Hotmail: Setting up an E-Mail Account

Follow the steps below to setup your account.  You can send an e-mail to your instructor so that your instructor will have your new e-mail address.

If you already have an active e-mail account with an Internet Service Provider, use your existing account to send your instructor an e-mail message.  

INSTRUCTIONS:  Students may use any free e-mail service.  Hotmail.com is fairly user friendly.  Follow the steps below to set up your FREE E-mail account using Internet-based HOTMAIL. Accounts can be set up in the Academic Technology computer labs located on the second or third floors of Conger Hall, or in King Hall 3.  If you have any problems, feel free to contact a lab assistant in Academic Technology (Conger 227).

 

Lab hours are:     Monday-Thursday:   8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

                             Friday:                      8:00 a.m. -  5:00 p.m.

                             Saturday:                 1:00 p.m. -  5:00 p.m.

                             Sunday:                    2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

 

1.      Double-click (with the left mouse button) on the INTERNET EXPLORER icon on the desktop.

 

2.      If the HOTMAIL homepage does not appear when INTERNET EXPLORER opens up, then use you mouse to move the arrow pointer to the upper long white rectangular box that says address. Put pointer inside box and click once. The address should then be highlighted in blue. Now press the DELETE or BACKSPACE key on your keyboard. Now the box should empty. Type in the following address:

 

http://www.hotmail.com

      and then press ENTER on the keyboard.

 

3.      Now that you are in HOTMAIL, use your mouse to click on the tab labeled New Account Sign-Up.

 

4.  You should see a Hotmail Registration page.  Click inside each box and type in the requested information. Use your mouse to click the scroll down arrow in the bottom right side of the screen to continue down the registration form. Below the information, you should see Terms of Service information. YOU NEED TO READ THEIR TERMS BEFORE YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THEM. Click on I Agree.

 

IMPORTANT: When choosing a login name, keep in mind that there are thousands of people who use this e-mail service and the name you might choose could be used by someone else already (ex. angel, sunflower, or cowboy). Your best bet is to use your firstname_lastname. If you choose a name that has been chosen already, Hotmail will let you know and make you choose something else.

 

 

5.      If you filled out everything, then Hotmail will congratulate you for joining. If there are any problems with your registration, Hotmail will let you know before going any further. Your new login name should be displayed. Be sure to write your new login name and password down. Click on CONTINUE.

 

6.    Scroll down to the bottom of the first advertisements screen, Click the CONTINUE button.

 

7.  Scroll down to the bottom of the second advertisements screen, Click the CONTINUE button.

 

8.  Now you should see your Inbox. Inbox holds your incoming messages. Compose allows you to type a new message to send. You have the freedom to experiment with your new e-mail account to personalize it to your liking. When you are finished, with an e-mail session, ALWAYS click the SIGN OUT button to exit Hotmail.

 

 

CHECKING AND SENDING E-MAIL

 

9.      Go into INTERNET EXPLORER and access the Hotmail homepage like you did in steps 1 and 2. When Hotmail’s homepage appears your cursor should automatically blink in the LOGIN NAME box. Go ahead and type in your login name, JUST THE NAME YOU CHOSE. Then click the PASSWORD box and type in your password (it will appear as asterisks). Then click  ENTER on the screen. You should now see your personalized Hotmail page. To check your mail, click on the Inbox which is written in blue. If you have any new messages, it will tell you how many you have. Each new message will have a little red triangle on the left side of the message and should have the name of the person the message is from. Use your mouse to click the NAME and the message will appear.

 

10. If you want to send mail, click the COMPOSE button. You will then have a space to type the entire address of whom you wish to send the message to. After typing in the address of recipient, you can click SUBJECT and type a simple subject for your message. Then click inside the big white box to type your message (the box grows as your message grows). Once you have finished typing the message, click on the SEND button and your message will be sent.

 

REMEMBER TO SIGN OUT WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH YOUR E-MAIL SESSION.

 

 

LAST STEP:  Once your account is setup, send an e-mail to your ABAC 1000 instructor so that your instructor will have your new e-mail address.