Do you ever have something to say to a whole group of people all at once? With Outlook Express, you can make grand announcements without getting sweaty hands or jittery knees.


Sending messages to more than one person
You can use e-mail to plan your weekends at the Intergalactic Rodeo or discuss ideas for the school science fair. All you need to know is how to send the same message to more than one person.

    1. In the To box, type the e-mail addresses of all the recipients. Separate each address with a semicolon. For example: mary@school.com; james@school.edu; terry@school.com

Use a semi-colon to separate each address


Sending copies to other people
What happens if Terry wants to raise attack bunny rabbits for the science fair? It's a dangerous project and you should warn him, and others, of the hazards. The proper way to do this with e-mail is to send a message addressed to Terry and send carbon copies to everyone else.

There are two different types of copies: carbon copies (Cc) and blind carbon copies (Bcc). You decide which one is better for you.


Carbon copies (Cc)
When you send a carbon copy, the e-mail addresses of the people receiving it appear on the message for all recipients to see.

To send a carbon copy:

    1. Type the e-mail addresses of the recipients in the Cc box.
You can send carbon copies to more than one person

If there is more than one address, separate them using a semi-colon (;).


Blind Carbon copies (Bcc)
When you send a blind carbon copy, the e-mail addresses of the people receiving it do not appear on the e-mail message. This means the e-mail recipients will not know who else has received the message. Blind Carbon copies are sneaky that way, so use them sparingly.

To send a blind carbon copy:

    1. Type the e-mail addresses of the recipients in the Bcc box.


Use blind carbon copies sparingly