Email Tips

• Always put a subject line in your message  
• For short messages, that’s all you need
• Send attachments only when necessary
•  Every recipient gets a copy – 
•  For 500 people that’s 500 copies!
•  For a short attachment, copy the text to the email itself instead of sending the attachment
• Don’t open attachments unless you know the sender 
•  It could contain a virus or malware
• Use discretion about sending emails
•  Emails aren’t secret
•  They can be easily forwarded to others
• Check grammar, spelling to bosses, customers
• Don’t use email to express criticism or sarcasm
• Email received at work is the property of your employer
• Deleting email messages does not remove them everywhere
• Don’t neglect real personal contact