1. Choose which company you want to use for your account. The following are free sources:

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2 Free is available from several companies through the Internet. Web-based accounts are available from any computer that has Internet access, including the Internet computers at Los Angeles Public Library. To sign up for a free account: 1. Choose which company you want to use for your account. The following are free sources: Eudora Web-Mail HotMail Lycos MailExcite - My Way - NetAddress - Yahoo! Mail Gmail Sign up: Look for a link that says Sign Up, Sign Me Up, Sign Up Now, Sign Up Today, or something similar. Click on the link. 3. A registration form will appear. Be sure to read all of the instructions and fill it out completely. Some of the common elements of the form are: a. User Name: This is also called Member Name, Log-in Name, Member ID, ID, and Sign-in Name. This will be the first part of your address. You can use letters or numbers or both. Keep it short 8 characters or less is best. Make it unique you will need to use something that nobody else has used already.

3 b. Password: Your password must be different from your user name. Choose something that you will remember, but that is hard to guess. Some companies require your password to be a certain length, so make sure you read the instructions carefully. c. Confirm Password: Most services require that you type your password twice to make sure that it is correct. This is because you will only see asterisks * when you type your password, not the actual letters and numbers you type. The form might ask you to Re-enter Password, Re-type Password, Verify Password, or Repeat Password. d. Security Question: Many companies, although not all of them, will ask you to choose a security question. This can be used to identify you if you forget your password. It is also called a Secret Question, Hint Phrase, Password Hint, or a Reminder Question. Most of the time you will choose a question from a list, but sometimes you will need to type in your own question. In the next box, you will need to type in the answer to the question. e. Information About You: All of the services are going to want some information about you. All of them will want your name. You can use initials, although some of them require at least three letters in the name. They will ask for your address, and/or zip code, and country. Some of them want your current and telephone number, although these are usually optional. You may also be asked one or more of the following: birthday, gender, occupation, language, education, marital status, income, industry, and interests. These will usually be in a drop-down menu where you will select from a list.

4 f. Special Offers: At the end of the form, many services ask you if you want your address listed in a directory. Some services will also give you the option to sign up to receive messages about new features, special offers, and/or products and services. This section generally has boxes and checkmarks. Click in the box to either remove or add a checkmark. g. Register: After you have completed the form, click on the button that says Register, Sign Up, Next, Done, or Submit. h. You may get a message asking you to select a new user name if the name you selected is already being used. Suggestions of alternate names may be made for you. Enter new names until one is accepted. 4. Make sure that you write down your user name, password, and address so that you do not forget them!

5 Checking Your Using Your Account When you want to check your , go back to the web site of your provider. For example, type in the location box. Type in your User Name and Password in the boxes. Click on Sign In. This will take you to your Mailbox or Inbox where you will see any new messages. Reading Your Click on the subject of the message you want to read. The message will be displayed along with information about whom it is from and when it was sent. Replying to Messages With the message open that you want to reply to, click on Reply. It will automatically insert the address of the person you are replying to in the To box. In the Subject box, it inserts Re: followed by the subject of the that you are replying to. With most services, you will see the original message in the message box. To type your reply, click at the top of the box and type your message. Click on Send when you are done with your reply. Writing Click on Compose Message (Your service may use a different phrase, but it will be something similar). Click in the To box and type in the address of the person you want to send the message to. Click in the Subject box and type in a subject for your . Click in the big empty box and type your message. Click on Send when you are done with your message.

6 Public Libraries Free Internet Access Alhambra Public Library 101 S. First St., Alhambra, CA Phone: (626) Anthony Quinn Library 3965 Cesar Chavez Ave. Los Angeles, CA Phone: (323) Arroyo Seco Library 6145 N. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA Phone: (323) City Terrace Library 4025 E. City Terrace Dr. Los Angeles, CA Phone: (323) Commerce Central Public Library 5655 Jillson Street Commerce, CA Phone: (323) Crowell Public Library 1890 Huntington Drive San Marino, CA Phone: (626) Eagle Rock Branch Library 5027 Caspar Avenue Los Angeles, CA Phone: (323) East Los Angeles Library 4837 E. Third St. Los Angeles, CA Phone: (323) El Sereno Branch Library 5226 S. Huntington Drive Los Angeles, CA Phone: (323) La Habra Library 221 E La Habra Blvd La Habra, CA Phone: (562) La Mirada Public Library La Mirada Blvd La Mirada, CA Phone: (562)

7 Public Libraries Free Internet Access Lincoln Heights Branch Library 2530 Workman Street Los Angeles, CA Phone: (323) Los Nietos Library E. Slauson Ave. Whittier, CA Phone: (562) Montebello Library 1550 W. Beverly Blvd. Montebello, CA Phone: (323) Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library 318 S. Ramona Ave. Monterey Park, CA Phone: (626) Pico Rivera Library 9001 Mines Ave. Pico Rivera, CA Phone: (562) San Gabriel Library 500 S. Del Mar Ave. San Gabriel, CA Phone: (626) South Pasadena Library 1100 Oxley Street South Pasadena CA Phone: (626) South Whittier Library Leffingwell Rd. Whittier, CA Phone: (562) Temple City Library 5939 Golden West Ave. Temple City, CA Phone: (626) Whittier Public Library 7344 Washington Ave Whittier, CA Phone: (562) Rosemead Library 8800 Valley Blvd. Rosemead, CA Phone: (626)

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