Personal Computer Fundamentals
E-Mail Setup
In this lesson, you will learn:
Because of the importance of E-Mail in today's world for your Resumes and correspondence you will eventually need to set up an E-Mail account for yourself. This class covers setting up an email account on Yahoo Mail. Yahoo is the only E-Mail reader we will use in this class, so if you want to set up other types of Email accounts, check to see if there is a class for it. If not, go to the site and follow their tutorials.
This class will use Yahoo because the lessons and examples will apply for learning all of the basic skills for the Internet and e-mail readers that are out there. Although other readers have the same basic features, some are less user-friendly and therefore confusing, since they interact differently, and Yahoo Email is friendly, easy to use and free.
During the set up process you will be filling out a form. At the bottom of the form is an ACCEPT button. Before hitting the ACCEPT button, print out the form by using the Print button.
On the sheet that prints out, notice that all of the information printed EXCEPT THE PASSWORD. Please be sure to write down the password EXACTLY the same way (Case sensitive) as you entered it so that you have an exact record of what you submitted to Yahoo!! If you lose this information, you will not be able to access your account and your information will be LOST!
To start click the mouse.
Your desktop will look similar to the one below.
The home page will start. In the address bar, type www.yahoo.com. Type this EXACTLY.
Click on the Mail button in the middle on the right side.
Click on "Sign Up For Yahoo!!"
Either click on the yellow Sign Up button or scroll down and select "Sign Up".
Fill out the entire form, following the instructions at the beginning of this lesson EXACTLY
When you are finished printing the form, click "I ACCEPT". Your screen will now look like this:
Click on "No thanks, remind me later" half way down on the right side.
Click on the yellow button "Go to My Mail".
This is what your new email page looks like. The number and the bold type means it is not read yet.
Click on the INBOX to read your mail. BE SURE to click "Sign Out" at the top when you leave.
Click on "Welcome to Yahoo!!" to read the email. The UNREAD email will be in bold and the READ email will be in regular type, but will be blue to indicate it is a LINK. Click on the link to read it.
This is your first email. It shows how to set up your address book and personal settings, so keep this email for future reference.
Click the back button to return to your inbox page
To write a new email to someone, click on "Compose".