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Setting up an e-mail account
 

This page will guide you through the set up of a Hotmail account.  Hotmail is a totally free e-mail service run by Microsoft that lets you send and receive e-mail from any computer that is connected to the Internet.  The Hotmail service is run through the Hotmail Web page which can be found at the Web address listed in "Step 2" below.

Step 1.  Print this Web page for use as a guide.  

Step 2.  Go to   http://www.hotmail.com

 (Hint: Bookmark this page for future reference. This is the page you will use to sign in every time you check your e-mail )

Step 3.  Click on the words “Sign up” as shown below.

Hotmail Sign-in

Step 4.  Fill in the registration form. Remember to write down the user name and password you pick.  Submit the form.
 

Note:  Because of the amount of people that use hotmail, picking a user name can sometimes take a couple of tries to find one that is available.
 
  Step 5.  There will be a Web Page that congratulates you on your new account.  Somewhere on the Web Page there will be an image that looks like a button with the word "continue" on it.  Click on this image to continue to the next screen.

 Step 6.  You are taken to a screen with Hotmail’s terms of use.  Read through or scroll to the bottom of the page where there will be a button asking you to accept or decline the terms.  Choose accept.

Accept Button

Step 7.  The next screen will ask if you wish to subscribe to various online publications.  Subscribe if you wish, then press the “continue” button.

Step 8.  The Hotmail working area then appears. You will be able to recognize it by the following tabs.
 

Hotmail Menu

 
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