User Training 2
Using Email and the Editor

Objectives

To teach the basics of our mail program (PINE) and online editor (PICO). To give resources to users to enable them to further explore the capabilities of Pine and Pico. After taking this course (and User Training 1), users should have the ability to find help on the system.

Prerequisites

User Training 1 (Introduction to CCN) or equivalent experience.

Participants must have a CCN account (i.e. be registered CCN users), otherwise they will not be able to access PINE or PICO.

Topics covered

Email (Pine)

• The Basics
  • Introduction to the concept of email
  • How to read and send email
  • Replying and forwarding
  • Deleting/expunging messages
  • Introduction to folders
  • Getting help in Pine
   
  
• More Advanced
  • Pine editor commands:
    • Cursor movement
    • Marking a block
    • Cutting and pasting
    • Reading in a text file
  • Introduction to address books
  • A word on keeping your INBOX clean

Editor (PICO)

What is an editor? Why might I need to learn the Pine Integrated Composer?

• Same as editor used in Pine to compose messages
• All editor commands the same except for:
  • ^X means exit in PICO
  • ^O means write out
  • ^C means show current position of cursor
  • ^G to get help