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How to Get Into Your Yahoo! E-mail
1. Address: Type www.yahoo.com in address bar and press Enter key on the keyboard.
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At the Yahoo! Web page point and click at Mail
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Type in your Yahoo! ID (no need to include @yahoo.com) Type in your Password (it will appear as ******) Point and click on Sign In
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*Forgot your password? Click on Forget your ID or password. Yahoo! will ask a few questions to confirm your identity and help you access your account.
YOU ARE NOW SIGNED IN AND READY TO GO!
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A typical Yahoo! Mail screen
Click “New” to create an e-mail.
Your Yahoo!Mail ID.
Click “Options” to customize your account and find info on spam.
Click “Help” to find answers to your Yahoo! E-Mail questions.
To delete a message, check the box in front of the “Sender” and click “Delete.”
To open a message, click on the text of Subject.
Advertisements Click either “Check Mail” or “Inbox” to check for messages. Hennepin County Library www.hclib.org E-Mail Basics 10/08 p.3
Hennepin County Library Email Basics Class
Email Account Planning Worksheet Step 1: Create your ID
Write your email ID below by placing one letter on each line: Example: s u z i e l e a r n e r
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Remember: Use something you will remember.
Step 2: Create your password
Write your email password below by placing one letter on each line: Example: l u v 2 l e a r n ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Remember: Six letters or greater, not a dictionary word, something you can memorize.
Your E-mail Address is . . .
Write your new email address in the box below by combining your ID with the ISP and the domain name. Example:
suzielearner@yahoo.com
@yahoo.com
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