Altair Yahoo! Groups

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1 Altair Yahoo! Groups The Altair Yahoo! Groups is restricted to Altair Members ONLY. Once you have submitted your Membership Application and paid your dues, the Yahoo! Group will be a very valuable tool for you to keep informed of current events and updates. The following procedures will help get you set up to participate in the Yahoo! Groups for Altair. Joining the group. Enter the link: into your browser to access the Altair s Web Site. 1. Enter the link: into your browser to access the Altair s Web Site. 2. Select any tab other than the HOME page. (Click on About Altair, Contacts, Forms & Docs, Photos) 3. Click on Yahoo! Groups logo on the right hand side below the Altair tabs. 4. This will bring up the following screen. Click on Altairsports. Page 1 Revised

2 5. The following screen will appear. To join, click Join Group. 6. Click on Create an Account. A page opens, asking for your membership info (your display name, address, message delivery, etc.). Since this group is restricted to Altair Members ONLY, we request that you create an address that identifies you. (ie Janedoe@yahoo.com). Members prefer to know who their messages are from. Click again on Create an Account. (write down your address & password for future use.) Page 2 Revised

3 7. If you provide an optional recovery number, a Verification code will be sent to your mobile number. When you receive a text message with the code, enter the verification code and click on Submit Code. 8. You are almost done.. The following screen will appear. Since this is a restricted account for Altair Members Only, you will get a screen verifying your yahoo account and requesting you to enter a CAPTCHA code (wavy letters& numbers). If you have difficulty reading the code, you can select an Audio code. In the Comment to Owner, please type in your name as it appears on your Membership Application. Then click on Send Request. 9. Your request will be sent to the Yahoo Moderator to confirm that you are an Altair Member and to authorize your participation. You will be sent an notifying you of the authorization. Success! You are now able to participate in the Altair Yahoo!!! Groups. Responding to an invitation If you are having difficulty signing up for a Yahoo!! Groups account, your Yahoo Moderator can invite you to join the group. You will first need to create a Yahoo address (yourname@yahoo.com ) to provide to the moderator. Page 3 Revised

4 Full membership invites will come as an from Yahoo. 1. Open the containing the group invitation from the Yahoo!! Moderator. 2. Click Join Group. 3. If you'd like to join, click Join Group, on the Altair homepage. -A page opens, asking for your membership info (your display name, address, message delivery, etc.). -Since this group is restricted to Altair Members ONLY, we request that you create an address that identifies you. Members prefer to know who their messages are from. 4. Enter the CAPTCHA code. 5. Click Send Request. Success! You've accepted the invitation. Do not respond to the -only subscription invites, as you will only receive messages from the group. You will not have access to the photo and other features available to Altair Members. Sending & responding to Altair Group s: To send an Altair to the entire Altair group, use the address: (Recommendation: put this address in your address book). To respond to a group Altair message: Select REPLY to respond to the sender. Select REPLY ALL to respond to the entire group. Page 4 Revised

5 (HINT: Look in the TO: box to see what address is there before hitting SEND Change your delivery options in Yahoo Groups: RECOMMENDED: If you have an address other than yahoo.com - where you generally view your s, you can forward the Altair s to your regular IN Box. Otherwise you must go to Yahoo to view Altair s. Editing your address, or message delivery settings: 1. On your Altair s Yahoo page, click on your name (see Janice in this example) in the upper right hand side of the screen to the left of the Mail envelope. 2. Use the drop-down menu to click on Account Info under your address. Page 5 Revised

6 3. When the Personal Info screen appears, click on your full name (Janice Wardan in this example). 4. When the Your Contact Information screen appears, under your yahoo.com , click on Add Add your regular address and designate it as your Primary address. (Primary-Change) 6. Click Save. Success! Your primary address is changed so the Altair s will be delivered to your regular IN Box. Changing your first or last name (if you did not provide your name when you first opened your account): Here's how to edit your first and last name are displayed: 1. Sign in to Yahoo Groups. 2. Click Altairsports on the left. 3. Then click on Membership upper left hand side of the screen. 4. Use the drop-down menu to click on Edit Membership. 5. Next to "Identity," click the Edit icon (looks like a pencil). 6. Next to "Display Name," enter your name. 7. Click Save. Success! Your name is changed within the Altair Yahoo!! Group Page 6 Revised