Shortcuts, Abbreviations, and Conventions

If you have already visited The Beginner's Guide to Effective Email , you may  understand the next few lines.

IMHO you didn't RTFM. BTW, FAQs are posted regularly.

CU NRN <g>

English translation:

In My Humble Opinion you didn't Read The Fine Manual. By The Way,  Frequently Asked Questions are posted regularly,

See You (later). No Reply Necessary. grin

Since email is plain text, there is no way to italicize, underline, or make a word  bold. You can get creative and deal with the limitations by using other keystrokes. For example:

You can simulate _underlining_ this way.

You can put an "important" concept in quotes, or you can make it IMPORTANT this way.

If you want to read more about Shortcuts and other "fun stuff", you can visit The Beginner's Guide to Effective Email now and check out the sections on intonation and gestures .

This example above used a combination of short cuts and Internet acronyms that can drive a newbie crazy. If you come across an acronym or short cut that stumps you, you can visit this site an look it up.
 

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