry e-mail message- is always unacceptable
G
Grammar counts
H
Humor,sarcasm, or irony easily can be misinterpreted in a 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 recipients
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 they you would not want to make public
O
Opening an unexpected attachment can be dangerous
P
Publicizing someone else e-mail address without their permission is an invasion of their privacy
Q
Quick! Get to the point
R
REplying to spam-even to unsubscribe-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 25 hours is possible
U
UPPERCASE WORDS LOOK LIKE SHOUTING
V
very large files or attachment can crash recipients’’ Email programs
W
Warning about hoaxes, computer viruses or other urgent maybe fate
X
eXert caution when opi=ening links within an email