Saving on e-mail

For those of you who have a long e-mail reply to be written, may we suggest that you prepare the e-mail off-line to cut down on cost.

POP3 Mail Accounts

1. Start up Internet Explorer if it is not already running.
2. Click on File, Work Offline to go off-line.
3. Disconnect from your ISP by right-clicking the Internet Dial-Up Icon in the System Tray and selecting Disconnect.
4. Now compose your e-mail as usual.
5. When the e-mail is ready, click on Send.
6. Then click on Send & Receive.

The exact steps will vary depending on the actual e-mail program that you are using.

Web-Based e-mail Accounts

1. Disconnect from your ISP by right-clicking the Internet Dial-Up Icon in the System Tray and selecting Disconnect.
2. Start Notepad by clicking on Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad.
3. Compose the main body of the e-mail message here in Notepad.
4. When you have finished, reconnect and log-on to your web-based e-mail account
5. Choose to compose a new e-mail.
6. Return to Notepad and select the whole message by typing CTRL-A.
7. Copy it by typing CTRL-C
8. Return to the e-mail being prepared.
9. Click on the message area (main body text) and type CTRL-V to paste the message into the e-mail.
10. When the e-mail is ready, click on Send.

Thanks for helping to cut down on our expenses.