America Online For Dummies Quick Reference, 5th Edition demystifies AOL for new and experienced users by offering simple steps on handling AOL tasks ranging from logging on to using e--mail to using AOL on the road.

America Online For Dummies Quick Reference, 5th Edition demystifies AOL for new and experienced users by offering simple steps on handling AOL tasks ranging from logging on to using e-mail to using AOL on the road. America Online has made it simple for PC users with little to no online experience to quickly connect their computer to AOL and Internet resources. America Online For Dummies Quick Reference, 5th Edition goes one step further and simplifies the often confusing twists and turns that come with using AOL. This lay-flat, fingertip guide is ideal to keep by the PC to help new users, or experienced users exploring AOL 6 for the first time. This updated edition helps you sort your way through AOL, customize its features, use e-mail, communicate with other users, explore the Internet, and use files from AOL and elsewhere. The small trim of the book also makes it a perfect companion for road trips with a laptop.

Big Picture
PART I: Personalizing Your Corner of the World
Bringing the News to Your Mailbox
Changing Your Member Profile
Changing Your Password
Changing Your Preferences
Association
Auto AOL
Chat
Download
Filing Cabinet
Font, Text &
Graphics
Internet Properties (WWW)
Mail
Marketing
Multimedia
Passwords
Privacy
Spelling
Toolbar &
Sound
Creating a Screen Name
Deleting a Screen Name
Limiting Your Child's Online Access
Making Your Member Profile
My AOL
My Calendar
News Profiles
Parental Controls
Custom Controls
Restoring a Screen Name
PART II: Navigating Here, There, and Everywhere
Adding Something to Your Favorite Places List
Browsing the Channels
Building Your Own HotKeys List
Changing Something in the Favorite Places List
Deleting Items from the Favorite Places List
Favorite Places
Finding Almost Anything on America Online
Flipping Between Windows
Getting a List of Keywords
Going to a Favorite Place
Locating Keywords
Organizing Favorite Places
Remembering Your Favorite Online Spots
Selecting My Places
Using a Keyword
PART III: Chatting with Everyone
Chat Room Notify AOL button
Chats Run by AOL Protocol
Chat Room Fonts and Formatting
Chatting on AOL
Connecting with People
Creating a Buddy Chat Room
Creating a Member Chat Room
Creating a Private Chat Room
Creating a Profile
Expressing Yourself in a Chat Room
Finding a Chat Room
Finding a Chat Room through AOL Live
Finding Member-Created Chat Rooms
General Chat Room Do's and Don'ts
Getting Help in a Chat Room
Going to a Friend's Chat Room
Ignoring Someone in a Chat Room
Locating Someone on America Online
Playing Sounds in a Chat Room
Reading Someone's Profile
Reporting Problems in a Chat Room
Right-Clicking in Chat Rooms
Role-Playing Chat Rooms
Rolling Dice in a Chat Room
Using a Profile
PART IV: IM Your Buddy, Locate Your Pal
Adding a Buddy to Your Buddy List
Adding Links to Instant Messages
Buddy Lists
Changing a Buddy List Group
Creating a Buddy Chat Room
Creating a Buddy List Group
Creating a Profile
Deleting a Buddy List Group
Formatting Instant Messages
Instant Messages (IM)
Locating Someone on America Online
Reading Someone's Profile from the IM Window
Receiving Instant Messages
Reporting Problems in an Instant Message
Reporting Someone Who Asks for Your Password or Credit Card
Reporting Someone Who's Generally Obnoxious and Annoying
Searching the Member Directory
Sending Instant Messages
Setting Buddy List Preferences
Using a Buddy List Away Notice
PART V: Expressing Yourself with E-Mail
Adding an Address Book Entry
Addressing E-Mail with the Address Book
Attaching a File to an E-Mail Message
Automating Your AOL Sessions
Changing or Deleting an Address Book Entry
Checking E-Mail Status
Copying Others with CC/BCC
Creating an E-Mail Signature File
Dealing with Undeliverable E-Mail
Deleting an E-Mail Message
Dropping a Signature into Your E-Mail
E-Mail Etiquette
Expressing Yourself in E-Mail
Emoticons {},
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Keyboard shorthand
Formatting E-Mail
Reading E-Mail Offline
Reading E-Mail Online
Receiving Official AOL Mail
Receiving an Attached File in an E-Mail Message
Replying to an E-Mail Message
Saving Individual E-Mail Messages
Sending an E-Mail Greeting Card
Sending E-Mail to an AOL Member
Sending E-Mail to Several Addresses
Sending E-Mail to Someone on the Internet
Setting Your E-Mail Preferences
Sharing Favorite Places in an E-Mail
Sorting the Mail
Undeleting an E-Mail Message
Unsending E-Mail
Using Automatic AOL
Using a Signature in E-Mail
What's Your E-Mail Address?
