JudyC
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This seems like a fairly basic task for most of us, but there are still some people who aren't familiar with the ins-and-outs of creating forum threads. So this is for them.
When proof is required in the form of e-mail correspondence, there are a few ways you can go about sharing them in your BOI thread.
The Quick and Dirty Method
If all your e-mails are contained in one long string of replies, you can simply open up the most recent one...put your mouse cursor on the page, then use the keys Ctrl-A (which will highlight the entire page of e-mails)...then hit Ctrl-C to copy all the highlighted text. Go to your BOI post that you are creating and hit Ctrl-V to paste the text into your post.
This is a very quick and easy method to post a huge chunk of e-mails. It will make your readers a lot happier if you go through and add some space between each letter...and/or use the font formatting at the top of the text window to give each speaker in the e-mails alternating colors of text so that they are easier to read.
Strings of e-mails posted in this fashion usually need to be read from the bottom to the top.
The Organized Method
This takes longer, but can make your e-mail strings a LOT easier to read and therefore may insure that a lot more people actually read them.
Have two windows open...one with your e-mail box and one with your BOI thread/post that you are creating.
Find the very first relevant e-mail you wish to share. Highlight the header and text of the e-mail...then Ctrl-C to copy....and Ctrl-V to paste into your post.
Do the same thing with the very next reply to that e-mail....etc...until all the relevant e-mails have been pasted in descending order so that they can be read from top to bottom. Again, making sure there are spaces between e-mails or alternating styles of text or something of that nature will make them much easier to read and follow.
Screenshot Method
Line up your e-mail in your computer window until all (or as much as possible) of the text is showing, along with the header. The use the methods described in this thread to take a screenshot. If the e-mail is long, you may need multiple screen shots to get it all in.
This method is the best to use if accusations of tampering or editing e-mail text have been made.
A Word on Headers
Headers are important to include when sharing e-mails because they show exactly who is sending and who is receiving the e-mail. They will also include dates and times to help establish the time-line of events. And while any straight copy/paste of text can be easily edited and altered...those e-mails that include headers tend to have more credibility. In any e-mail exchange, at least two people have copies of them...so if one person tries to alter the text, the other person can present their own copies to show the deception.
There are two types of headers. A basic header is usually all that is needed and almost always all that one sees in a typical e-mail box setup. They vary from one e-mail program to another, but typically include lines like this:
FROM: sender's name ([email protected])
SENT: date and time
TO: receiver's name ([email protected])
SUBJECT: title of e-mail
On occasion, an Expanded Header may be requested. This header will include all manner of mysterious information about the e-mail's origins, including IP addresses that may or may not pin down a sender's location. Once again, all e-mail programs vary in how they work, so you'll have to poke around on your own or ask someone who uses the same program. But in all of them, there is a method for viewing e-mails with the Expanded Header.
I'm sure there are other ways of doing this as well....but these are methods that I personally would use if asked to share e-mail documentation. I welcome others to chime in with alternate ideas and/or whichever keystrokes work on MAC computers.
I hope this helps someone along the way.
When proof is required in the form of e-mail correspondence, there are a few ways you can go about sharing them in your BOI thread.
The Quick and Dirty Method
If all your e-mails are contained in one long string of replies, you can simply open up the most recent one...put your mouse cursor on the page, then use the keys Ctrl-A (which will highlight the entire page of e-mails)...then hit Ctrl-C to copy all the highlighted text. Go to your BOI post that you are creating and hit Ctrl-V to paste the text into your post.
This is a very quick and easy method to post a huge chunk of e-mails. It will make your readers a lot happier if you go through and add some space between each letter...and/or use the font formatting at the top of the text window to give each speaker in the e-mails alternating colors of text so that they are easier to read.
Strings of e-mails posted in this fashion usually need to be read from the bottom to the top.
The Organized Method
This takes longer, but can make your e-mail strings a LOT easier to read and therefore may insure that a lot more people actually read them.
Have two windows open...one with your e-mail box and one with your BOI thread/post that you are creating.
Find the very first relevant e-mail you wish to share. Highlight the header and text of the e-mail...then Ctrl-C to copy....and Ctrl-V to paste into your post.
Do the same thing with the very next reply to that e-mail....etc...until all the relevant e-mails have been pasted in descending order so that they can be read from top to bottom. Again, making sure there are spaces between e-mails or alternating styles of text or something of that nature will make them much easier to read and follow.
Screenshot Method
Line up your e-mail in your computer window until all (or as much as possible) of the text is showing, along with the header. The use the methods described in this thread to take a screenshot. If the e-mail is long, you may need multiple screen shots to get it all in.
This method is the best to use if accusations of tampering or editing e-mail text have been made.
A Word on Headers
Headers are important to include when sharing e-mails because they show exactly who is sending and who is receiving the e-mail. They will also include dates and times to help establish the time-line of events. And while any straight copy/paste of text can be easily edited and altered...those e-mails that include headers tend to have more credibility. In any e-mail exchange, at least two people have copies of them...so if one person tries to alter the text, the other person can present their own copies to show the deception.
There are two types of headers. A basic header is usually all that is needed and almost always all that one sees in a typical e-mail box setup. They vary from one e-mail program to another, but typically include lines like this:
FROM: sender's name ([email protected])
SENT: date and time
TO: receiver's name ([email protected])
SUBJECT: title of e-mail
On occasion, an Expanded Header may be requested. This header will include all manner of mysterious information about the e-mail's origins, including IP addresses that may or may not pin down a sender's location. Once again, all e-mail programs vary in how they work, so you'll have to poke around on your own or ask someone who uses the same program. But in all of them, there is a method for viewing e-mails with the Expanded Header.
I'm sure there are other ways of doing this as well....but these are methods that I personally would use if asked to share e-mail documentation. I welcome others to chime in with alternate ideas and/or whichever keystrokes work on MAC computers.
I hope this helps someone along the way.
Much needed!