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To set up an account - choose the middle column “Sign up” button For patrons setting up a hotmail account, choose the Windows Live Hotmail option

Select the orange “Get It” Button Windows Live service is for setting up at a personal/ home computer. Sign up for Windows Live by completing all necessary fields on the registration form. Choose between the Classic and the Full Version to access your email account. The following images and toolbars are available on the “Classic version”.

Classic Version

Features Features Features Features –––– ToolbarsToolbarsToolbarsToolbars Organize and manage emails and contact information

Windows Live Icon – located on the left side of the toolbar, this icon will redirect to MSN features and services Home – The Home tab links directly to the hotmail homepage. Hotmail – This link will access your hotmail account(s). Spaces – This links to Window “Live” space page. One Care – Direct link to advertisement for MSN computer/ internet care (antivirus care). Sympatico/ MNS – Links to the Sympatico/MNS homepage. Search box – To search within your email account, to find emails by name/ business, by entering a term and clicking the “Mail” button. - Search the web by entering a term and clicking the “Web” button. Email Account Name – Drop down menu allows direct access and management of all your hotmail accounts and productions Sign out – log off MSN hotmail.

Email Folders Inbox – Displays incoming emails. Junk – Promotional and spam emails are directed to this folder to be reviewed or deleted Draft – To create and save emails before sending Sent – Holds a copy of all sent emails Delete – Holds a copy of deleted emails Manage folders – To organize emails into groups/ folders. Today – MSN feature to promote daily news and set up personal features Mail- redirect to email account Contacts – Address book

Calendar – Provides Scheduling/ Day timer functions. Inbox Toolbar Inbox Toolbar Inbox Toolbar Inbox Toolbar

New – To create a new email message. Delete – Mark required emails and click the “delete” button to remove from a folder. Junk – Select unwanted emails to send to junk folder Mark as Unread – Highlight marked email to show as “unread” Printer icon – click the printer icon to print message Move to - Drop Down menu – select emails and move them to another folder

ContactsContactsContactsContacts Click the “contact” button to create a personal address book Hotmail allows you to create a personal profile for all your contacts and organize your address book into group folders. Contact toolbarContact toolbarContact toolbarContact toolbar

New - Set up a new email contact Edit – Change/ add information to a contact profile. Email Contact – Create and send an email to a contact from your personal list.

Delete –Highlight contacts to be deleted from your address book Merge – Merge two contact records/ groups together Print Icon – Select and print contact information Add to group- Add a contact from your address list into a group folder. Options Icon – Management tools to organize incoming mail.

You – Manage and set-up a personal profile All Contacts – a list of contacts in your address book Manage groups – create group names – select contact name to be included in your group – easy way to send one email to several people.

Create Create Create Create a a a a contact list contact list contact list contact list Select the ‘new” button located on the left side of the toolbar. A profile form should appear.

Complete the profile form Select “Save” to add a profile to your address book. Once a contact list is created, use the contact toolbar to edit, create new profiles, and organize contacts into mailing groups.

GroupsGroupsGroupsGroups Organizing contact groups for family events, a social group, and organizations, allows you to send one email to group of people. To create a group, select contacts from your address book by checking the box beside their name and click the “add to group” from the drop down menu on the contact toolbar Select the “[new group...] option and create a group name. Click “save”. All selected contacts should be entered into this group.

Groups can also be created and managed by selecting the “Manage groups” on the contact profile toolbar

Manage groups function allows you to create new groups, rename groups and delete existing groups. As you create contacts and groups they will be listed on the contact profile toolbar Groups and contact lists help organize your favourite email connections.

Personal Profile Personal Profile Personal Profile Personal Profile A personal profile allows you to manage your personal information that you can share with email contacts, live space contacts and IM contacts. The Profile toolbar allows you to manage your profile for your hotmail account, IM account and Live Space (social networking) space.

xx xx xx xx space – direct link to Live space account More – a drop down menu to navigate your space – to manage your profile and friends list, share photos, add blog entries, create a guestbook to invite friends to your space. Web Appearance – upload an image or picture that will become your IM and Live Space image/ profile. Contact info – Enter your personal and business contact information. Manage who has access to this information. Social – Create and manage your social Live Space profile.

Note: read carefully, the profiles default to allow public access. Carefully enter the information you would like others to see, reset your profile to limit the public access to your information. Windows Live Hotmail – creates a social networking experience. Chose the “space” function to access: Social network spaces, blogging, photo sharing, work collaboration and file sharing, event planning and much more …

Check out the feature MSN provides for a social network experience