Sams Teach Yourself America Online 5 in 24 Hours

by Temple, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780672317712
• ISBN10: 0672317710
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

This completely updated guide to AOL covers all the new features of version 5.0, including: sharing photos online; an online interactive calendar; personalized welcome screen; e-mail functioning from Palm devices; support for high-bandwidth DSL and cable modem connections; and integration of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Part I The Basics	5	(58)
Installing America Online and Signing Up	7	(14)
Uses for America Online	21	(14)
Exploring America Online	35	(12)
Using Email	47	(16)
Part II Getting Comfortable with AOL	63	(50)
Downloading Files and Searching Databases	65	(16)
Chatting on America Online	81	(14)
Instant Messages and Buddy Lists	95	(8)
Channels, Channels, and More Channels	103	(10)
Part III Getting Started on the Internet	113	(46)
Using AOL to Get to the Internet	115	(10)
The World Wide Web	125	(12)
Newsgroups and Mailing Lists	137	(12)
FTP, Gopher, and All That Jazz	149	(10)
Part IV Personalizing and Customizing AOL	159	(50)
Web Pages and Other Neat Stuff	161	(12)
Navigating Through AOL Your Way	173	(10)
Setting Preferences	183	(14)
My Calendar	197	(12)
Part V Getting Information Online	209	(46)
Your Computer as a News Source	211	(14)
Entertainment Online	225	(10)
Personal Finance	235	(10)
Sports Online	245	(10)
Part VI Your Family and AOL	255	(46)
Keeping Parental Control	257	(14)
Letting the Kids in on the Fun	271	(10)
AOL at Work	281	(10)
The Family Vacation	291	(10)
Index	301