SETUP (CONT’D)
CREATING A SCREEN NAME
Your screen name is the way people know you online. It can include your real name, be a nickname, or say some- thing about your hobbies and interests. You can use num- bers, letters, and spaces in your screen name, and it can be from 3 to 16 characters long.
Screen names are unique; you can’t use the same screen name as another member. You can make your screen name unique by adding numbers and letters to a name or word. For example, use SallyonTV or SallyonTV123 or alter- nate spellings such as SalleeonTV. It’s a good idea to jot down several alternatives in case your first choices are already in use. AOL will generate alternative suggestions if you can’t think of any yourself.
Each AOLTV account can have up to seven different screen names — one primary screen name and up to six others. The primary screen name is permanent. You can’t ever change it, so choose it carefully.
Each name has its own mailbox, password, and parental
controls. Right now, you just have to create the primary screen name — the one that gets billed for the account. You can create other screen names when it’s convenient to do so. See Additional Screen Names below.
ADDITIONAL SCREEN NAMES
You can have up to seven screen names on your account: | • To create a new screen name, go to Keyword: Names |
the primary screen name and six others. We recommend | and click Create a New Name. |
you give each child his or her own screen name, separate | • If you want to pick a different screen name, you can |
from the primary account. | delete any screen name on your account except the pri- |
When you sign on to AOLTV, you choose which screen | mary screen name. |
name you’re going to use for the session. To switch from | • If you want to reuse an old screen name, you can restore |
one screen name to another, you must sign off and sign on | it if it was deleted within six months, and you still |
again using the new screen name. | remember the password. |
Only the primary screen name can create new screen |
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names and adjust Parental Controls settings. |
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CREATING A PASSWORD
AOLTV protects your privacy by requiring a password for your account. Anyone who knows your screen name and password can sign on and pretend to be you, so guard your password carefully. When you’re creating a pass- word, type the same thing twice so AOLTV can verify it. If you make an error typing, the passwords won’t match and you’ll need to retype them.
Make your password easy for you to remember, but not easy for others to guess. If you forget your password, call AOLTV Member Services. You can change your password whenever you want online at Keyword: Password.
Information about how to use Keywords appears online in Help.
Remember, AOLTV staff will NEVER ask you for your password.
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