Jeff Martin, 1999

There are hundreds of Internet sites that offer free accounts. Some of the most popular are: Yahoo! Hotmail Excite Juno We’ll use Yahoo! for this lesson

Jeff Martin, 1999 Click Here to create an account

Jeff Martin, 1999 Click on “Sign up now” Select the Free Edition

Jeff Martin, 1999 The most difficult task will be to pick a Yahoo ID. There’s a good chance that someone else has picked the ID you’d like. I originally wanted mrmartin as my ID, but that was taken, so I chose mrjeffmartin.

Jeff Martin, 1999 Fill out available info needed. Then submit form.

Jeff Martin, 1999 Make sure to really pay attention to the password you choose--you’ll need it later. Mr. Martin can’t help you if you forget this one. Pay attention to the case you use in your password--it matters. Is the Caps Lock on when you type?

Jeff Martin, 1999 You now have your own personal address.

One of the big advantages of having and Internet account is that your can access your mail from any computer with Internet access.

Jeff Martin, 1999

Enter your Yahoo! Id Enter your password

Jeff Martin, 1999 In case you didn’t know… this is your e- mail address This is the advertising that allows this service to be “free”.

Jeff Martin, 1999 Check mail is used if you think you have any new mail since you signed in. Compose is used if you want to send a message. Folders is used to sort out your mail into different categories. Addresses is your address book-- very handy if you’re not good at remembering people’s addresses.

Jeff Martin, 1999 You’ll notice that the subject of your is a hyperlink. Click to read the message.

Jeff Martin, 1999 When you read a message you get some new buttons.

Jeff Martin, 1999 Reply: Send a message back to the person who wrote you--their address will already be filled in. Reply all: If this message was sent to several people--Reply all will send a message to everyone. Forward: If you think this message will interest someone else you can forward it to them---you’ll need to know their address. Delete: Delete this message.

Jeff Martin, 1999 Here’s where you type your message. Yahoo! Mail has recently added the formatting features you see above: Font, Font size, Bold, Italics, Underline, Background color, Font Color, Alignment, Bullets and Numbering. You can make your e- mail look quite nice if you care to.

Jeff Martin, 1999 When composing a new message, you’ll get a screen that looks like this: To: type in the e- mail address of where this mail is going to. Subject: type a short description of the content of this message. CC: and BCC: type the addresses of other people who will get this message too.

Jeff Martin, 1999 Save Draft: If you can’t finish the now--save draft and you can finish and send it later. Spell Check: It’s always a good idea to have your spelling cheked before you send your mail. Send: Click this button and your mail will be sent immediately. The letter will appear in the recipient’s mailbox in just a few seconds--although they may not check their mail for a while.

Jeff Martin, 1999 BTW: If you want to bring back a draft and finish it later---click folders---and go to your draft folder.