MELJUN CORTES Web E-Mail Laboratory Exercise

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Computer Fundamentals

Laboratory Exercise 19: Web-based Email and Chat *Propert y of STIPage 1 of 17

Laboratory Exercise #19

Web-based email and chat

Objectives:

At the end of the exercise, the students should be able to:

create, read, and delete messages using web-based e-mail,

chat via Windows Live messenger, chat via Yahoo! Messenger, use emoticons in chatting, and

send private messages.

Materials:

1 PC with pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system, Internet Explorer 8 and WindowsLive 8.5 and Yahoo! 11 messenger

Procedures:

Activity 1 Register to a Web-Based E-Mail Provider

1. Access www.yahoo.com.ph .

2. Click the Sign Up hyperlink.

3. Yahoo! Registration page will appear. Fill in the necessary information needed to get a Yahoo! ID

and password.

Figure 19.1 Sign Up Hyperlink

Figure 19.2 Signing Up to an E-Mail Provider

http://www.yahoo.com.ph/http://www.yahoo.com.ph/http://www.yahoo.com.ph/


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Note:

In some cases, you will need to re-enter new certain fields (e.g. entering new user name becauseit was already been taken).

Tip:You may choose from the suggested e-mail addresses.

4. After the fields are filled up correctly, click the Create My Account button.5. A window displaying your new Yahoo! ID and e-mail address with the important details will appear

on the screen. Click the Continue button.

Figure 19.3 E-Mail Account Summary

6. You will be directed to the Yahoo! Home Page .

Composing an E-Mail Message

1. Click the Mail button2. Click the Compose Message button.

3. On the To: field, enter the Yahoo! e-mail address of the person on your right.4. On the Cc: field, enter another Yahoo! e-mail address of any of your friends inside the computer

laboratory.5. Click Add Bcc hyperlink and enter the Yahoo! e-mail address of your instructor.

6. Type Birthday Invitation in the Subject: field.7. Key in the following text in the Message text box:

Hi!

I would like to invite you for an afternoon tea party in celebration of my 18th Birthday on

July 16, 2010. This would be held at No.15 Mayumi St., Q.C. I hope to see you there!

Thank you!


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8. Click the Send button. The Message Sent window will appear on the screen confirming that themessage has been sent successfully.

Adding Names to Address Book

1. E-mail provider like Yahoo! suggests that an e-mail address be added to your address book if not

found. Do this by clicking the plus (+) sign beside the recipients you want to add, enter thenecessary information (i.e. First and Last Name), and click Save.

Figure 19.4 Adding contacts

Tip:

Tick Au tomatical ly add new recipients to my Contacts (from now o n) option to automatically

add recipients that are not found in your Contacts.

Reading E-Mail Messages

1. Click the Inbox folder.

Note:The number displayed beside the Inbox folder name represents the number of unread messagesin the Inbox folder.

2. Select the subject of the message to be read, in this case, click the Welcome to Yahoo! subject.

3. The e-mail message preview sent by Yahoo! is now displayed on the screen using a bottomreading pane.

Figure 19.5 Mailbox

Folders


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Figure 19.6 E-mail Message Full View.

Replying and Forwarding E-Mail Messages

1. Open the message sent by your friend with a subject, Birthday Invitation.

2. Click the Reply button.

Note:

The e-mail address of the sender is automatically entered in the To: field and a note Re: isincluded in the Subject field.

3. In the Message text box, key in:

Hi!

Thanks for the invite. It is my pleasure to be part of your celebration. Advanced HappyBirthday!

4. Yahoo! allows you to customize the messages by using the formatting tools (font face, size, style,

color, etc.) in the toolbar. Highlight the message and change the Font Face by choosing from itsdrop-down list box.

Figure 19.7 Changing the Font Face


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5. Click the Set text color button and select any color from the list.

Figure 19.8 Text Colour Palette

6. Click the Send button.

7. Click Done.

8. In the Inbox folder, reopen the message with the subject, Birthday Invitation.9. This time, click the Forward button.

Note:

A note Fw: is included in the Subject field.

10. In the To: field, enter the e-mail addresses of any of your friends inside the computer laboratory.11. Click the Send button to forward the message.

Deleting E-Mail Messages

1. Return to the Inbox folder and select the message sent by Yahoo! by ticking on the check boxbeside the message to be deleted.

Figure 19.9 Selecting Messages

2. Click the Delete button.

Note:

The deleted message is automatically moved to the Trash folder.

Activity 2 Chatting via Windows Live Messenger

1. From the Start button, click on All Programs, hover over to Windows Live, and chooseWindows Live Messenger . The Windows Live Messenger screen appears similarly to Figure19.10.


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Figure 19.10 Windows Live Messenger

2. Click the Sign up for a Windows Live ID hyperlink. The Internet Explorer will display directingyou to Windows Live Sign Up page.

Figure 19.11 Windows Live Sign Up Page


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3. Click Or get a Windows Live e-mail address hyperlink from the page to get a new Windows Livee-mail address and ID. Enter the necessary information. When done, read the Microsoft service

agreement and privacy statement and click I accept button.

Note:

I f you don’t have any other e-mail address that you can use for the password reset, click Or

cho ose a secur ity qu estion for passwo rd reset hyperlink to enable the security question.

Figure 19.12 Creating a New Account in Windows Live

4. Close the Internet Explorer window and access the Windows Live messenger log in screen.5. Enter your new e-mail address and password and click Sign in button.

