America Online^® For Dummies^® Quick Reference, 5th Edition

by Jennifer Kaufeld

• ISBN13: 9780764507908
• ISBN10: 0764507907
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

America Online For Dummies Quick Reference, 5th Edition demystifies AOL for new and experienced users by offering simple steps on handling AOL tasks ranging from logging on to using e-mail to using AOL on the road. America Online has made it simple for PC users with little to no online experience to quickly connect their computer to AOL and Internet resources. America Online For Dummies Quick Reference, 5th Edition goes one step further and simplifies the often confusing twists and turns that come with using AOL. This lay-flat, fingertip guide is ideal to keep by the PC to help new users, or experienced users exploring AOL 6 for the first time. This updated edition helps you sort your way through AOL, customize its features, use e-mail, communicate with other users, explore the Internet, and use files from AOL and elsewhere. The small trim of the book also makes it a perfect companion for road trips with a laptop.

Author Biography

About the Author Jennifer Kaufeld spends most waking hours in front of the computer, writing about technology or reviewing educational software for home schoolers and home-education journals. Any free time finds her researching and re-creating Victorian and pre-1950s needlework, helping in the family game store (www.linguaplay.com), speaking at home education conventions about the educational use of computers and software, or presiding over the Greek and English lessons in the family home school. Writing several America Online books hasn't deterred her from the fun of tracking down new online areas and features. Look for her lurking around the system under the screen name JSKaufeld.

Table of Contents

Big Picture	1	(1)
Personalizing Your Corner of the World	1	(22)
Navigating Here, There, and Everywhere	23	(12)
Chatting with Everyone	35	(14)
IM Your Buddy, Locate Your Pal	49	(14)
Expressing Yourself with E-Mail	63	(28)
Diving into Discussion Boards	91	(10)
Saving and Sharing Online Pictures	101	(12)
Logging, Saving, Printing, and Downloading	113	(12)
Exploring the Internet	125	(20)
Taking AOL on the Road	145	(10)
Solving Problems and Finding Help	155	(10)
Appendix A: Places of Our Hearts	165	(10)
Appendix B: Clicking through the Channels	175	(10)
Glossary: Tech Talk	185	(6)
Index	191