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Do you need a main recipient for BCC?
When you use CC, the email addresses in the CC field are public to all recipients of the email. But with the BCC feature, any email recipient in the BCC field is hidden. While everyone can see who is in the To or CC line (the primary recipient), no one in the To or CC line can see the BCC email address.
What do I write in a BCC email?
If you add a recipient’s name to the Bcc (blind carbon copy) box in an email message, a copy of the message is sent to the recipient that you specify. Any recipients added to the Bcc box will not be shown to any other recipients who receive the message.
Can I put all email addresses in BCC?
You can put any addresses you like in the “To” or “Cc” fields along with any you put in the “Bcc” field. Just remember that only the addresses in the “Bcc” field are hidden from recipients. You can also leave the “To” or “Cc” fields blank and just sent the message to the addresses in the “Bcc” field.
What is the Bcc field used for in email?
Finally, the Bcc field (Blind Carbon Copy) is used when you want other people to receive the message, but you don’t want the other recipients to know they got it. When people get an e-mail, they’ll see all the people in the To and Cc lines – but not Bcc.
Why would I use BCC instead of cc or Reply All?
The CC field is for all the people who should see the message, and whose email addresses can and should be seen by the group; it’s also helpful if you want these people to get future Reply All messages to this email thread. So why would you use BCC instead of either of these fields? There are a few situations that might call for it: Mass messaging.
Can you see who is reading a BCC email?
That lets everyone know who else is reading the sent message. But with the BCC feature, any email recipient in the BCC field is hidden. While everyone can see who is in the “To” or CC line, no one in the “To” or CC line can see the BCC email address.
How do I create a BCC message in outlook?
A new message window opens up. To add BCC recipients, select the Options tab on the Menu bar and then click on “BCC”. Click on the “Message” tab in the Menu bar and enter the email address of the primary recipient in the To field. In the BCC field, type the email address of your BCC recipient.