| I am going to show you how to add a profile layout, | | | | to add your MySpace URL to your AIM profile. |
| (those cool looking graphics and pictures you see on | | | | Whether or not you have an AIM profile, let's try to |
| web pages) at a social network site called MySpace. | | | | copy and paste this into your notepad or save it as a |
| You can then take what you have learned and start | | | | draft in your email. With your mouse, use the right click |
| to play around at blog sites or other social network | | | | button while your cursor is over the code in the box, |
| sites. If you use your search engine you can find some | | | | click your right click and choose select all. Then, while |
| good ones and most of the time they are free to join, | | | | the highlight is still on the code in the box, right click it |
| giving you a free web page to say hello to the world. | | | | and choose copy. Now, go to your email, click |
| Let's get started, type in your browser window, and | | | | compose message, or new mail to open like you are |
| click sign up on the front page. Fill in the short sign up | | | | going to write a letter, right click on the page, choose |
| form, click sign up. Be sure to write down your email | | | | paste and there you go! Save this email in your drafts |
| address and password because that is your login | | | | so later you can go back and post this on one of your |
| information. You will come to a page where you must | | | | blog sites or other sites for an easy clickable link to |
| enter some text into a capcha box, fill in the | | | | your MySpace profile. Or, you can use your notepad |
| charachters and enter. You will be prompted to upload | | | | to save this link. |
| a picture of yourself now. Be sure to have one saved | | | | You are now a master of cutting and pasting! And, |
| on your computer in your "my pictures" file before you | | | | you got a glimpse of an HTML code, saved it for later, |
| start this process so everyone will know who you are. | | | | and are on your way to an award winning page. |
| Click browse, a window will open, look for the picture | | | | Returning to the page with your username, URL, |
| that you chose and double click it. The window will | | | | display, and real name. Look at the upper part of the |
| disappear and your picture code will then be in the box | | | | page. There is first an ad, then a horizontal line starting |
| on the page. Click upload or if you want to, you can | | | | with a clickable MySpace, People, Web, Music, etc. |
| click the "skip this step" and do it later. Now, you will | | | | Just below that is a Google search bar, and just below |
| see an invite your friends page. The first box is where | | | | that is another horizontal line of clickables starting with |
| you can add email addresses of your friends, separate | | | | "home". Let's keep that one in mind for now. This is the |
| each email by a comma like this: , MySpace already | | | | one to click on, if you ever get lost when you are |
| typed out a nice welcome and invite for you, click invite | | | | exploring the site. You will be brought back to familiar |
| or again, you have an option to skip this step if you like. | | | | territory, your picture. Click on that now. Take a few |
| You should now see your home page and your | | | | minutes to study the page and get real comfortable |
| picture, if you uploaded one. There will be a red box | | | | here. This is your home, no one but you sees it. This is |
| above your name that says "verify your email | | | | where all the controls to create your wonder page will |
| address. Click here. You will go to another page where | | | | be found. Play around, get click friendly, just remember, |
| there will be a button that has "request verification | | | | you can always go back home. And too, don't forget |
| email", click that. You should have a screen that says | | | | to sign out before you leave. The sign out button is in |
| verification email sent. | | | | the upper right hand corner. |
| Go to your email account. The email will be from | | | | My part two will be coming soon, so you can make |
| MySpace Admin called MySpace email verification. | | | | your page special. But before I end this, I wanted to tell |
| Open it and click on the link to complete the process. | | | | you how to change your display name and account |
| A new browser window will open up and you will be | | | | settings. Next to your picture, there is a list of things on |
| back at MySpace, email address verified, click return | | | | the right, starting with "edit profile", just below that is |
| to home. | | | | "account settings" click here. It will display your email |
| Just under your picture, you will find a red box that | | | | address, preferred site location and time zone. You |
| says "pick your MySpace name URL. Whatever name | | | | can change these by clicking the drop down menu and |
| you pick here, will be your nickname in the MySpace | | | | choosing the correct time zone and location. Then click |
| community. Choose wisely, because this is what | | | | save changes. |
| people will associate you with forever on MySpace. | | | | Go back to your home page, and click edit profile. |
| My name is Wavecritter, if you want to, see my page | | | | Later, get familiar with this page. Just look it over, read |
| and make me your friend. I really enjoy helping people | | | | the headers, and study the layout, so that when you |
| with fun and learning! | | | | read my next article, you will be more certain of |
| Read this next little bit on the site carefully. And | | | | yourself as we move on. OK, at the top of the page, it |
| choose accordingly. This name is going to stick and | | | | will say Profile Edit, Interests and Personality. Then, a |
| you cannot change it once you choose. This page also | | | | smaller type interests and personality and name. Click |
| says a bit about your display name. We can change | | | | on name. You will see your user name, real name, and |
| that if you want in a bit, so don't worry for now. Two | | | | display name. This is where you can click to erase and |
| little windows even come up to make sure you are | | | | rename yourself. I chose my Wavecritter here as well. |
| happy with your name before it takes it as permanent. | | | | I figured, it took so much thought to choose this |
| The next screen is for you to enter your real name. I | | | | username in the beginning, with all of the consideration, |
| add mine here, so if someone who is looking for me, | | | | that would be a good one to use. After you choose, |
| but does not know my nickname, can find me. Your | | | | type it in the display name box and click save changes. |
| real name never shows up anywhere on your profile, | | | | To see what your visitors and friends will see when |
| home page or anyplace easily accessible. Or, you can | | | | they come to your page, click the "view my profile" |
| choose to skip this step as well. You are now at a | | | | text in the upper right hand corner. |
| page where your information like your username, real | | | | I think you did a great job! Now, you can click home, |
| name, URL, and display name are. Be sure to take | | | | sign out, explore a bit, and even make a friend if you |
| note of your URL. This is what you tell your friends to | | | | like. Stay tuned for my follow up to make your site |
| type into their address bar to view your profile when | | | | sparkle! In the meantime, Google search me, |
| you have completed it. There is also a "grab this code | | | | Wavecritter! For more How To's, tidbits, and thoughts. |