Welcome to the Basic Part 1 Guide

Developed by Barbara Ibañez , Judith Stevens and Jon Peterson, No Walls Program at the Center for Development and Disability, a University Center of Excellence on Developmental Disability

Research, Service and Education, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico

Welcome to the

Basic Email Part 1 Guide

To use this Guide, you must have a working Internet Service Provider. Ask your friends or family members for their email

address. You will use it to send them an email.

This Guide will help you to:

1. Think about what email can do for you.

2. Set up an email account in Yahoo! mail.

3. Read an email message.

4. Set up your address book.

NOTE: We are using Yahoo! Mail as an example. This is not an endorsement.

How Do You Talk To Someone Who Is A Different Town Or State?

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You could call them on the phone

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You could write them a letter

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You could send them a FAX

Or…

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You could send them an email message from your computer using

your phone or cable line

Think About What Email Can Do For You

With email, you can send a letter over the phone line. Once you have an Internet Service Provider, you can set up your free email with and email service like

Yahoo! mail. Some Internet Service Providers have their own email service, such as: America Online. NOTE: Be careful – there are some free email services that have unwanted content. Circle four things that you want to learn about email.

■ Keep in contact with your friends and family (no long distance phone charge) when you have an Internet Service Provider

■ Keep and save email messages

■ Delete or throw away email messages

■ Send the same message to more than one person at the same time

■ View all the messages that were sent to you (in box)

■ Get electronic copies of stuff (documents, pictures, music) as attachments to email

■ View messages that you already sent out

■ Use a toolbar in Yahoo to make your email message more readable (bold, bullets, insert) before you send it

■ Type something and save it as a draft

■ Keep out unwanted messages

Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo!

1. Double-click on Internet Explorer to open it

2. Type in: http://mail.yahoo.com/ in your address toolbar.

3. Click on “Sign up now,”

Welcome to Yahoo! Mail

Sign up now

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Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo! (continued) 4.

Welcome to Yahoo! Mail

Free Yahoo! Mail

Loaded with Great Features

• Free 4MB storage

• State-of-the-art spam protection

• Advanced virus protection

Sign up now

Learn More 4

Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo! (continued) 5.

you submit this form, Yahoo will check to see if that name is open or already taken by someone else. If it is taken, Yahoo will give you a choice of suggestions or you can make up another name.

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Sign up for your Yahoo! ID with Mail

Choosing your ID

You will use this information to access Yahoo! each time.

Capitalization matters for your password!

Examples: "dairyman88" or "free2rhyme"

Yahoo! ID:

5 @yahoo.com

Must be six characters or more Password:

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Re-type Password:

Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo! (continued) 7. Pull-down the list of Security Questions and choose one:

• What is your pet’s name?

• What is the name of your first school?

• Who was your childhood hero?

• What is your favorite past-time?

• What is your all-time favorite sports team?

• What is your father’s middle name?

• What was your high school mascot?

• What make was your first car or bike?

• Where did you first meet your spouse?

8. Type in your answer in the “Your Answer” field.

If you forget your password or need help with your account, you’ll need to confirm the following information.

Security Question: [Select a Question to Answer]

Recalling your password This information is our only way to verify your identity. To protect your account, make sure "Your Answer" is memorable for you but hard for others to guess!

Your Answer:

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Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo! (continued) 9. Type in your first name in the “First Name” field and your

last name in the “Last Name” field.

10. Keep “English” for “Language & Content” or change it to your chosen written language by using the pull-down menu.

11. Type in your address zip code. Using the pull-down menu for gender, select either male or female.

First Name: Last Name:

Language & Content:

10 English – United States

Gender:

11 ZIP/Postal Code:

9 Customizing Yahoo!

Yahoo! will try to provide more relevant content and advertising based on the information collected on this page and on the Yahoo! products and services you use.

Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo! (continued) 12.

considered part of. If you do not have a job, then select “other.” The list includes the following:

• Advertising/Marketing/PR

• Aerospace

• Agriculture/Chemicals/Forest Products

• Automotive

• Computers/Electronics

• Construction

• Consumer Goods

• Education (includes students)

• Energy/Mining

• Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

• Government/Military/Public Service

• Hospitality/Recreation

• Media/Publishing/Entertainment

• Medical/Health Services

• Pharmaceuticals

• Retail

• Services

• Telecommunications/Networking

• Travel/Transportation

• Other 12

[Select Industry]

Industry:

Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo! (continued) 13.

position. If you do not have a job, then select “other.” The list includes the following:

• Account Manager/Sales Rep

• Accountant

• Actuary

• Analyst

• Architect

• Assistant/Support Staff/CSR

• Associate/Individual Contributor/Specialist

• Attorney

• Buyer

• CFO

• Chairman/CEO/COO

• CIO/CTO

• Consultant

• Database Administrator

• Designer

• Director/Sr Mgr

• Engineer (non-IT)

• Event Planner

• HR

• Interior Designer

• Mgr/Supervisor

• Network Administrator Other

• Paralegal

• Partner/Owner

• Producer

• Programmer/Developer

• Recruiter

• Regional/General Mgr

• Religious

• Researcher/Scientist

• Systems Administrator

• Systems Architect

• Technical Support

• Technical Writer

• VP/Sr VP/Exec VP [Select a Title]

13 Title:

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of special skills. If you do not have a job, then select “other.”

14 Specialization: [Select a Specialization]

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disappear out of the box.

Send me special offers, promotions, and research surveys from selected Yahoo! Partners through Yahoo! Delivers.

