Teach Yourself« WebTV«

by Erica Sadun; Dennis R. Cohen

• ISBN13: 9780764533976
• ISBN10: 0764533975
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Watch your PC2s monitor, or watch TV? Using the Teach Yourself method, this edition includes step-by-step instruction and the visuals you need to quickly master WebTV basics. After you power up your first WebTV unit, with this proven tutorial soon you2ll be navigating the Web, editing text, filling out forms, and sending e-mail -- by your television2s remote or your unit2s keyboard. You2ll make the most of WebTV when you visit news and entertainment centers and, of course, watch TV. If you find that surfing the Web is more comfortable from your sofa, WebTV and its communities are the right choice for you.

Author Biography

About the Authors Erica Sadun, Ph.D. is a user interface expert, technology consultant and computer book author. She wrote the critically acclaimed and best-selling JavaScript Cookbook (Charles River Media). Dennis R. Cohen is now a freelance programmer, editor, and writer who has been developing software for over 20 years, starting with the Deep Space Network at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and continuing through Ashton-Tate, Claris, and Aladdin Systems. He started writing magazine articles and reviews in 1981, doing technical edits of books in 1986, and writing computer books in 1994. When he is not working, he can usually be found with his Boston terrier, Spenser.

Table of Contents

Part I Introducing Web TV	2	(56)
Acquiring Basic Web TV Skills	4	(18)
Editing Text	22	(16)
Filling out Forms	38	(20)
Part II Navigating the World Wide Web	58	(64)
Jumping into the Web	60	(14)
Using Favorites	74	(20)
Searching the Web	94	(16)
Exploring the Web	110	(12)
Part III Mastering Electronic Mail	122	(112)
Building Basic E-Mail Skills	124	(26)
Creating and Maintaining Your Address Book	150	(16)
Building Intermediate E-Mail Skills	166	(24)
Taking Charge of E-Mail Storage	190	(18)
Mastering Advanced E-Mail Techniques	208	(16)
Joining E-Mail Lists	224	(10)
Part IV Making the Most of Web TV	234	(99)
Introducing Web TV Centers	236	(20)
Watching TV with WebTV	256	(34)
Building Community	290	(20)
Administrating Your WebTV Account	310	(23)
Appendix A Personal Workbook Answers	333