okay, let's set this straight.
When sending an email, it is important to keep in mind who you are sending it to. take a loook at this chart.
as you go down the list, it gets more crucial that you know the following (comes after):
-one person
- multiple people who know each other
- multiple people who don't know each other
- multiple people who may or may not know each other, but a professional email
it is most important, when sending a professional email to multiple people that DO NOT know each other, that you know how to use bcc.
CC stands for carbon copy - similarly to putting everyone's emails in the "to" field, everyone who receives this email can see all the emails of everyone else who received the same email. the difference is that the people who the email is "cc-ed" to, are only included in the email because they are either mentioned in the email, or they are indirectly related to whatever the email is saying. The email is not addressed "to" them, but they receive a copy, so that they are kept up to date with what's going on.
BCC stands for blind carbon copy - everyone still receives the same email. the difference is that nobody in the bcc field can see the emails of anyone else in the bcc field. they can only see the people to whom the letter is addressed "to". also, the people who the email was sent to can not see the emails of those who have received a bcc of the email.
why am i bringing this up? because i got an email from someone from a professional organization, and they put all the email addresses of all the people they wanted to send the same email to all in the "to" box. this is obviously not ideal... because now all these strangers have my email. the bigger problem, is that the person who sent me this email labelled my email address (contacts list) with my real first and last name. great. now everyone who received the email has my email, and knows that it's mine, whoever i am. gg.
btw i found this out recently, cauz i wondered what cc and bcc meant. and i have never sent an email to a group of people who didn't know each other (like not part of a group project or something) or if i had to , i sent them individually ... good thing i found out early. but this is a big FYI for everyone else who doesnt know!
When sending an email, it is important to keep in mind who you are sending it to. take a loook at this chart.
as you go down the list, it gets more crucial that you know the following (comes after):
-one person
- multiple people who know each other
- multiple people who don't know each other
- multiple people who may or may not know each other, but a professional email
it is most important, when sending a professional email to multiple people that DO NOT know each other, that you know how to use bcc.
CC stands for carbon copy - similarly to putting everyone's emails in the "to" field, everyone who receives this email can see all the emails of everyone else who received the same email. the difference is that the people who the email is "cc-ed" to, are only included in the email because they are either mentioned in the email, or they are indirectly related to whatever the email is saying. The email is not addressed "to" them, but they receive a copy, so that they are kept up to date with what's going on.
BCC stands for blind carbon copy - everyone still receives the same email. the difference is that nobody in the bcc field can see the emails of anyone else in the bcc field. they can only see the people to whom the letter is addressed "to". also, the people who the email was sent to can not see the emails of those who have received a bcc of the email.
why am i bringing this up? because i got an email from someone from a professional organization, and they put all the email addresses of all the people they wanted to send the same email to all in the "to" box. this is obviously not ideal... because now all these strangers have my email. the bigger problem, is that the person who sent me this email labelled my email address (contacts list) with my real first and last name. great. now everyone who received the email has my email, and knows that it's mine, whoever i am. gg.
btw i found this out recently, cauz i wondered what cc and bcc meant. and i have never sent an email to a group of people who didn't know each other (like not part of a group project or something) or if i had to , i sent them individually ... good thing i found out early. but this is a big FYI for everyone else who doesnt know!
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