AOL 6

Training Provided by The Virtual Training Company AOL (America Online) 6 is an Internet Service Provider and more. It contains a browser, mail provider, and content provider that allows pictures, chats, a calendar, and more, all in one software package. Follow Matt Neutra, your guide in this Virtual Training Company tutorial, as he takes you through the welcome screen and the navigation of AOL 6 and over sending email with attachments, the address book, and the download manager. He even shows you how to set up your buddy list for instant messaging and how to set parental controls. Discover the many useful features of AOL 6 now by clicking one of the movie links below.

AOL 6

Intro

1. About This Training CD
2. Brief History of the Internet
3. Security and Internet Safety
4. AOL Compared to Other ISPs
5. Windows and Mac Conventions

Getting Started

1. System Requirements
2. Installing the Application
3. Starting the Application
4. Setting Up Your Connection Method
5. A Word About User Names and Passwords
6. Finding Help For AOL
7. The AOL Welcome Screen
8. Navigating in AOL
9. Customizing AOL
10. Searching AOL and the Internet
11. Summary of What You Can Do With AOL

Welcome Screen

1. Intro to the Welcome Screen
2. The Icons
3. The Links
4. My Places
5. File Menu
6. Edit Menu
7. Print Menu
8. Window Menu
9. Sign Off Menu
10. Help Menu
11. The Toolbar
12. The Navigation Bar

Navigating in AOL 6

1. Using the Mouse and Keyboard to Get Around
2. Hyperlinks Buttons and Screen Icons
3. Using Windows and Scroll Bars
4. Using Individual Windows
5. How to Use Dropdown Menus and List boxes
6. How to Use Text Boxes
7. Using Keywords and URLs in the Address Box

Finding Help for AOL

1. Offline Help Overview
2. AOL Software Help
3. Tech Support Via Telephone
4. Books on AOL
5. Online Help (when connected to AOL) Overview
6. QuickStart
7. AOL Help
8. Welcome to AOL Intro
9. Live Help
10. AOL Community Help
11. Classes on AOL

Parental Controls and Safety

1. Creating Screen Names for Children
2. Setting Parental Controls
3. e-mail Control
4. Using the Online Timer
5. Control for Chat Rooms IM and Web Browsing
6. Control for Downloads Newsgroups and Services
7. Notifying AOL of Security Issues

E-mail

1. About e-mail in AOL
2. Reading e-mail
3. Reading Old Mail
4. Writing e-mails
5. Uploading Attachments to Outgoing Mail
6. Sent Mail
7. Junk Mail
8. Sorting Mail
9. Downloading With Attachments
10. AOL Addresses vs. Internet Addresses
11. Using the Address Book
12. The Mail Menu
13. CC and Bcc e-mails
14. Answering e-mails
15. Forwarding e-mails
16. Mail Status
17. Unsending Mail
18. Using Filing Cabinets to Organize Mail
19. Spell Checking Mail
20. Pictures and Graphics in Mail
21. Accessing your e-mail From the Web

Instant Messaging (IM)

1. Overview of IM
2. Sending and Receiving IMs
3. Turning on/off IM
4. Away Messages
5. Setting Up and Using Buddy Lists
6. Getting Info About Users
7. Locate Users

Using Chat Rooms and Online Forums in AOL

1. What is a Chat Room or Conference?
2. Finding Chat Rooms
3. Creating a Chat Room
4. Keeping a Log of a Chat Session
5. What are Message Boards?
6. Finding Communities
7. Reading Messages
8. Searching Messages
9. Posting Messages
10. Replying to Messages
11. What are News Groups?
12. Finding Newsgroups
13. Subscribing to Newsgroups
14. Reading Newsgroup Messages
15. Searching Messages
16. Posting Messages
17. Downloading Messages

Downloading Files

1. Overview of File Downloading
2. How to Download
3. What are File Libraries
4. Using the Download Center
5. Searching for Files
6. Being Aware of Viruses and Other Hazards
7. Using the Download Manager
8. Automatic AOL

My Calendar

1. Setting up Your Calendar
2. The Calendar View and Interface
3. Adding Events and Meetings
4. Using the Event Directory
5. Using the Idea List

AOL Preferences

1. Usernames
2. Passwords
3. Privacy
4. Mail
5. Automatic AOL
6. Spelling
7. Internet Options
8. Connection and Setup Options

Favorite Places

1. Finding and Adding Places
2. Editing Favorite Places
3. My Places

AOL Channels

1. What are Channels
2. Opening a Channel
3. Closing a Channel
4. Searching Channels
5. understanding Channel Interfaces
6. A word About Online Shopping

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