REGISTER

(1) Go to http://www.peoplelink.com

Click on "Join Now" button

Fill out online form and click on "submit"

People Link will send you a password by email. You will need this password to "launch" (use) People Link. People Link usually gets it to you within 24 hours.

(Note: You can download & install People Link first, then, register)

DOWNLOAD

2) If you have registered as above, click on button that says "Talk to People Online Now" . This takes you to download page. OR

If you have decided to download first and register later and are on the People Link index page, Click on the button that says "Download PeopleLink Desktop"

3) Under your operating system (probably Windows 95/NT) click on the"Download"

4) Remember the directory to which you are downloading the file. You will need to find the file later. It will be named pl32_111.exe.

5) The download should take about three minutes if you have a 28.8K modem.You can do other things on your computer or off while the program is downloading. You don't have to sit there and wait.

INSTALL

6) Open Windows Explorer and go to the directory where you saved the file.

Double click on pl32_111.exe. Follow the instructions to install the program. It won't take long (Should be less than a minute).

LAUNCH

7) Launching People Link

a. Retrieve your PeopleLink password from the email that we send to you after you submit your PeopleLink registration.

b. When you've completed the installation process, you will be asked if you want to launch PeopleLink now; you can say yes and start using PeopleLink by entering your email address and the password we issued you, and then clicking on the "sign-in" button. Or c.  PeopleLink can be launched by selecting the PeopleLink icon from the start menu.

If you have NOT already registered, you now need to register.

Open the PeopleLink window and Click on "Options." Click on "Register,"and register with PeopleLink by giving them your e-mail address and the other requested info. Click "Submit." People Link will send your password within 24 hours.

USING PEOPLE LINK

8) Adding names to your list: Click on "People" (in the Menu)

Click on "Add"; Fill in person's name and email address, click add

The person will now appear in your list. When they are online, their name will appear in blue. You can send them a msg by clicking on message. A box will appear. Type in your message and click "send" or hit enter. (Note: if a person is not online, you can not send them a message. The "message" icon is grayed out)

Test: add Mary Lou Seymour  mls@netside.com  to your list and send a test message!

OPTIONS

9) If you don't want people to contact you, exit PeopleLink OR Click on "Options" and click on "I'm away." Within the bounds of decency, you can leave any message you like, such as "I should be available about 3:00" or "Out to lunch" or (if your machine is on all the time) "Back on Tuesday."

10) If you want to be visible to some people, but not others, click on "Options," click on "Who can see me," and compose a list of those to whom you want to be visible.

11) If you don't like PeopleLink being always on top, click on "Options," and be sure "Always on Top" isn't checked. If you don't want PeopleLink to automatically load when you turn on your computer, click on "Options," and be sure "Launch on Startup" isn't checked.

12) If you don't like any of this you can always "uninstall" PeopleLink.

If you have any difficulty with the above instructions, contact Mary lou Seymour mls@netside.com