HP HP-380467-003 PC Basics Guide - Page 41

Sending and Receiving E-Mail

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To use Content Advisor: 1 Click Start on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Network and Internet Connections, if it is present. 3 Double-click Internet Options. 4 Click the Content tab. 5 In the Content Advisor area, click Enable. 6 On the Ratings tab, click a category in the list, and then click and drag the slider bar until the rating level is set to the limit you want to use. 7 Repeat step 6 for each category you want to limit. 8 Click Apply, and then click OK. 9 Type a password into the Password box and the Confirm password box, and then click OK. NOTE: If you want to change the settings after the initial setup, click Settings in the Content Adviser area instead of Enable. The Enable button works as a toggle to turn the Content Advisor on and off. Sending and Receiving E-Mail E-mail (electronic mail) allows you to send and receive letters, pictures, postcards and even music and video clips. NOTE: E-mail may contain a virus in the e-mail message or as an attachment. To protect your PC, do not open any message from sources you do not know or that appears suspect to you. Instead, delete such messages. Your PC comes with an e-mail program from Microsoft called Outlook Express (select models only). You may also use e-mail programs from other vendors. Some ISPs provide their own e-mail programs. You use an e-mail program to send, receive and organise your messages. You can organise, read and create new messages even when you are off-line (not connected to the Internet). NOTE: Some models come with Microsoft Outlook instead of Outlook Express. For details on using Microsoft Outlook, open the Outlook program and select Help. Using the Internet 35

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Using the Internet
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To use Content Advisor:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Network and Internet Connections
, if it is present.
3
Double-click
Internet Options
.
4
Click the
Content
tab.
5
In the Content Advisor area, click
Enable
.
6
On the Ratings tab, click a category in the list, and then click and drag the
slider bar until the rating level is set to the limit you want to use.
7
Repeat step 6 for each category you want to limit.
8
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
9
Type a password into the Password box and the Confirm password box, and
then click
OK
.
NOTE:
If you want to change the settings after the initial setup, click
Settings
in
the Content Adviser area instead of
Enable
. The Enable button works as a toggle
to turn the Content Advisor on and off.
Sending and Receiving E-Mail
E-mail (electronic mail) allows you to send and receive letters, pictures, postcards
and even music and video clips.
NOTE:
E-mail may contain a virus in the e-mail message or as an attachment. To
protect your PC, do not open any message from sources you do not know or that
appears suspect to you. Instead, delete such messages.
Your PC comes with an e-mail program from Microsoft called Outlook Express
(select models only). You may also use e-mail programs from other vendors. Some
ISPs provide their own e-mail programs. You use an e-mail program to send,
receive and organise your messages. You can organise, read and create new
messages even when you are off-line (not connected to the Internet).
NOTE:
Some models come with Microsoft Outlook instead of Outlook Express. For
details on using Microsoft Outlook, open the Outlook program and select
Help
.