Workshop: Using Yahoo!© Groups

Yahoo!© is the leading online information portal. More than 345 million people worldwide use Yahoo!©'s services which include a search engine, email, personalized Web pages, shopping, and more. In this chapter, you will learn how to create a Yahoo!© Account, sign in to Yahoo!©, and create a Yahoo!© Profile.

To Create a Yahoo!© Account:

New users must follow the following steps to create a Yahoo!© Account. If you already have a Yahoo!© ID, you do not need to complete these steps.

1. To access Yahoo!©, open your Internet browser, and go to www.yahoo.com.
2. Click MY YAHOO! (See Figure 1.1).
   
   
3. On the My Yahoo!© sign in page, click SIGN UP.
   The My Yahoo!© registration page appears.
4. Complete the fields on the My Yahoo!© registration page. Fields marked with an asterisk* are required.
   Note: During registration, you will choose a Yahoo!© ID and pick a password. Your Yahoo!© ID cannot contain special characters or spaces. Additionally, you can use the same Yahoo!© ID and password for all Yahoo!© services.

To Sign In:

You will use your Yahoo!© ID and password to sign in. You will need to be signed in to be able to access all of Yahoo!'s© services.

1. On the Yahoo!© home page, click SIGN IN.
2. Enter your Yahoo!© ID and password.
3. Click SIGN IN.
   
   Note: If you check, REMEMBER MY ID ON THIS COMPUTER, then you will not have to retype your information every time you access Yahoo!© Groups.

To Create a Public Profile:

A public profile is a page containing information about you. Other Yahoo!© members can view your information.

1. From your My Yahoo!© page, click MY ACCOUNT in the top left corner.
   The Review My Account Information page appears.
2. Click EDIT/CREATE PROFILES located on the right of the page.
3. On the Public Profile page, click CREATE NEW PUBLIC PROFILE.
4. Complete the Public Profile, and then click CREATE PROFILE.
   
   
5. Click FINISHED EDITING to save your changes.

To Edit a Public Profile:

If you already are a Yahoo!© member, you can make changes to your Public Profile as your interests change.

1. On your My Yahoo!© page, click MY ACCOUNT in the top left corner. The Review My Account Information page appears.
2. Click EDIT/CREATE PROFILES located on the right of the page.
3. On the Public Profile page, click EDIT.
   Your current profile appears.
4. Click EDIT PROFILE INFORMATION.
5. Enter the information you want to change, and click SAVE CHANGES.
   The Public Profiles page appears.
6. To exit the Public Profile page, click FINISHED EDITING.