• A traditional bestseller, AOL For Dummies is the only regularly updated reference book on the market for beginning AOL users
• Covers the essentials of signing up for AOL, getting around the AOL channels, using AOL's e-mail and instant messaging, and exploring the Web browser
• Helps first-time users take advantage of AOL's broadband content and the newest features of AOL 9.0 Optimized, such as improved safety features, e-mail systems, and on-demand programming
• Highlights the changes that users of previous versions will encounter with AOL 9.0
• Includes coverage of new high-speed services

Optimize your e-mail, Buddy Lists, and Parental Controls

Create a cool profile, mark your favorite places, and start instant messaging

Take your online experience to a whole new level! AOL 9.0 kicks it into high gear with faster connection speeds, intense broadband content, and other exciting new features. This info-packed guide helps you cruise through it all, so you can quickly surf the Web, seek out chat rooms, build a home page, and more!

The Dummies Way

• Explanations in plain English
• "Get in, get out" information
• Icons and other navigational aids
• Tear-out cheat sheet
• Top ten lists
• A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

• Handle spam, scams, and viruses
• Create screen names and set Parental Controls
• Write an AOL Journal
• Find people, places, and information
• Download music and listen to Radio@AOL