Send me more info on the Harris Poll Online! Take surveys to earn points redeemable for free gifts - - even win

$10,000 in the Harris Poll Online sweepstakes.

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“Word Verification.” Note: The words are shown in different ways.

Enter the word as it is shown in the box below.

For example:

anatomy

Word Verification This step helps Yahoo!

prevent automated registrations.

If you cannot see this image, click here.

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By submitting your registration information, you indicate that you agree to the Terms of Service and have read and understand the Yahoo! Privacy Policy. Your submission of this form will constitute your consent to the collection and use of this information and the transfer of this information to the United States or other countries for processing and storage by Yahoo! and its affiliates. You also agree to receive required administrative and legal notices such as this electronically.

Setting Up an Email Account in Yahoo! (continued) 18. Now you are ready to submit your form to Yahoo! Click on the

“Submit This Form” button. Wait for Yahoo! to respond. You may need to change your Yahoo! ID if the one that you typed in is

already taken.

18 Submit This Form

19. If Yahoo! accepts your form, then you will see a web page that says, “Welcome to Yahoo!” on your monitor screen. When you see the “Welcome to Yahoo!” page, click on “Continue to Yahoo! Mail”

button.

Continue to Yahoo! Mail 19

Reading an Email Message

This link will take you to your Yahoo! “Mail Welcome” page:

Welcome, Your Name !

You have 1 unread messages:

Inbox (1)

1. Click on the Inbox (1).

This link will take you to your “Inbox.” Be careful. There are advertisement boxes that will take you away from your inbox that

usually sell things that cost money. Focus your attention to the center

of your monitor screen. You will see the words “Inbox” on the left side

of the center of your screen.

Reading an Email Message (continued)

Your Inbox will have many things to look at. Look for the following:

Inbox

Messages 1 of 1 l First l Previous l Next l Last View: All I Unread l Flagged

Move to folder… OK

Mark as Unread OK Delete

Move to folder…

OK OK

Mark as Unread Delete

Sender Subject Date Size

Welcome to Yahoo! Mail Tues10/07 532b

Yahoo!

Check All – Clear All

Reading an Email Message (continued)

2. Click on the “Subject” title (see yellow arrow below) to open and read your email message.

Inbox

Messages 1 of 1 l First l Previous l Next l Last View: All I Unread l Flagged

Move to folder… OK

Mark as Unread OK Delete

Sender Subject Date Size

Yahoo! Welcome to Yahoo! Mail _{Tues10/07 532b}

Check All – Clear All

Move to folder…

OK OK

Mark as Unread Delete

Reading an Email Message (continued)

3. In the center of your screen, you will see the following:

Your account is now active, and you can send and receive messages immediately with your Yahoo! email address:

[email protected]

Move to folder… OK as attachment

Forward Reply All

Reply Delete

Welcome to Yahoo! Mail

Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2003 13:05:54 – 0700 (PDT) From: “Yahoo!” [email protected]

Subject: Welcome to Yahoo! Mail To: [email protected]

This message is not flagged. [Flag Message – Mark as Unread]

Printable View – Full Headers Previous Next Back to Messages

Reading an Email Message (continued)

4. Use the scroll bar on right side of your screen and scroll down until you will see the following part of the email

message:

Here are some helpful tools to enhance your Yahoo! Mail experience:

Learn how to prevent spam

Keep unwanted email out of your Inbox.

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5. Click on “Learn how to prevent spam” (see yellow arrow

above). Read the info about how to prevent spam. Close.

Setting Up Your Address Book

1. Now, click on “Set up your address book” (see yellow arrow below).

Set up your address book

Quick access to your contacts whenever you use Yahoo! Mail.

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2. The page that opens will look like this:

Yahoo! - My Yahoo! - Help ^Search

Mail Addresses Calendar Notepad Welcome Your Name [Sign Out]

Add Contact Add List Quick Builder Sync - Import/Export - Addresses Options

Welcome to Yahoo! Address Book

Yahoo! Address Book is a great way to store and access information about your friends, family, and co- workers from anywhere. Currently your Address Book is empty.

Here are four ways to help you get started adding people:

Setting Up Your Address Book (continued)

3. Now, click on “Add a New Contact” (see yellow arrow below).

Add a New Contact

Access this information from Mail, Messenger, Companion, Maps, and Phone Card.

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Setting Up Your Address Book (continued) 4. The page that opens will look like this:

Mail Addresses Calendar Notepad Welcome Your Name [Sign Out]

Add Contact

Save Contact Save and Add Another Cancel

Primary Information Name:

First Middle Last

Email:

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5. To add your friend or family member into your address book:

Type in their first and last name, email address and click on

“Save Contact.”

Setting Up Your Address Book (continued) 6. The page that opens will look like this:

Yahoo! - My Yahoo! - Help ^Search

Mail Addresses Calendar Notepad Welcome Mike [Sign Out]

Last Name, First Name

Edit

Edit Delete

Category: Unfiled

Email: [email protected]

Yahoo! ID: yourfriendsemailID

Tools: Send This Contact Info

Send a Free eCard

Edit Edit Delete

Done

Done

Setting Up Your Address Book (continued)

7. Double-check to make sure that the info is correct. If it is not, click on “Edit” and change. If correct, click “Done”

^{Edit Edit Delete}

You can go back and add more email addresses later.

8. Look for “Mail” on the top left side and click on it.

Mail

The page that opens will look like this:

Welcome, Your Name!

You have 0 unread messages:

Done

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What is Next?

Go to the below web site and print you off the Guide titled,

“Basic Email Part 2” Guide. That is your next course.

http://cdd.unm.edu/iu/nowalls/courses.html