1 WELCOME TO BASIC Instructor Donna DeMedicis ♦ 22 Years of Library Service ♦ BPL Support Staff In Opening The Regional Library Computer Center (Gates Foundation) ♦ Instructor For Basic Publisher XP, Basic , Build Your Own Resume Classes ♦ Computer Service Liaison For Automation Springville Road Library

2 BASIC ELECTRONIC MAIL What is ? is a text-based message exchange by computer users via a network.

3 ADDRESS What is an address? Electronic mail works very much like postal mail. address  You receive mail at your own “ address ” and you send mail to others at their addresses.

4 USERNAME ► You can choose any user name as long as that name has not already been registered by another subscriber. ► You can use part of your name, an alias or numbers. User name is also known as member name or login name. Hotmail uses : Window Live ID

( at ) symbol separates your user name from the domain portion of your address.

6 THE (. ) SYMBOL This period or dot (. ) separates the provider’s name from the type of organization.

7 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION This identifies your provider’s type of organization. Usually the provider’s type is one of the following: EDU EDU Educational sites COM COM Commercial sites GOV GOV Government sites NET NET Network administrative organizations MIL MIL Military sites ORG ORG International Organizations

8 OUTSIDE the USA two-letter suffix Outside the USA, addresses also contain a two-letter suffix for identifying the country where the server is located.

9 SETTING UP AN ACCOUNT We will use Hotmail as our provider for today’s class. post office messages The Hotmail site will be our post office. We will go to the Hotmail web site to send or get our mail ( messages ). Click SIGN UP

10 Windows Live Hotmail Stay connected anywhere you have Internet access with your Web account On the Web and on your phone: your is now wherever you are Integrated Security tells you at a glance if an seems suspicious A look and feel more like Microsoft Office Outlook, now on the Web Click GET IT Free

11 Sign up for Windows Live

12 Create Windows Live hotmail.com Check availability Example: First two letters of first, middle, last name, favorite number)

13 Choose Your Password * Type password: (Six character minimum, case sensitive) Powerword strength WEAK STRONG * Retype password: Strong passwords contain 7-16 characters, do not include common words or names, and combine three of these character types: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, or symbols.

14 Enter Password Reset Information * Question : Mother’s birthplace Best childhood friend Name of first pet Favorite teacher Favorite historical person Grandfather’s occupation Select one * Secret answer : Five character minimum ; Not case sensitive

15 Your Information * First name * Last name * Gender * Birth year * Country/ Region * State * Zip code Example : 1999 United States Select one

16 Type The Characters You See in this picture Picture : (Example) * Type characters : This helps us prevent automated programs from creating accounts and sending spam.

17 Review and accept the agreements Clicking I accept means that you agree to the Windows Live Service Agreement and Privacy Statement.Windows Live Service Agreement Privacy Statement I acceptCancel

18 Now that you have created an account, choose which way you want to do . A fast simple way to read and manage mail Classic Give me the Classic version Recommended for screen readers and high contrast

19 Welcome to your

20 Your Account  Write down your username & password. Never give your password out.  Inbox Messages  Delete Unwanted Messages  NEW to compose an to SEND  Manage Folders (new to create) Move to

21 SIGN OUT Always sign out of your account.

22 Don’t ‘s Do NOT share the addresses of the other patrons in your classes with people outside the class. Do NOT write in all capital letters. WRITING IN ALL CAPS IS CALLED SHOUTING AND SIGNIFIES THAT YOU ARE ANGRY OR RESPONDING EMOTIONALLY. Do NOT flame other students. Flaming is responding to a heated or touchy topic in the heat of emotions. If someone writes you a message that annoys you or makes you angry, compose a message but wait a few hours or a day before sending it. Once you hit the SEND button, you cannot retrieve your message. Do NOT spam other patrons. Spam is unwanted, unsolicited , often commercial in nature. Don’t sign other patrons up to receive offers and advertisements.

23 Do’s Think carefully before using the FORWARD command to send messages to other friends that have been forwarded to you. Do so only when you know that the person you are forwarding to wants to read the message. Delete messages you no longer need. They take up valuable space. Do remember to sign out on public computers.

24 CONGRATULATIONS! successfully You have successfully completed Basic Class. Sign up for other basic computer classes Springville Road Library.

25 Basic PowerPoint Designer Donna DeMedicis revised February 2008