E-mail Header and Body

The header of e-mail is consist of fields such as To, From, CC, BCC, Subject and Date and other information.

From: It contains the e-mail address of sender or author. 

To : It includes the e-mail address of receiver. It also give option to include multiple recipients.

CC : It stands for Carbon Copy. It is used to send a copy of e-mail to many recipients. The addresses in this field written in CC are visible to all recipients.

BCC : It stands for Blind Carbon Copy. It is similar to CC but not visible to other recipients.

Subject : It includes a brief summary for the purpose of the message in abbreviated form.

The Body of e-mail consists of information or text, attachments and a signature block similar to letters. The opening of an e-mail should include a greeting. After the greeting, explain the reason behind the e-mail and give details. There should be double space between the paragraphs. The information in the e-mail should be error free and take care over spelling, grammar. Attachments are used to attach files, pictures and videos.




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