AOL Computer Basics Chat

Submitted by GFS Hope@aol.com

Are you new to AOL? The Internet? The Computer?

Well, perhaps this chat will interest you.

Examples of subjects we will cover:

How to Copy and Paste (and the difference between cut and paste)

Creating and sending a GEDCOM File

Receiving and importing a GEDCOM File

How to create a profile

How to search the member directory

How to log chats

How to save information to a floppy disk

How to backup your favorite places and/or Organizer File

How to create new folders in your Favorite Places and/or your PFC

Saving URL's (or web sites) to favorite places

How to download files

How to attach files to an e-mail

How to zip files together to send

How to embed pictures into AOL 4.0

How to change the color and font of your email, IM's, chats, etc.

How to block email

How to set up your buddy list

How to block (everyone or selected names) from you buddy list

How to turn on and off your Instant Messages

How to purge files from your hard drive (temp Internet files, cookies, etc.)

How to clean out your PFC

How to set your Preferences so you don't get those advertising popups

How to change your default wav sounds

How to send blind copy emails

Using online phone books

Using Search Engines

And more to come as folks let us know what they need to learn.

So, if you think this is for you, please join

GFS Hope@aol.com and GFS Jackie@aol.com on Tuesday evenings

from 7-8 PM EST in Golden Gates Chat Room (AOL Only)