Getting Started
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Personal Preferences
To Define Your Personal Information The My Info tab of the Preferences dialog allows you to supply information about yourself that you would like others to be able to access. (For example, your name, title, e-mail address, hobbies, etc.) 1. Click the Menu button, and then point to Options. 2. Click Edit Preferences, and then click the My Info tab. 3. Type your personal profile. 4. Click OK to save the setting and close the dialog. Tip * You can use the toolbar on the My Info tab to change text and background color or font sizes; to make text bold, italic, or underlined; or to create a link to an Internet site. To Include a Hyperlink in Your Personal Information 1. Type and select the text you want to turn into a hyperlink. 2. Click the Link button on the toolbar. The Edit Hyperlink dialog opens. 3. Specify the URL (Internet location) of the site you want the link to point to. You can also specify an e-mail address as the URL. For example, mailto:johndoe@aol.com. 4. Click OK to apply your changes and close the dialog. Tips * You can also click the Link button with no text selected. If you do this, you will need to enter the link text into the Edit Hyperlink dialog. The link appears at the insertion point location. * If you enter a URL as text (for example, http://www.aol.com or mailto:johndoe@aol.com), the text automatically converts to a hyperlink when you send the message. To Display Information About Someone Else Every AOL Instant Messenger™. service user can provide personal information about himself or herself that is available to other users. This information may include name, e-mail address, favorite quotation, link to a web page, etc. This information is only available if the user is logged on. 1. On the Online tab of the Buddy List window, select the user whose information you wish to see. 2. Click the Info button. Note *You cannot view the profiles of AOL members from the AOL Instant Messenger™ service. You can only view information about other AOL Instant Messenger™ service users. |
