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MSN Hotmail (www.hotmail.com)

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Netscape

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Compose A Message

· Compose a New Message

Click the "compose" tab
Type the recipient's email address in the "to" line
Type subject in the subject line (optional - but lets the recipient know what the email is about
Type your message in the box
Click "send" to send your message

Send an Attachment

Send an Attachment
Click "add/edit attachments" button
Press "browse files" to select name of the file
Click "attach" button to attach file to your document (can also delete files)

Open a New Message

Open a New Message
Message summary box lists the number of new messages
Click "inbox" to view new messages.
Click on the underlined text in the "from" column.

Open an Attachment

Opening Attachments
To open an attachment, click on the underlined text to the right of the word “attachment” in the header.

Manage New Messages

Print
Click on “printer friendly version” – displays message without Hotmail interface
Click “file” on the menu bar
Click “print”
Reply
Reply allows the recipient of a message to respond to the sender
Reply All allows the recipient to reply to everyone the message was sent
Click on either the reply or reply all button at the top of the screen
Type message and then click “send”
Forward
Click on the “forward” button at the top of the screen
Type the recipient’s address in the “To:” line (or select recipient from address book)
Click the “send” button.
Delete
Click on the “delete” button to remove the message to the trash folder.
Save to folder
Email can be saved in a folder
Folders include:
Inbox
Sent messages
Drafts

Database: An organized collection of information that can be accessed through a computer network.

Directory: A catalog of sites by subject.

Dragging: The process of moving an object by clicking on it with the left mouse button, &, while holding the button down, move the object to its desired location & release.

E-mail: Electronic messages sent between computers that are connected on a network.

HTML: (HyperText Markup Language) A set of commands & rules for encoding files on the Internet.

Home Page: Usually the first page you see at a Web site, it is the site's main page.

Hyperlinks: Text or images on a Web page that link you to another web page or a different part of the same page. Hyperlinks are usually underlined & a different color than other text on the same page, & the mouse cursor will change into a pointed finger when you place the mouse over them.

Internet: A diverse set of interlinked world-wide computer networks.

Mouse: A hand held input device that allows users to point & click to make selections on the screen

Search Engine: A software program that searches for information on the Internet based on your search criteria. Two examples are Yahoo ( www.yahoo.com ) & Google ( www.google.com ).

URL: ( Universal Resource Locator) An address on the Internet. You type a URL into your browser to visit a website. An example is www.wrl.org.

Web Browser: A software program for viewing & accessing information on the World Wide Web. Netscape Navigator & Internet Explorer are the most widely used & popular Web Browsers today.

World Wide Web: The largest collection of information available online through the Internet