Although due to the remarkable use of instant messaging applications and social networks, many users have forgotten emails; the truth is that many others are still managing this online communication path . Either on a personal or even commercial and business level.
In this sense, even though you think you know each and every one of the functions that the main email services contain, there is really still a lot to know. Taking into account that, in general, users ask themselves what the “CC” and “CCO” options can mean in the recipient bar when sending a new message.
Faced with this question that has generated some unknown in many people, we have made this post with the purpose of letting you know that means the text box “CC” or Carbon Copy , mainly. In addition, detailing how it differs with the CCO option.
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What is a carbon copy of an email and what is it for ?
Whenever you are ready to send a new email, either through Gmail, Outlook or any of these managers; You need to fill in several fields apart from the message you want to share. These fields usually include the one that prints “for” and, secondly, the one that indicates “subject” .
In this sense, when you specifically place yourself in the recipients option (“for”), you will be able to observe two more fields that are : “CC” and “CCO” . In which, by default, it is possible to include recipients of your message to be sent.
For its part, in this post, we will focus on the CC box that is located first, usually; which is translated as “With Copy” and in an original way, its meaning is “Carbon Copy” . Since so, it refers to the time of the past where tracing paper or carbon paper was used when writing by hand or machine and thanks to that paper, you could get a copy of the original sheet .
Now, this field With Copy fulfills a very specific function and basically, it is to show a complete copy of the message to all recipients included there . That is, when each of the people to whom you send the email open such email, in addition to the message in question, they can also see that other recipients have been sent that email.
In short, this field is ideal for sending one or more extra copies of the message to one or more additional users of the email, which you have placed in the “for” box. Figuratively, you will be sharing a copy “with carbon paper” through an original letter that has been printed on paper.
What are the differences between a mail with CC and another with CCO?
Now, once you find both options located in the recipients box, you will surely be wondering how it differs from one another or, what are the acronyms that indicate “CCO” .
In this sense, mainly, it should be noted that the CCO section is translated as “With Hidden Copy” or “Hidden Carbon Copy” and fulfills a function similar to Carbon Copy. Given that, when using it, you can also send an exact copy of the message, but in this case, without the other users (from different boxes) seeing that other email addresses have been sent.
In this sense, the CCO option will allow you to safeguard your contacts and thereby avoid causing certain annoyance regarding their privacy. Well, you will not be providing email addresses to strangers who may even be secret spammers.