We are going to explain the meaning of the Cc and Bcc fields in the emails. These are two fields that are sometimes disabled by default. As in Gmail or Outlook but have icons to click on if you want to add them.
We are also going to tell you how to send emails without seeing all the addresses since, in the end, these two fields can be used to send massive copies of an email hiding or showing the lessons of the rest of the people who are going to receive it. We will focus on Gmail and Outlook in the screenshots, but this can be used in any email client.
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Meaning of Concepts: To, Cc and Bcc
We are going to start by explaining the three concepts that you will find when sending an email. When you begin sending an email in Gmail, Outlook or any other, you will always see the To field in which to write the address of the senders. But you will also always see the options to activate the CC and BCC. Here is what each of the concepts means when sending the email
To: Recipient of the email. That person or people you are sending them to. This information is always public, which means that if you forward it in copy, everyone who receives it will see the original recipient.
CC or Carbon Copy: This allows you to send copies of an email to other recipients .In addition to the main ones it is addressed. It is a public copy so that both the principal recipient (s). And the users put in the composition, will see who else the mail is to send.
Bcc or Blind Carbon Copy: This allows you to send copies of an email to other recipients. In addition to the main ones it is addressed. It is a private copy, so neither the primary recipient (s).Nor the users placed in the composition will be, able to see who else the mail is sent.
How to Send Emails without Seeing all the Addresses
When you write an email, whether you do it in Gmail and Outlook or other email clients, you will always see the field’s right for both Cc and Bcc fields. In principle, they will not be activated. But if you click on the one you want, you will start it and add it to the email body.
Once you have activated the CC field, the Bcc or both, you can start to decide which recipients you can add and which you cannot. There must always be a recipient, but it does not have to be the recipient in the To field. It means that, for example, you can only use the Bcc field if you want to send a mass email without anyone knowing the addresses of the rest of the people who have received it.
You can also make only some recipients visible and the rest hidden, using the public To or CC fields for those visual, and the Bcc for those you want to hide. Here the choice is ultimately yours.
The difference between the To and CC fields is purely conceptual. When someone receives the mail as the primary recipient. They are expected to respond, or take it for granted. Meanwhile, the CC recipients are notified. Only for information purposes. But the email is not addressed.
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