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Ever wonder how to do something but wasn't sure how or
was afraid to ask someone?
Well here is your chance to find out and no one will know you did :-)
Ever logon to AOL and can't get to a message board?
Or for some dumb reason, you can't read your mail?
There is always a reason!
Go to KEYWORD: PULSE OF AOL
There you will see updated information for current or upcoming
routine AOL maintenence for Mail,message boards etc!
How much mail does my mailbox hold?
Easy answer!
A
LOT
AOL gives you space to store up to 1000
pieces of NEW
mail,
550 pieces of OLD mail. and 550 pieces of SENT mail
per each screenanme on your account on its host system at any given time.
Unread mail is considered most important!
Mail will be deleted from your MAIL YOU HAVE SENT
and MAIL YOU HAVE READ folders, even if it has been less than two days!
If you want to keep that mail- see the next section about PFC
(personal filing cabinet)
Personal Filing Cabinet
1) click on the MY AOL Icon on your toolbar and select PREFERENCES
2) Click the mail button( a mail preferences window will appear)
3) Click RETAIN ALL MAIL I SEND & ALL MAIL RECIEVED
to my Personal filing cabinet
Mail in your PFC can be read offline :-)
Want to keep that mail on a disk instead?
That's easy too!
1) Click on the read icon, and click the OLD MAIL tab
2)Double click on the message you want to save
3) From the file menu, click SAVE AS(A standard dialog box will appear)
4) Navigate to the location where you want the mail to be stored
5) Type a FILENAME in the FILENAME .BOX
(make note of the name & where you put it, I highly recommend
making a new folder in your WINDOWS Directory just for this)
6) Click save, and your mail is now stored on your hard drive!
One thing about your AOL PFC
:
CLEAN THAT BAD BOY OUT!
If you log onto AOL and it seems slower than usual and you are a
heavy user of AOL and get lots of mail, from time to time your PFC will need
a cleaning and a compressing!
Simple to clean it out also!!
Simply access your filing cabinet from the MY FIling cabinet
then highlight and look through what you want to delete then select delete and do this until your PFC is at the desired level for you, then hit COMPACT
all done, AOL will run better too!
Turn those IMS off I wanna surf!! BUT HOW???
EASY!!
Open a new IM and in the send line type this
$IM_OFF then hit available
to turn them back on
$IM_ON
then hit available :-)
(note: Logging off automatically turns your IMS back on!)
PASSWORDS
Protect your account from
hackers!
Make your password at least 6 characters long
and use ALPHA NUMERIC choices
Password stealer programs have more trouble
decoding ALPHA NUMERIC than words or just numbers alone :-)
WHAT VERSION OF AOL DO I HAVE
?
Ever call AOL for tech help and they need to know your version?
Or ever see something Online you want to download but you need to know
if it is compatible with your version of AOL?
SIMPLE!
Click the HELP at the top above the toolbar, then select
ABOUT AMERICA ONLINE
a screen will popup telling you what version you have
(if you need the revision# just hit CNTRL R after the above step and another screen will pop-up telling you)
For those who don't know
AOL uses a version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer
Well in all honesty NETSCAPE has the superior product
Click below and go get NETSCAPE'S
stand alone browser for your computer!
Web pages look better when viewed with
NETSCAPE Navigator 4.08
How do I clean out my Cache?
AOL's built in browser comes with a cache, or temporary storage place. Images and text from Web pages you visit are stored on your hard drive for fast reloading when you return to them while you're still logged on. When the cache fills up, performance can slow down.
How To Empty Your Browser's Cache if you are using AOL 4.0 for Windows.
1. From the My AOL menu on the toolbar, select Preferences.
2. Select the WWW icon.
3. Under the Advanced tab, click Settings, Empty Folder, click Yes. Or, under the General tab, click the Delete Files button found beneath the Temporary Internet Files heading, click OK
NOTE:
this is NOT the same as your temporary internet files.
To Clean out Temp Internet Files
Right click on the Start Button, and select EXPLORE
then locate your tempoary internet folder
then select EDIT, then SELECT ALL,
then hit DELETE. This will clean out your temporary internet files!
This needs to be done from time to time for the love of your computer!
I don't like where my windows sit!
ok easy to fix...
Want your IM window in the middle , the right. want the chat room to be larger, smaller?
Just adjust the size of your window my moving your cursor until you get an to arrow appear. Once you do that, drag the arrow to enlarge or decrease your windows size. Once you get it to the desired size, go above your toolbar to the word WINDOW and then scroll down
to REMEBER WINDOW SIZE & POSITION then click on it
Your window is now remembered!
Now to move your IM Window permenantly
just click on the color bar up top of the IM WINDOW
and drag it to the desired location and go above your toolbar to the word WINDOW and then scroll down
to REMEMBER WINDOW SIZE & POSITION then click on it
I downloaded some new sounds for AOL. how do I change them ?
(this actually applies to any sounds on your computer)
E A S Y :-)
Once you download the wavs you want, simply click onto your start button, then select
control panel ,then sounds
towards the bottom you should see an AOL Section
with your Welcome, youve got mail, buddyin/buddy out etc
Just select what one you want to change, then hit browse and find your wav you want to use
After that, play the wav to be sure it is the one, then be sure to HIT
APPLY!
That's all there is to it !
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Thanks again for visiting - Good Luck and happy surfing!