Writing an E-Mail Message Offline
Writing an E-Mail Message Online
Writing E-Mail with the Address Book
PART VI: Diving into Discussion Boards
Checking for New Discussion Board Messages
Creating Your Own Online Discussion Area
Discussion Boards
Groups@AOL
Inviting a Friend to Join Your Group
Joining a Friend's Private Discussion Group
Posting a Reply to a Discussion Board
Reading a Discussion Board Message
Replying to a Discussion Board via E-Mail
PART VII: Saving and Sharing Online Pictures
Changing Your Online Album
Creating You've Got Pictures Albums
Developing You've Got Pictures
Receiving Buddy Albums
Saving Your Pictures Online
Sharing Pictures with Buddy Albums
Using You've Got Pictures with Digital Photos
You've Got Pictures
PART VIII: Logging, Saving, Printing, and Downloading
Checking File Descriptions
Choosing Where to Store Files to Download
Downloading Files from E-Mail Messages
Downloading Files Later (The Download Manager)
Downloading Files Right Now
Finding Files to Download
Logging Chats
Logging Instant Messages
Logging Sessions
Printing
Removing Files from the Download List
Saving Text from a Window
Seeing Which Files You've Already Downloaded
Uploading Files
VBRUN Files (Visual Basic Runtime Modules)
ZIP Files
PART IX: Exploring the Internet
E-Mail
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Downloading from FTP sites
Uploading to FTP sites
Using a particular FTP site
Mailing Lists
Newsgroups
Posting messages to a newsgroup
Reading newsgroups online
Reading newsgroups offline
Remembering a newsgroup with Favorite Places
Replying to a newsgroup posting
Subscribing to a newsgroup
Searching for a particular topic
Browsing through the lists
Unsubscribing from a newsgroup
Search Systems on the Net
Winsock Applications and AOL
World Wide Web Adventures
Building a home page
Making your own Web page
Going to a specific Web site
Using Microsoft Internet Explorer with AOL
Using Netscape Navigator with AOL
Remembering a site through Favorite Places
Visiting friends at Hometown AOL
PART X: Taking AOL on the Road
Changing a Location
Connecting from a Hotel
Creating a Location
Creating a Location with Expert Add
Deleting a Location
Finding a New Local Access Number
Making Location Entries
Signing On through Someone Else's Computer
PART XI: Solving Problems and Finding Help
Adding Your Own Two Cents Worth
AOL Help Area
AOL Tray Icon
Billing Problems
Calling America Online for Help
Finding a Lost Window
Free Help from Other Members
Freeing Up Some Virtual Space
Reducing the Personal Filing Cabinet
Purge cache: AOL Tray icon
Get Help Now
Host Not Responding
Lost Carrier
World Wide Web Page Won't Load
Appendix A: Places of Our Hearts
Ages &
Stages
AOL Hometown
Ask a Teacher
Billing
Blackberry Creek
Boxer Jam Game Shows
Build Your Web Page
Celebrities
Collectible Cards Forum
Conspiracies and UFOs
Dilbert Zone
Family Education Network
Games
History
Homeschooling
International
New York Times on AOL
Notify AOL
Online Campus
Puzzle Zone
Random
Science
The Educator's Forum
ThirdAge
Trivia
What's New
Where Were You When?
Who Am I?
Appendix B: Clicking through the Channels
Welcome
Autos
Careers &
Work
Computer Center
Entertainment
Games
Health
House &
Home
International
Kids Only
Local Guide
Music
News
Parenting
Personal Finance
Research &
Learn
Shopping
Sports
Teens
Travel
Women
Glossary: Tech Talk
Index
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