HOW TO REGISTER A NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
Registering a new email address is easy, but it still requires some thought. Your email address ID cannot be changed once you register it, so choose yours carefully. A user name needs to be unique only in a particular domain. Two different email accounts can have the same user name as long as they do not share the same domain name, which is the name appearing after the "@" sign. Sign up for a new account with either a web-based service or your Internet Service Provider. Have a question? Get an answer from Online Tech Support now!
Registering a new email address is easy, but it still requires some thought. Your email address ID cannot be changed once you register it, so choose yours carefully. A user name needs to be unique only in a particular domain. Two different email accounts can have the same user name as long as they do not share the same domain name, which is the name appearing after the "@" sign. Sign up for a new account with either a web-based service or your Internet Service Provider. Have a question? Get an answer from Online Tech Support now!
Instructions
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Yahoo! Mail
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Go to the Yahoo! Mail home page. Click the "Create New Account" button on the bottom right of the screen. This will take you to the Yahoo! Mail registration page.
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Enter your first and last names, birth date, gender, zip code and country in the top section.
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Choose a user name in the next section. Click "Check" to see if your desired user name is available. If another person has already taken it, choose a different name until you find one you can use. Choose the domain name for your email address. As of August 2010, users have three choices: @yahoo.com, @ymail.com and @rocketmail.com. If a user name is not available with one domain name, it may still be available in another.
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Type a password in the password area. You will be required to enter the same password twice.
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Choose two security questions that only you can answer, or invent your own question. These security questions will be asked if you forget your password. Keep your answers recorded in a safe place.
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Type the characters displayed on the bottom of the page. Make sure the characters are correct, or the page will return an error and you must enter a new series of characters. If you cannot read the figures, click "Try new characters" to display a different set of alphanumeric figures. Click "Create My Account."
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Read the confirmation page. Save the page on your computer, or copy the details. Store the record in a safe place. Click "Continue" to proceed to your mail account.
Google Mail
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Go to the Google Mail or Gmail website. Click "Create an Account."
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Type your full name and preferred user name. Click the "Check Availability" button to make sure the user name you want is still free. You must pick another name if it is already reserved by another Gmail user.
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Enter a password. Re-enter the same password. Check the boxes corresponding to "Stay signed in" (if you do not want to re-enter your password each time) and "Enable web history" if you want Gmail to keep track of your web searches.
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Enter an alternate email address and a security question to be used if you forget your password. Select a question from the list or make your own, such as "What was your first dog's name?" Make sure no one else can guess the answer to your security question.
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Enter your country/location and birth date. Type the characters displayed in the picture. Review the terms of agreement and click "I accept" to create your email account. You can now access your new Gmail account.
Hotmail
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Visit the Hotmail website and click "Sign Up" to create a new email account. The link button will take you to the Windows Live registration page.
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Enter your desired user name. Select either Hotmail or Live for from the drop-down list. Type a password and re-enter the same password.
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Assign a security question and the correct answer. You will be asked for this information if you forget your password. If you do not want to use a security question, click "Use an alternate email address" and enter another email address instead. Your password reset information will be sent to the alternate address if you forget your password.
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Type the characters you see in the picture.
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Provide basic personal information including name, gender, birth year and location. Review the Microsoft terms of use and privacy statement. Click the "I accept" button indicating that you agree to these conditions. Your new address will be created.
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