{"id":4619,"date":"2023-02-06T19:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=4619"},"modified":"2024-11-18T19:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:25:25","slug":"what-is-bcc-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/organization\/what-is-bcc-etiquette","title":{"rendered":"All about bcc in email: When to use it and how to follow bcc etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">If you\u2019re regularly emailing for work or school, you\u2019re probably no stranger to bcc and cc. Learn the difference between these two, reasons for each, and how to use them well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"full-bleed-image\">\n        <picture class=\"c-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bcc-etiquette-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:767px) and (max-width:1600px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bcc-etiquette-1600x600-1.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:540px) and (max-width:767px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bcc-etiquette-1600x600-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m365contenthub.wpengine.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bcc-etiquette-1600x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Metal paper airplane in front of a brick wall\" \/>\n    <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"links-menu\">\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/organization\/what-is-bcc-etiquette#bcc-vs-cc\">What is bcc, and how is it different from cc?<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/organization\/what-is-bcc-etiquette#how-to-send-bcc-email\">How to send a bcc email<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/organization\/what-is-bcc-etiquette#when-to-use-bcc\">When to use bcc<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/organization\/what-is-bcc-etiquette#when-not-to-use-bcc\">When NOT TO use bcc<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a href=\"\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/organization\/what-is-bcc-etiquette#etiquette-tips-for-using-bcc\">Etiquette tips for using bcc<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn the difference between bcc vs. cc emails, when to use each, and proper bcc etiquette.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-4619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-organization","tag-organization"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All about bcc in email: When to use it and how to follow bcc etiquette \u2013 Microsoft 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discreetly send emails without being deceitful with proper bcc etiquette. 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