AOL Tips & Tricks ......

AOL fancies itself the most user friendly e-mail and Internet service available.  I find the Microsoft products more versatile.  With the Internet Explorer I can open several versions of it, each going to a different location, and I can click back and forth between those on my task bar which is always visible.  I also like being able to use  the "Send To" item in the file menu to send links to my desktop.

That said, a recent client added AOL as a backup provider ( See two ISP's) and was delighted with the ease of it. She LIKED having just one program open that did everything from e-mail to chat to stock portfolios to search engines to favorites etc.

Those who've only known AOL find the two program Microsoft method clunky and complicated.  Here are a few of the AOL tips I teach most:

Where's my download?  Ever download an attachment only to have it say "All finished" but you never see it or find it again?

How can I attach a picture? You can click the "Attach" button on your new "Write" mail.  OR you can mail from your picture gallery.

Keep your phone line free while you read and write e-mail.