Objective: to create a MySpace account, set up a MySpace page, invite friends, upload photos, and send/receive messages.
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STEP 1: Create an Account at http://www.myspace.com
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Click Signup
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Fill out the form
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Click the arrow to the right of a box to view choices
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Select option you want
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Click Sign Up
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Type the text shown inside shaded box
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Click Continue to My Account
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STEP 2: Upload Photos
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Click Browse
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Select the folder where your photos are stored
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Select a file
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5MB maximum in GIF or JPG format
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Click Open
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Click Upload
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STEP 3: Invite Friends
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Click inside the box to the right of To:
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Enter the email addresses of your friends
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Separate each email address with a comma
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Click inside the box to the right of Optional Body:
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MySpace has a standard message it sends to your friends. If you would rather not use the message provided by MySpace, type your own message that you want to use to invite your friends
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Click Invite
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STEP 4: Verify Your Email Address
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Click where it says Click Here
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Click Request Verification Email
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Click Return to Home
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Check Your Email
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Follow the instructions in the email message
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STEP 5: Create a Profile
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Click Profile
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Click inside the box to the right of Headline
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Enter a headline you want for your page
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Click Preview Section to see how headline looks
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Click Return to Edit Interests & Personality
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Click inside the text box to the right of About Me
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Enter a brief bio or something you would like people to know about you
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Additional text boxes that you can provide information include the following:
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I’d Like to Meet
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Interests
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Music
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Movies
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Television
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Books
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Heroes
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At any box, you can Click Preview Section to see how that section looks
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At any box, you can Click Preview Profile to see how your profile looks
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Click Save All Changes or
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Click Return to Edit Interests & Personality
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Click Save All Changes
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Save all changes after you have completed your profile
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STEP 6: Create a URL Name
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Click on Link Asking You to Create a URL Name
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When you click on the link, you will be asked to provide a name you want to use.
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The URL name can never be changed so make sure it is a name you like
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STEP 7: Add Contacts to Address Book
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Click Address Book
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Click Add Contact
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Click the arrow to the right of the Lookup By box
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Select how you want to look someone you know on MySpace
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Enter the information in the text box that applies to the person you want to find on MySpace
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Person’s display name, username/URL, real name, or email
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Click Lookup
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Click Confirm to add the person to your address book
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If the person has a MySpace page, that person’s photo and information you searched will appear
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STEP 8: Check Messages
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Click Inbox
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Click the link in the Subject column to read the message
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STEP 9: Send Messages
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Click Address Book
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Click the arrow to the right of the person’s last name, display name, or username/URL
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Select Send Message
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Type the subject and body of your message
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Click Send
Photo and name will appear here
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STEP 10: Exit MySpace
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Click SignOut