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Multimedia-Computer Lab

(Internet--Opening a Free Email Account with yahoo.com)

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Please print out this page. Follow the directions step by step to open an email account.

  1. Double click the icon: Internet Explorer or Netscape.
  2. Go to location and highlight the part after: www.
  3. Type in: yahoo.com then press enter.
  4. Click the Check mail button right next to the red words "Yahoo"
  5. Click the blue bar: Sign me up.
  6. Sign up by filling in all the fields on the sign up page starting from Yahoo ID.
    Note:
    • Your ID can be your name or any other name you like to use.
    • Please make sure that you fill in every single field. If you miss one field, you might not be able to open your account.
    • The information that you submit does not have to be true, but you have to know what you typed in so that you will be able to use the account.
    • Click to unselect "Contact me from time to time about specials and new products" so that they do not send you any mail you do not want.
  7. After you finish the page, click the bar: Submit this form.
  8. If you are successful in opening the account, you will see your inbox page. At the top of the screen, you should see your email address. Write it down here: ________________________________.
  9. Click Compose on the left of the screen.
  10. To send an email to your instructor, do the following:
    • Ask your instructor for his or her email address and write it here: _____________________________.
    • Click To box and type in your instructor's email address.
    • Click subject box and type: Success!
    • Click the big box and type the following or anything you want to tell the teacher in the following format:

    The teacher's name:

    I opened a free email account! I am very happy because now I can email my friends in my country using this account. This will enable us to communicate better. We can get our mail almost immediately. Thank you very much for your help.

    --Your name

  1. Note:
    • It's always a good idea to give your message a subject so that the person receiving the mail would know what it is about.
    • It's a good idea to end your message with your name.
    • It's not a good idea to include information that you would not want other people to know in the email because some other people might read it.
  2. After you finish typing your message, click Spell Check to check your spelling, then click Send.

Congratulations!

You have sent your first email message!

 

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