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First rule - don't panic! |
| 2 |
If you already have a hotmail address - go to
( 9 ) below. If not - grab a drink, take a deep breathe and
follow the instructions |
| 3 |
Go to
www.theatrecraft.net and follow
the link to the Members' area. Click on the MSN logo
You should then be taken to a sign in page. This invites you
to "Get a NET Passport." You can either register with a hotmail
account, or use your own email address. I strongly advise
opening a hotmail account - which ensures you remain anonymous. |
| 4 |
Opening a hotmail account:
Follow the online instructions. You will be asked to give your first
and last names, which are included on any outgoing emails. As you will
possibly only use this account for Theatrecraft, I suggest you give your
last name as "Theatrecraft" There is another good reason - see
(7) below. |
| 5 |
So... I am now filling out the
form, with "Susan" as my first name and "Theatrecraft" as my last name.
Fill in a postcode - say "CT1 1AS". Birth date - whatever you
like. Ditto occupation - I select "other". |
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Now choose an email address.
I have chosen Susan1_Theatrecraft and added a password. Fill in
the secret question - anything you like. Make sure you DESELECT any of
the check boxes, unless you enjoy spam. Agree to the terms
and you will be send to the confirmation screen |
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If you have chosen a fairly common name, you
may be asked to choose another email address. This is why I use
Theatrecraft - not that many of us around! You now have a
hotmail address. Congratulations! |
| 8 |
One last final box to go. You are asked
if you want to associate your net passport with your windows account.
Out of principal - I prefer to keep MSN and hotmail away from my other
internet use - deselect for no. The wizard should now be
finished I know all the above seems very long winded
- but you will NEVER have to do it again. Make a note of your new
email address and password to use every time you sign in. |
| 9 |
Right - now we are finally getting to the
real point of this exercise. To join the Theatrecraft MSN community. Now you are
finally being allowed to do it! Well............almost.....because the
next box says: |
| 10 |
This is a members-only area
You need to be a Group
member in order to
gain access to this area
Interested in Joining this Group?
Becoming a member will allow you to
participate in all areas of this Group.
The Group manager is now accepting
membership applications.
Join
Now |
Calm down - we're not doing this to you deliberately.
It's just to make sure that this area can only be accessed by members.
So - apply to join. Decide on a nickname, or just
use your own. Be as inventive as you like, we already have a
"ginger cow" as a member - guess who?
Your email address should already be there, if you have just created a
hotmail account. If not - enter it in the box.
Allow members to see your email address - it is a private
site,so only us lot will see it. Under "messages" I
would select the last of the three - and read messages on the web. Up
to you though.
Message to manager - optional and keep it clean please -
and accept the terms of agreement
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So - now you're a member, aren't you?
Hmmmmm....in fact you will have to wait until one of us checks and clicks
the right button. You will receive a
confirmation to your hotmail account. |
| 12 |
If you don't activate
(visit) your Hotmail account within 30 days, it is deleted.
Ignore all the nonsense about signing up for £19.99 a year - it's just a
ploy to get your money - click on the bit that says "sign up for FREE
E-mail". Scroll right to the end of the two pages inviting you
to sign up for lots of interesting spam and follow "continue for
email". And.........you've done it. You are
finally looking at your very own private hotmail account.
Hotmail is a total pain to sign up for, but is invaluable
as an independant online email server. You can access and write emails
from this account from any computer, anywhere in the world, including
internet cafes and friends' computers. Very useful. |