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How to use RSS Feeds:

How to use RSS Feeds A quick & simple approach Clifford Young | Computer Applications Specialist & Trainer New Jersey Hospital Association

Surfing the Web…:

Surfing the Web… So many web sites – so little time.

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Each news site, government site, & medical site has headlines…

The news reader holds all these headlines for you…:

The news reader holds all these headlines for you…

So that you don’t have to visit the individual web sites as often…:

So that you don’t have to visit the individual web sites as often…

“What does “RSS” stand for?”:

“What does “RSS” stand for?” Really Simple Syndication

“How will I know if a web site offers RRS feeds?”:

“How will I know if a web site offers RRS feeds?” Look for this button!  Alternate buttons that also connect you to RSS feeds.

To set up RSS feeds you need 2 things::

To set up RSS feeds you need 2 things: Access to a news reader A way of subscribing to the feed

Step 1: Access to a news reader:

Step 1: Access to a news reader Google Reader is one of many news readers available on the Internet.

Google Reader:

Google Reader

Step 2: Subscribing to the RSS feed:

Step 2: Subscribing to the RSS feed Follow these steps…

Subscribing:

Look for one of the little orange rectangles that indicates an RSS feed. Subscribing Go to a web site you would like to subscribe to. This could be a blog or a news site that you would like to stay in touch with when something is added or changed at the site.

Subscribing:

Right click on the orange box next to the option you would like a feed to, and select from the shortcut menu, Copy Shortcut . Subscribing

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Subscribing

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Subscribing

“Ok, I’ve got a Reader and I’ve subscribed to one or two sites. Now what happens?”:

“Ok, I’ve got a Reader and I’ve subscribed to one or two sites. Now what happens?”

Viewing your RSS feeds:

Viewing your RSS feeds Open iGoogle.

Viewing your RSS feeds:

Viewing your RSS feeds Look at your Reader.