For patrons setting up a hotmail account, choose the Windows Live Hotmail option

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1 MSN Hotmail Search: MSN or Hotmail Go To: 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 account. The following images and toolbars are available on the Classic version.

2 Classic Version Features Toolbars Organize and manage s 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 account, to find s by name/ business, by entering a term and clicking the Mail button. - Search the web by entering a term and clicking the Web button. Account Name Drop down menu allows direct access and management of all your hotmail accounts and productions Sign out log off MSN hotmail.

3 Folders Inbox Displays incoming s. Junk Promotional and spam s are directed to this folder to be reviewed or deleted Draft To create and save s before sending Sent Holds a copy of all sent s Delete Holds a copy of deleted s Manage folders To organize s into groups/ folders. Today MSN feature to promote daily news and set up personal features Mail- redirect to account Contacts Address book Calendar Provides Scheduling/ Day timer functions. Inbox Toolbar New To create a new message. Delete Mark required s and click the delete button to remove from a folder. Junk Select unwanted s to send to junk folder Mark as Unread Highlight marked to show as unread Printer icon click the printer icon to print message Move to - Drop Down menu select s and move them to another folder Contacts 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 toolbar New - Set up a new contact Edit Change/ add information to a contact profile. Contact Create and send an to a contact from your personal list.

4 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 to several people. Create a 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. Groups Organizing contact groups for family events, a social group, and organizations, allows you to send one 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

5 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 connections. Personal Profile A personal profile allows you to manage your personal information that you can share with 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 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