Show, hide, and view the blind carbon copy (Bcc) field.
If you add a recipient's name to the Bcc box in an email message, a copy of the message is sent to them.Any recipients added to the Bcc box will not be shown to other recipients.
Every time you create a message, it appears on the Bcc box until it's turned off.The option to turn on the Bcc field can be found in two different places.
The Bcc button is turned on or off by the background color.The button is turned on if the background is dark and off if it is light.
You can't see if the sender added Bcc recipients.Only the sender of a message can see the recipients' names when they open the message in the sent items folder.
There are more recipients with a + symbol.The Bcc box has 11 more recipients listed in the screenshot.
You can expand the message section.Choose to close the section.
The Bcc button is turned on or off by the background color.The button is turned on if the background is dark and off if it is light.
You can't see if the sender added Bcc recipients.Only the sender of a message can see the recipients' names when they open the message in the sent items folder.
You can see the number of recipients if there are more.There are 11 more recipients listed in the Bcc box.
Before you add the intended recipient's name to the Bcc box in a message, make sure that they are expecting it.If your name is in the To box of the message, that person may need to take steps to establish you as a safe sender.
Why is it necessary?Bcc is a favorite technique of spammers.Junk email filters flag messages that use the Bcc box.If your intended recipient has not added your name to the safe senders list in microsoftoutlook, your message may go straight to junk email
Add names to the Junk Email Filter Lists can be used to set up the junk email filter in Outlook.
If you include the name of the distribution list in the Bcc box, people who use rules to sort their email into folders will be annoyed.Your message will not be sorted according to their rules if the distribution list is in the To box or Cc box.
Email service providers have limits on the number of names that can be included in a message.Your email service provider can limit each message to a maximum of 100 email addresses.The names in the Bcc box will count towards your total limit if these addresses are distributed among other boxes.Inquire about the email service provider's policies for your account.
Bcc can help you to be respectful of others' privacy by keeping them in the loop without revealing their identities.Bcc can be used to keep the identities of potential job seekers private.
Microsoft Office Word 2007 can be used as an alternative to Bcc.You can send the same email message to different people.A mass mailing can be done with just one name in the To box.
One situation in which using Bcc for a distribution list or a large number of names can be helpful is when a conversation has gone wild.