Download How to use RSS Feeds

How to use RSS Feeds
RSS or Really Simple Syndication allows you to see when websites have added new content
without you having to go to the websites themselves. RSS offers a convenience because you
can subscribe to feeds from several Internet sites and automatically pull together headlines
from all the sources into one list. This lets you quickly browse the list of new content without
visiting each site.
You can access RSS feeds directly from pages on the site - the orange RSS icon
appear when a feed is available.
will
Choose a RSS program
In order to receive RSS feeds, you need an RSS reader/ aggregator, a simple program that
gathers information from all your favourite sites.
If you use different computers throughout your day a Web based RSS aggregator is a good
choice, such as Google reader. RSS features found in internet portals such as Yahoo! and
MSN puts your RSS feeds onto your own webpage accessible to any computer with an
internet connection.
If you use the same computer all day, a RSS aggregator built into your web browser, such as
Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox, or a separate RSS aggregator program downloaded
onto your computer, such as bitscast or feed demon would be a good solution.
Find a RSS Feed
You can tell if a website has a RSS feed if it displays any of these symbols;
.
This is the link to the address of the website's RSS feed. RSS symbols are usually found at
the top of a website's front page, but sometimes also on the right of the web page.
Some browsers with RSS built in, such as Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox, will detect RSS feeds
automatically.
Subscribe
To subscribe to a RSS feed, you need to copy its web address into your RSS aggregator.
Some aggregators will automatically subscribe to a feed by simply left clicking on the orange
RSS symbol or the aggregator's own logo, which can often be found close by. Alternatively,
right click on the orange RSS logo and left click on the ‘copy shortcut' option, and then paste
the address straight into your RSS aggregator.
View your RSS feeds
Now your RSS aggregator has the RSS feed's web address, it will automatically check for
new updates at regular intervals, you don't have to do a thing. Depending on your program,
you may receive the entire article, or the first few lines with a link to see the whole article
online.
RSS Feeds in Microsoft Office Outlook
Subscribing to RSS Feeds from Windows Internet Explorer is the fastest and easiest way to
add RSS Feeds to Outlook.
Windows Internet Explorer 9
1. Browse to a Web page that contains RSS information.
2. Press Alt, and then on the Tools menu, point to Feed Discovery, and then click the
RSS Feed that you want to add.
Note In previous releases of Internet Explorer the command bar, which is where the RSS
command is located, is turned off by default. To view the command bar, right-click to the right
of the New tab button, and then click Command bar.
Windows Internet Explorer 7 and 8
1. When you browse to a Web page that contains RSS information,
the
Home button.
appears next to
2. Click .
A list of all available RSS Feeds on the Web page is displayed.
3. Click the RSS Feed that you want to add.
4. When the RSS Feed opens in Internet Explorer, click Subscribe to this feed.
The RSS Feed subscription is added to the Common Feed List in Windows. Your RSS Feed
subscription is available in Internet Explorer, Outlook, and other programs which use the
Common Feed List.
Learn more
Add an RSS Feed through the Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Account Settings dialog
box
1. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.
2. On the RSS Feeds tab, click New.
3. In the New RSS Feed dialog box, type or press CTRL+V to paste the URL of the
RSS Feed. For example, http://www.example.com/feed/main.xml.
4. Click Add.
5. Click OK.
Learn more