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How to Resize Pictures to Handy Proportions Before Inserting Them in Emails
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.

Spend Less Time on Email and Get More Done
Instead of visiting every message two or three times, turn off automatic mail checking and turn to email when it suits you best.

Request Return Receipts Sparingly
Let recipients reply when (ever) they want.

Agree About the Format Before Sending an Attachment
Make sure recipients can open the attachments you send them by agreeing on their format beforehand.

Use Only Lower Case Characters in Your Email Address
Choose wisely when creating a new email address and help avoid email address case confusion.

How to Use Bold Face in Plain Text Email Messages
Put a bold face onto your plain text. Here's how to make simple text stand out among its peers by mimicking bold face in plain text emails.

Be Careful with Punctuation Around URLs
Make sure the links in your emails work. Punctuation around URLs can interfere with that.

No Need for Street Addresses in Email Signatures
Come visit me, everybody! Unless you want everybody and the whole world to know where you live, don't include your street address in your email signature.

Use "OT" in the Subject to Indicate Off-Topic Messages
It's never off-topic to state when your message is.

How to Make a Screenshot Under Windows and Mail It
Would you like to impress your tech support in a helpful way? Instead of having to describe what wrong and ill you see on your screen, capture and send it easily with an email.

Why You Should Compress Files Before Sending Them via Email
Smaller is more beautiful, at least when it comes to email attachments. So make files smaller before your send them via email.

Be Sparing of Exclamation Marks
One exclamation mark is certainly enough!! This cannot be stressed enough.

How to Make a Screenshot Under Mac OS X and Mail It
Tech support people will like you, and you can show off your picturesque Desktop, too. Here's how to take a screenshot under Mac OS X, crop it, and send it attached to an email.

Use Italics in Plain Text Email Messages
Emphasize text the Italian way in your emails by italicizing passages and words, even when you write using plain text only.

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