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INFORMATION AND COMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY GYAMFI SERIES
2. Password: This is a secret code known to you only that prevents other people from entering
your account and reading your e-mails.
NB: when you create e-mail account you will be given two components. These are User name
and Password.
E-mail address
E-mail address serves as your post office address for sending and receiving e-mail. Example:
gyamfi_adjei22@gmail.com. OR ivladimirdonkor@gmail.com
NB: all e-mail address start with small letter.
Components of e-mail address
a. User ID or user name
b. The @ symbol.
c. E-mail service providers name.
d. The (.) com prefix
How to Create E-mail Address
1. Go to the service provider’s webpage.
2. Choose sign up
3. Fill the sign –up form

4. Submit the completed sign-up forms by clicking on submit.
Note; sign-up is the process of creating e-mail account. Alternatively sign –up simply means to
register.
Logging Into E-mail Account
Logging into is also called log on, sign in or log in. Therefore Logging means the process of
gaining access to your e-mail.
How to Sign In/Log Into E-mail Account
1. Open your e-mail service log in webpage. E.g. www.gmail.com or www.yahoomail.com
2. Enter your e-mail user name or user ID.
3. Enter your password.
4. Then press enter key to launch your e-mail address.

EDITING WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT
Editing: is the process of correcting mistakes in a document.
Highlighting text or selecting text in a word processing application.
How to select a text
There are different ways of selecting text: we will consider the following methods.
Method 1: Using the mouse
1. Position the mouse pointer behind the text you want to highlight.
2. Click and hold the mouse button and drag it over the text.
3. Release the mouse button.
Method 2: Using the Keyboard.
1. Position cursor in front of or behind the text you want to select.
2. Press and hold down the shift key.
3. Press the arrow keys to the direction you want.
4. Release the shift key.
Note:
a. always release the arrow key before the shift key.
b. If you press any key or click the mouse the selected text will be highlighted.
c. To select a single word place the mouse pointer over that text.

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