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that you associate with that account. For example, you

may provide your work phone number in your signa-

ture, but avoid including a personal cell phone num-

ber or your personal e-mail account.

Hide Your Name in E-Mails

Some e-mail services automatically include your full name as well as

your e-mail alias to everyone you send e-mail to. If this isn’t what you

want, you’ll need to find out if this is happening. Send yourself an

e-mail and look at who it’s from. If your name appears there, take steps

to remove this information.

Think about it. Your last name and an online directory search may be

all it takes to locate your family, find your phone number, learn the

value of your home, and more.

Check your e-mail provider’s help topics to get steps for this procedure.

(For Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo!, the steps are on our Web site

at ilookbothways.com.) To hide your real name in Windows Live

Hotmail, follow these steps:

1. At the top-right side of the page, click Options.

2.Click More Optionsat the bottom of the list. Note:If

you’re using the classic version of Windows Live Hotmail,

you’re automatically redirected to the Options page after

clicking the Options button.

3.In the resulting Options windows (see Figure 5-6) under

the Manage Your Account section, click the View and Edit

Your Personal Informationlink.

4.Click Profile Detailson the left side of the resulting

dialog box

5.Click the Editlink on the left side of the Details screen.

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