The rules of email etiquette are not "rules" in the sense that I will come after you if you don't follow them. They are guidelines that help avoid mistakes (like offending someone when you don't mean to) and misunderstandings (like being offended when you're not meant to). These core rules of email etiquette help us communicate better via email.
Don't send anything you don't want to send.
"Reply" is good. "Reply to All" is better. Right?
Do not intimidate recipients with too much text.
Do you think quoting original text in your email replies perfectly is a lot of work? Don't let the '>' intimidate you! Here's a very comfortable, relaxed, quick and still clean and compatible way to reply properly.
Do you make these mistakes in your email subjects? (The key to getting your messages read is not to be clever.)
Forwarding emails is a great way of sharing ideas, but make sure the original idea is not hidden in obfuscation.
Not everybody can receive your fancily formatted emails. Some may even react furious. To be safe rather than sorry, send plain text emails only when in doubt.
Email hoaxes often contain stories that are intriguing, and sure to irritate. Here's how to spot and stop urban legends.
Make sure you're not spreading worms and viruses via email or act as a vehicle for spreading spam. All this can be caused by malicious emails. Fortunately, there's protection.
More and better communication makes better relationships. Here's a way to spot and share relevant information and foster ties by forwarding emails and links.
Did the spam filter eat my message? Spare others this nagging question and let them know you got their email.
Don't clog email systems without permission.
Help make the world less confusing. Try to talk about one subject per message only. For another subject, start a new email.
Comma, colon, hyphen and semicolon — all exist for a reason: they make it easier to understand the intended meaning of a sentence. Don't make life more difficult and possibly less interesting for the recipients of your emails. Pay some — though not too pedantically much — attention to punctuation.
DYK? Not everybody knows every acronym, and they don't save that much time anyway.
When your photos look good in your email, you look good, too! Here's how to make sure your images are not larger than screens and mailboxes by resizing them in style — online and for free.
Don't shout in your emails (and all caps is so difficult to read).
No, really! I mean it. Honestly!
You can often find typos or misplaced commas neither your spell checker nor you yourself catch when proofreading on the screen.
Avoid embarrassing emails by sending them to yourself only (by default).
Make sure you don't send messages from 1981.
If you don't know how to say good-bye at the end of an email, there's one thing that will almost always be appropriate. Thanks.
Without a line sub-scripted "sign here", how do you decide where to place your email signature? Look here.
Tell it like it is. Have you notices how people who you understand perfectly well when you listen to them become cryptic when they start writing?
Smaller is more beautiful, at least when it comes to email attachments. So make files smaller before your send them via email.
"Me too" is not enough content, but too much annoyance.
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