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America Online

Display detailed version information

Select the "Help" and the "About America Online" options. Press [Ctrl] + R at the about window to display the detailed version number.

Display module versions

Select the "Help" and the "About America Online" options. Press [Ctrl] + T at the about window to display the version number of each module.

Online help

Press [F1] to display the help screen.

Jump to top of page

Press [F5] to jump to the top of the active page.

Smiley face

Enter smile4u as a keyword. Click on the animated smiley face that appears to hear various sounds, including Nelson from The Simpsons.

Virtual fruitcake

Enter virtualfruitcake as a keyword to send a virtual fruitcake to another AOL member.

Random keyword

Enter random as a keyword to go to a random location.

Dice roll message

Type //roll while in a chat room. The OnlineHost will say "OnlineHost: (your screen name) rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 5. Everyone in the chat will be able to see this. A different outcome will appear each time this is done.
Type //roll-sides999-dice15 while in a chat room to roll various numbers.

Create blank line in chat room

Hold [Alt] and press the following on the numeric keypad: 0160. Press [Enter] to create a blank line.

Turn off IM

If you want to turn off your Instant Messenger so that no one can send you an IM, type $im_off in the IM Box, then click "Available?". To turn it back on, type $im_on.