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*your
PC
user guide
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*your
PC
user guide
Outlook Express
Using Outlook Express:
Use Outlook Express (OE) to send and
receive e-mail.
• Click ‘Start ’and then ‘E-Mail -Outlook
Express’.
The dial-up connection box will appear.
• Click on ‘Work Offline ’and then ‘Hide ’
to clear.
• Click ‘Yes’, if asked ‘Do you want to make
Outlook Express your default mail client?’
To create an email:
• Click on the ‘New Mail ’button
• Type the recipient ’s e-mail address in the box labelled "To:"
• Type in a subject for the message in the box labelled "Subject"
• Click in the main window and type your message.
To send your email:
• Click ‘Send ’and the message will be stored in the ‘Outbox ’folder.
• Click ‘Send/Receive ’when prompted click yes to go online
• Click on ‘Connect ’ when the ‘Dial Up Connection ’box appears
When the connection is established your message will be sent and a copy stored in the
‘Sent Items ’folder.
To close Outlook Express and disconnect your Internet connection:
Choose ‘File ’and ‘Exit ’and ‘Disconnect Now ’.
To read emails sent to you:
• Launch Outlook Express and then ‘Connect ’
If you have e-mails waiting they will be downloaded to the
‘Inbox’ folder.
• Click on ‘Inbox’ to see the Sender and Subject of the mail you have received.
The message is shown in preview the panel below.
Or
• Double-click on any message to see it in a separate window.
! Don’t forget to close your connection as described previously.
Creating additional e-mail addresses:
If you chose the username ‘smith’ on signing up to Supanet your email address would
be smith@supanet.com.
You can also use anything@smith.supanet.com.
‘Anything’ is known as an alias. You can use as many aliases as you want. So each member
of the family can have an e-mail address for example bill@smith.supanet.com,
betty@smith.supanet.com, and ben@smith.supanet.com and so on.
Connecting to the Internet
All our PCs come provided with the capability to sign up for a standard 56k modem Supanet
Internet
account immediately from setup. The Supanet Pay-As-You-Go and Supavalue
accounts can use any telephone provider for connection. All other accounts require a
British
Telecom (BT)
telephone line. Also, provided you have a BT line, the standard 56k connection speed
can easily be upgraded to
Broadband, which can provide up to ten times faster internet
access. This is especially useful for large file downloads including movies and entire albums
and will also provide smoother and faster on-line gaming.
Call Supanet
FREE on 0800 915 8188 for advice on which package is best for you.
To connect to the Internet with Supanet (only available in the UK):
• Follow the simple registration screen that shows whenever the PC is switched on.
• Double Click on the Supanet Internet icon on the Desktop.
The PC connects to Supanet and Internet Explorer will open the Supanet Home Page.
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is the most popular method of
browsing the Internet and comes already installed
on your Desktop.
From
Supanet ’s home page you can start to
explore the Internet.
Click on ‘Help’ and ‘Tutorials’ for online help
pages about:
• Finding your way around the Internet.
• Using E-mail and Newsgroups.
• How to create your own website using Supanet
WorldBuilder 2.
! If your telephone has a ‘call waiting’ facility you MUST disable this before connecting,
as it may cause your connection to drop due to interference.
Comprehensive help files are also available from the Internet Explorer Help menu.
Closing the Internet Connection:
• Close Internet Explorer by clicking on the RED X in the top right hand corner.
• Click on ‘Disconnect Now’ to close your Internet connection.
Alternatively:
• Right-click the ‘Connection Monitor’ icon next to the clock and then click ‘Disconnect‘.