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My AOL Today for AOL Communicator

My AOL and AOL Communicator

If you are familiar with My AOL (my.aol.com), you know that you can customize your news, weather, and financial information and view it on your own My AOL web page.

AOL® Communicator uses your My AOL settings to present headlines that you can check quickly while you're working or when your computer is idle, and view the details at your own convenience.

Two AOL Communicator applications display information based on the My AOL settings for your screen name:

- My AOL Today is a screen saver that displays dynamic, full-screen, interactive content. You can click streaming images at any time to display more details.
- My AOL Today Ticker provides a continuous stream of up-to-date information across the top of your screen. You can click streaming headlines at any time to view the whole story.

The screen name used by My AOL Today is stored under AOL Synchronization Settings in AOL Communicator Address Book. Unless you have changed it, this should be the screen name with which you set up your initial AOL® member account.

Related topics:

Sign On to AOL Communicator describes the sign-on screen that requests your screen name and password (if they're not already stored in AOL Communicator Address Book).

AOL Communicator Launch Options determine which applications are launched when you start AOL Communicator.

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Sign On to AOL Communicator

The Sign On window appears when AOL Communicator needs to verify your AOL member screen name and password.

Screen Name: The screen name displayed here is used by Radio@AOL for AOL Communicator and by My AOL Today to determine your personal settings for those applications. If you have previously entered a valid AOL member screen name, it will show up here.
This screen name is stored under AOL Synchronization Settings in AOL Communicator Address Book. Unless you have changed it, it should be the screen name with which you set up your initial AOL member account.
Internet screen names, such as those you can obtain from the Netscape® or AIM® service, won't work for this purpose.
Password: Make sure you type the password for the screen name shown above. Type it slowly.
Remember this password: If you select this option, you won't be asked to enter your password the next time you launch Radio@AOL or My AOL Today.

Click Sign On when you're sure everything is correct.

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