RULES OF THE ROAD
"Netiquette"
Let's mind our manners and practice comon courtesy when we are journeying on the Internet. Here are a few Rules of the Road to make things pleasant along the way.
Retrieving your email: Don't hog up the "air waves" by staying online
longer than necessary. Log on, retrieve your mail, and log off right away.
Sending email: Don't hog up the "air waves" by logging on to prepare
messages; these can easily be prepared offline first. Open your email
software first, prepare your email message, and click "Send Later". After
you have finished all the email messages, then log on. Go to the "Unsent
Messages" file, and send the messages with your "Send Now" function.
Preparing an email message: Put a brief summary in the Subject line at
the top of the window. This makes it easier for your viewer to peruse their
incoming mail and determine what needs their attention first.
Spamming: This is the practice of sending mass email to recipients who
did not voluntarily give you their email address. This is an illegal
practice that comes with hefty fines. Many hosting services will shut down
your account if they catch you clogging up the Internet lines with
unsolicited mail. There are legal ways to accomplish mass email, depending
on your specific situation.
Smiley face: Some people sign off their email messages with :) which is
a smiley face, turned sideways.
Travel Tips
When you're stuck inside a web site, and can't find your way out, you
can either quit the program by closing your browser (netscape or Internet
Explorer), or you can go to a new site by typing a new URL in the
"Location" field at the top of the browser window.
When viewing sites from AOL, you may see fuzzy graphics, due to the way
that AOL processes images. You may need to turn off "image compression"
from your browser software (read your manual, or contact AOL for further
questions).
To view web sites optimally, set your computer monitor, printer, browser
and operating systems to their default settings (read your manuals).
Otherwise, you might turning a perfectly designed web page into a
funny-looking mess, and blame the designer or the company, when it's really
all your fault.
To print a web page, first go to your print menu, under "Page Set-Up",
and choose the size of the page, and whether or not you want the location
(URL) of the page to print as a footer that identifies where you found it.
If the web page is unusually long, you may want to print a reduced size,
like 75%, in order to keep the information on a single sheet of paper that
is 8.5" x 11".
If you are suddenly on a web page with no navigation, you can always back up to a page that is clearly navigated. The "Back" button or arrow, located in the top left corner of your browser, will send you to the immediately previous web page.
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