Note:

Close the Welcome screen of Windows Live Messenger.

6. Once signed in, click Add a contact button.7. Add the e-mail addresses of your classmates on your left and right and group them as your

Coworkers. Enter all necessary information on the Add a Contact dialog box. Click Add

Contact.

Note:

Uncheck the Subscribe to upd ates for this contact option.


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Figure 19.13 Add a Contact Dialog Box

8. Add another contact of any of your friends inside the computer laboratory and group him as yourFriends.

Note:

The e-mail addresses you have added are now listed on the main screen of Windows LiveMessenger. Those contacts that are in green mode indicate that the users are online. While those

that are in gray mode indicate the users are offline.

Figure 19.14 Sample Contacts


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9. In order to send a message, double-click on the user ID you want to send a message.10. From the Conversation Window , key in Hello! in the message input text box and click the Send

button.

Note:

The sent message appears in the message pane.

Figure 19.15 Conversation Window

Figure 19.16 Sample Message Sent


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Info:

There are many options in communicating using Windows Messenger. Aside from the usual text

messaging, you can also use the web camera and microphone for the video or voice chat.

11. Click the Invite someone to this conversation button from the Conversation Window to create a

conference.

Figure 19.17 Inviting Contacts for Conversation

12. Select another contact from the results list of the Click on contact to select it dialog box and clickOK.

13. Click the Change your font or text color button to display the Change Font dialog box. Choose

Trebuchet MS from the Font list box, change the text color based on your preferences, and thenclick OK.

Figure 19.18 Customizing Font14. Now enter a message for other users in the message input text box.

15. Click the Select an emoticon drop-down button and choose the Angel. Click Send.


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Figure 19.19 Windows Live Messenger Emoticons

16. Close the Conversation Window by clicking the Close button or pressing the key.

Activity 3 Using Yahoo! Messenger

1. From the Start button, click on All Programs, hover over to Yahoo! Messenger , and choose Yahoo! Messenger . The Yahoo! Messenger screen appears similar to Figure 19.20.

Figure 19.20 Yahoo! Messenger


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2. Use your created e-mail address account and password from this Laboratory Exercise for the Yahoo! ID and Password fields.

3. Click the Sign In button.

Figure 19.21 Signing In to Yahoo! Messenger

4. Close the Yahoo! Insider window once it appears on the screen.

Adding Friends to your Yahoo! List

1. Access the Contact menu and click on the Add a Contact. The Add to Messenger List dialogbox will be displayed on the screen.

2. Enter a Yahoo! ID or e-mail address as shown in Figure 19.22. In this exercise, enter the

Yahoo! ID of your classmate on your left. Click Next.


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Figure 19.22 Adding Yahoo! IDs

3. Key in Classmates on the Choose or enter a Messenger List group for [Contact name] textbox.

4. Key in Hello! in the Brief Introduction text box. Click Next.

Figure 19.23 Setting the Messenger List Group

5. Now, click Add another contact hyperlink because you will add two more contacts on Yahoo!messenger. Enter the Yahoo! ID of your classmate on your right and any of your friends insidethe computer laboratory. Select Classmates group for your other classmate and Friends group

for your friend in the computer laboratory.6. When done, click Finish to close the dialog box.7. Locate the Yahoo! ID of your classmate on your left. Right-click on the ID and choose Contacts

Details option.


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Figure 19.24 Modifying Contact Details

8. Fill in the fields for your classmate’s contact details. When done, click the Save & Close button.

Figure 19.25 Adding Contact Details

9. Your classmate’s Yahoo! ID will be displayed under the group Classmates on your Yahoo!Messenger window.


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Notes:

If you have been added by any of your classmates and friends, the Add to M essengerLi st Request window will appear on the screen. Select Al low this person to add me

and see me when I am online option and tick on And add this person to my

Messenger List option. Click Next . Add them to the Classmates group and click Finish . Modify the other two contacts on your list for their contact details.

Sending a Message

1. Double-click a Yahoo! ID of your friend under the group Classmates. A Conversation Window will appear on the screen.

Figure 19.26 Opening the Conversation Window

2. On the Message Input text box, key in any message you want to convey.

3. Click on the Emoticons button and select the big grin smiley.

Figure 19.27 Adding Emoticons

4. Click the Send button or press the key.


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5. If your classmate is not replying to your message, click Buzz button from the ConversationWindow toolbar.

6. On the Messenger window, right-click on Classmates and select Broadcast an IM to thisGroup.

Figure 19.28 Sending Message to a Group

7. Key in any message you want, then click Send or press .

Editing Text Color, Fonts, and Instant Messenger Window

1. Click the Format button to display the Format toolbar.2. Click the Change Text Color button and select any color you prefer.3. Begin typing a message to your friend to view the changes made.

Tip:

You can change the color of the text or add some color effects.

Editing Groups

1. Right-click the Classmates group, then click on Rename Group.2. On the New Group Name text box of the Rename Group dialog box, enter Computer

Laboratory Students.


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Figure 19.29 Renaming a Group Name

3. Click OK.

Tip:

To add new friends on your group, right-click on the group and then select Add a Contact toGroup option.

Signing Out

1. To sign out from Yahoo! Messenger, from the Messenger menu, select Sign Out or press .2. A message box will appear asking you if you really want to sign out from Yahoo! messenger. Click

Yes.

Figure 19.30 Sign Out Message Box

3. Finally, click the Close button.

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