Getting an AIM Screen Name

 

  1. Double-click the AIM Triton icon.
  1. Once AIM launches, click the Get a Screen Name link. This will open internet explorer to the AIM screen name registration page.
  1. Click in the *Desired Screen Name:  text box and type the screen name that you want.
  1. Click into the text box beside *Password: and type in your desired password.
  1. Click into the text box beside *Retype Password: and type in your desired password again.
  1. In the text box beside Display Name, type your first name.
  1. Select the dropdown menu under *Account Security Question.
  2. Then select the question that you want to use as your security question.
  1. Then in the text box beside * Your Answer and type in the answer to your security question.
  1. Next select the text box next to *Re-type Your Answer and re-type the answer to your security question.
  1. Then select the text box next to Alternate E-mail Address:  and type in your email address.
  1. Scroll down the page to the second half of the form.
  1. Now, enter the month, day, and year you were born using the dropdown menus beside *Birthday
  1. Then select the number of the month you were born.
  1. Next select the day you were born.
  1. Now select the text box after the drop down menu for the day you were born and type in the year you were born.
  1. Select the radio button next to your gender.
  1. Using the dropdown menu beside *Country, choose the country where you live.
  1. Now select the country that you live in.
  1. Select the text box beside ZIP Code and type in your zip code.
  1. Select the text box above the security code box. The security code box has an image in it that contains letters and numbers. Type the letters and numbers from the security code box into this text box.
  1. Click the Submit button
  1. If the Screen Name Service - Create An Account page appears then your desired screen name is not available.
  1. Select the Desired Screen Name textbox and type in another screen name of your choice.
  1. Select the text box above the security code box. The security code box has an image in it that contains letters and numbers. Type the letters and numbers from the security code box into this text box.
  1. Click the Submit button
  1. Then if Screen Name Service - Create An Account page appears again, the screen name you requested is not available. If this happens add some numbers or extra characters to your desired screen name.
  1. Select the Desired Screen Name link and type in your desired screen name.
  1. Select the text box above the security code box. The security code box has an image in it that contains letters and numbers. Type the letters and numbers from the security code box into this text box.
  1. Click the Submit button
  1. The Congratulations. Download AIM page appears once you have chosen a screen name that has been registered.

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