Webtv for Dummies

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Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-08-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
List Price: $19.99

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Summary

Revised to cover the latest upgrades to the system and service, WebTV For Dummies, 3d Edition is a great manual for new and experienced WebTV users alike. In classic . . . For Dummies style, this book explains the user interface and interactive TV. Plus, the book also all the new features WebTV has to offer, such as WebPIP, Web Home, and TV Crossover Links, DVR boxes (digital video recorder) and much more. Author Brad Hill also shares his expertise with new Internet users so they can master the art of Web browsing with their WebTV system. Easy-to-understand explanations on setting up and using WebTV will have users surfing the Net and enjoying WebTV2s great features in no time at all. WebTV spokesperson and author Brad Hill explains the set-up process thoroughly but without intimidating technical jargon and shows you how to find the best sites for family activities and kid-safe browsing. Describes all the latest technology available with WebTV, including WebPIP (picture-in-picture), VCR Record, TV Crossover Links, Web Home, Smart Card slot, the infrared keyboard, and video and audio e-mail attachments. WebTV isn2t just internet anymore - its interactive television! Discover how to interact with news programs, game shows and many more to come!

Author Biography

Brad Hill, former media spokesperson for WebTV, is a columnist and author of 11 other books, including Internet Searching For Dummies<SUP>&#174;</SUP> and Yahool!<SUP>&#174;</SUP> For Dummies<SUP>&#174;</SUP>.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(8)
Part I: Starting from Scratch 9(92)
What WebTV Is and Isn't
11(22)
Everything You Need
33(16)
Using the Remote and the Keyboard
49(16)
The Web Home Screen
65(22)
The TV Home Screen
87(14)
Part II: Getting Comfortable 101(84)
Using E-Mail
103(22)
Choosing Favorites
125(8)
Finding and Meeting People
133(24)
Searching and Browsing
157(28)
Part III: Cruising with WebTV 185(84)
Around Town and WebTV Today
187(10)
Using Interactive Television
197(14)
The Multimedia Web
211(14)
Creating Web Pages with WebTV
225(28)
The Internet's Potential
253(16)
Part IV: The Part of Tens 269(50)
Ten Tips for Better WebTVing
271(8)
Ten More Tips for Better WebTVing
279(8)
Ten Tips about Mail, Chat, and Messaging
287(10)
Ten Sites from My Favorites Folder
297(12)
Ten More Sites from My Favorites Folder
309(10)
Directory D-1
Index 319

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