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Welcome to today's edition of the Computer Kindergarten Newsletter.
Today is Sunday, January 19, 2003
In this Issue:
Special Feature: Add an Email Account in AOL
Special Feature: Using Your Email Address Book
Featured Computer Term: Opt-in E-mail
This Week's Topic: Use Two Browser Windows At Once
Question: Silencing the Modem
Featured Website: Martin Luther King’s Birthday
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Using Links
A Link is a reference to a website. In this newsletter you will see links to many worthwhile, informative and fun websites. Here are the instructions on how to use links:
A link will be used one of two ways, depending on your email program.
If you see the link in blue, underlined text, all you have to do is click on it and a window with the Website in it will automatically appear on your screen.
If you see the link in plain text, you can copy and paste it into the address bar on your browser. Highlight the link with your mouse, click Edit up on the menu bar, and then click Copy from the menu that you just opened up. Open your browser (click the Start Button, point to Programs, click on Internet Explorer); click on the address bar. Click Edit up on the menu bar, and then click Paste from the menu that you just opened up. Press the Enter key on the keyboard and this will take you to the Website.
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Special Feature: Add an Email Account in AOL
Question: Is there any way that I can add a second e-mail address to my America Online account? My wife would like to have her own email address. Thank you. Your newsletter is wonderful, thank you for taking the time to write it and send it to us.
Answer:
Yes, you can create more than one email address in America Online. With AOL 8.0, you can have up to seven screen names.
And, this is very easy to do; here are the steps:
Click Favorites on the toolbar. From the drop down menu, click Go to keyword. (Or hold down the ctrl key with one hand, press and release the letter k with the other) A small window will appear; type in the words screen names)
In the window that comes up, click on Create Screen Name and then follow the steps.
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Special Feature: Using Your Email Address Book
America OnLine
Click Mail on the menu on the AOL toolbar, click Address Book. In the Address Book window, do one of the following:
- Click Add Contact to add a new contact
- Click an existing contact once to select it, then click Edit to modify the information for that contact
Type (or edit) the information under the Contact, Home, Work, Phone, or Details tabs.
When you have finished, click Save.
To use Address Book entries, open a new email and click on the Address Book button right in that email window. Click the name of the person you want to send the email to; then click the Send to button.
Microsoft Outlook
To add contacts or edit existing contacts, click Tools on the menu bar, then click Address Book. This will display the Address Book Window
Click the New button, and then click Contact (or Group, if you want to send emails to a group of people).
Fill out the Contact form; click OK
To use Address Book entries, start a new e-mail.
Notice in the New Message window that the To field is actually a button you can click on.
Once you have clicked on the To button, you will see the contents of your address book. Double click on a name to enter it in the To field, or click once on a name and then click on either the To , CC or BCC button on the right.
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Today's Computer Term: Opt-in E-mail
Opt-in refers to promotional e-mails that have been requested by the person receiving them. Unlike spam, which is advertising e-mails that get sent out to large numbers of recipients whether they want the information or not, opt-in e-mails are only sent to people who specifically request them.
Typical opt-in e-mails contain newsletters, product information or special promotional offers. For example, if you visited a Web site that sold books and music online, you will sometimes be able to sign up to receive announcement emails when your favorite author or musician released new material. The promotional e-mail may even send you a special promotional offer to purchase the product at a discount available only to those on the opt-in list.
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Today's Topic: Use Two Browser Windows At Once
The ability to use a browser, and understand that multiple browser windows can be opened, can work wonders for you. One example is shopping on the Internet: comparing items and prices at two different websites. Another example, doing research: what does one website say about your topic as opposed to the other website? It's easy to compare information when you call up two web sites with two browsers.
Here’s how you can use two or more browsers: Start one browser. Type in an address, and while the page is loading, start up another browser instance. (Each time you click to start your browser is an instance of that browser.) To start another browser, either open it up from the Start button menu, or use the keyboard shortcut, ctrl + n.
Now that you've got your second browser window open, type another address. That second page loads. Now, you can switch between the two pages by clicking on the buttons on the taskbar or by using Alt+Tab or Alt+Esc.
There really is no end to the number of browsers you can have running, but of course, there is a practical limit. All the browser does is request information from a server computer. Once that info is displayed, it just sits there. The browser has done its job; but after you’re done with the information, that window, and taskbar button, may just be getting in your way.
When you’re done, you may want to close all but one of the open browser windows. Keep one open but move it out of your way by clicking on the minimize button in the top right corner of your screen. This moves the window down to your task bar, where it sits waiting to be opened again by simply clicking on it.
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Question: Silencing the Modem
When I sign onto the Internet, my modem is so loud that it annoys everyone in the house. In fact, I can't sign on after the family is asleep. I tried the volume controls and that doesn’t work. Do you happen to know if this can be done?
Answer:
For Windows 95, 98, ME:
There are two ways to adjust the modem speaker volume:
Double click on My Computer, then on Dial up Networking.
Right click on your connection to your Internet Service Provider, and select Properties from the resulting menu.
Make sure the General tab is selected, look for the words Connect Using and click on the Configure button below your modem listing.
In the middle of the general page, you will see the speaker adjustment. Slide the tab all the way to the left to turn the volume off. Click OK
OR
Double click on My Computer, then on Control Panel, and then on Modems.
Make sure the General tab is selected on the top of the page, click on your modem, and then click on the Properties button.
On the modem Properties page, click on the General tab, and look for the speaker volume adjustment. Make sure this one is also in the off position. Click OK.
For Windows XP:
Click on Start, then on Control Panel, and then on Phones and Modems.
Click the Modems tab, click on your modem, and click the Properties button.
Click the Modems tab; drag the slider towards off. Click OK. Click OK.
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Today's Featured Websites:
Martin Luther King’s birthday is celebrated on Monday, January 19.
Take a look at the Seattle Times website for stories, photo, some audio clips and a very interesting Civil Rights timeline.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/
Also from the Seattle Times, how the holiday came about, ways it's celebrated, and other related topics.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/holiday/index.html
Listen to audio clips of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.archervalerie.com/mlk.html
Stanford University’s website provides a biography and some of his speeches and letters.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
Life Magazine has a nice tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.lifemag.com/Life/mlk/mlk.html
From Louisiana State University, this website provides a biographical sketch and much more information.
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/
For the Kids:
http://familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,1-4644,00.html
Martin Luther King, Jr.</A> http://users.rcn.com/tstrong.massed/Martin2000.html
MLKing Scavenger Hunt
http://www.holidays.net/mlk/
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