MCI MAIL (dow jones help)

[Kee Hinckley]

Command (or MENU or EXIT): help dow
 
 
 
The DOWJONES command gives you immediate access to Dow Jones news/
Retrieval.  Dow Jones offers more than 20 different services, including
current stock quotes and the latest business news from The Wall Street
Journal, Barron's and the Dow Jones News Service or ticker.
 
Other services range from movie reviews, the full 20-volume Academic
American Encyclopedia, and a discount shopping service to sports, weather
and a constantly updated world news report.
 
To use Dow Jones News/Retrieval, type DOWJONES and then follow the
instructions below.  To return from Dow Jones to MCI Mail, type DISC.
 
-- Just as you do when using MCI Mail, press RETURN after typing any
command on Dow Jones.
 
-- When in doubt, press RETURN for more (Dow Jones pauses after each
'screenful' of information in some data bases).
 
When you first access Dow Jones from MCI Mail, you will see a brief
 
Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop:
 
message and the prompt:    ENTER QUERY
 
Then enter two slashes and the code for any service available on Dow
Jones News/Retrieval.  For example, to get the latest front-page news,
type:    //NEWS
 
For more information about using //NEWS -- or any other service on
Dow Jones -- type the two slashes (//), the service code, and the
word HELP:    //NEWS HELP
 
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FINDING CURRENT STOCK QUOTES
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Current prices on stocks, options, bonds, mutual funds, and other
financial instruments are found in the Current Quotes service, //CQ.
 
To find the latest composite quote, type:    //CQ
 
Then enter the stock symbol:    MCIC
 
You can find up to five quotes at once.  Type spaces between the
 
Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop:
 
symbols:    MCIC IBM DJ ABC MGM
 
To find stock symbols and other codes used in Dow Jones News/Retrieval,
please consult //SYMBOL, the online DIRECTORY OF SYMBOLS.
 
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FINDING COMPANY NEWS
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//DJNEWS, Dow Jones News, contains the business and financial news 90
seconds after the stories are filed for Dow Jones News Service, as well
as stories from The Journal and Barron's dating back 90 days.
 
To find out how to get the latest stories on companies, industries, and
the economy, type:    //DJNEWS
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WHAT'S NEW ON DOW JONES NEWS/RETRIEVAL
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For the latest information about what's new on Dow Jones, type:
//INTRO
 
//INTRO, the free customer newsletter, also contains pointers about
 
Press RETURN for more; type NO to stop:
 
using Dow Jones and news about enhanced services.
 
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OTHER DOW JONES SERVICES
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For a list of available services and their service codes, type:
//MENU
 
The service codes listed in //MENU allow you to move directly from one
service to another from any point in Dow Jones.
 
You will receive the charges for your Dow Jones usage on your MCI Mail
invoice.
 
 
Press <RETURN> to continue
 
You may enter:
 
SCAN       for a summary of your mail
READ       to READ messages one by one
PRINT      to display messages nonstop
CREATE     to write an MCI Letter
HELP       for assistance
EXIT       to leave MCI Mail
 
Command (or MENU or EXIT): dow^U
Command (or MENU or EXIT):