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How to Easily Monitor AAMA N d U d tAAMA News and Updates

via RSS Feedsvia RSS Feeds

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What is an RSS Feed?What is an RSS Feed?

• A way to get news from differentA way to get news from different sources in one central place

• Provides summaries of web content• Provides summaries of web content in a simple formatM k it t k ith• Makes it easy to keep up with your favorite websites rather than h ki th llchecking them manually

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Why use an RSS Feed?Why use an RSS Feed?

• Keep up with content that changesKeep up with content that changes on an alternating schedule

• Web content without a web browser• Web content without a web browser• Centrally located content

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Websites Using RSS Feeds

• Major news outletsMajor news outlets– CNN, NY Times, WSJ, BBC

Industry sources• Industry sources– Door & Window Manufacturer, Window

& Door US Glass Glass& Door, US Glass, Glass• Other organizations

– NAM, CARB, EPA, DOE, NAHB, AIA

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Why use an RSS Feed?Why use an RSS Feed?

• Reduce emails without reducingReduce emails without reducing news about AAMA

• RSS feeds as a news source• RSS feeds as a news source• News feeds decrease number of

AAMA N l t d ilAAMA News-related emails

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How to Use RSS FeedsHow to Use RSS Feeds

• Identify websites with RSS contentIdentify websites with RSS content• Look for RSS icon

• RSS Aggregator– Web-based (Google Reader)– Email-based (Outlook)( )

RSS Feeds via Internet Explorer7

• Orange icon will appear on pages with RSS feedsfeeds

• Click this icon; click “subscribe…”

Feeds in Internet Explorer8

Feeds in Internet Explorer

• Subscribed feeds accessible underSubscribed feeds accessible under “Favorites”

Feeds in Outlook9

• Subscribed feeds accessible under “RSS Feeds ”

Feeds in Outlook10

• News appears as a blurb with link to full article

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• AAMA News and What’s New RSS Feeds

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AAMA FeedsAAMA Feeds

• AAMA NewsAAMA News– Press releases

AAMA news stories– AAMA news stories• What’s New

– Updates to the AAMA website

Highlights from RSS feeds will be posted each month in the AAMA e-News

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• AAMA News Feed

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• AAMA What’s New Feed

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TroubleshootingTroubleshooting

If feeds don’t appear in•If feeds don’t appear in RSS Feed list in Outlook, check settings to confirmcheck settings to confirm sync•Tools > Options > Other > pAdvanced Options

– Check the “Sync RSS F d t th CFeeds to the Common List” Box

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Microsoft FeedsMicrosoft Feeds

•Automatic subscription to Microsoft News feeds

•Feeds can be deleted by right-clicking the name ofright clicking the name of feed and selecting “Delete”

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RSS Feeds & AAMA NewsRSS Feeds & AAMA News

• Stay up-to-date on AAMA andStay up to date on AAMA and Industry News

• Get news in a central location• Get news in a central location• AAMA News

– www.aamanet.org/news• What’s New

– www.aamanet.org/whatsnew