Getting to Know LinkedIn 3 Understanding What You Can Do with LinkedIn . 4 Discovering What Makes LinkedIn Different . 5 Understanding the Key to LinkedIn Success . 6 1 Creating Your LinkedIn Account 9 Getting Started with LinkedIn .10 Create a LinkedIn Account .10 Finding Your Way Around LinkedIn .14 Explore the LinkedIn Home Page .14 Navigate LinkedIn .
17 Sign In to LinkedIn .18 Sign Out of LinkedIn.19 View the LinkedIn Blog .19 Get Help .20 Choosing the Right LinkedIn Account Type .20 Upgrade to a LinkedIn Premium Account .23 2 Creating Your LinkedIn Profile 27 Exploring LinkedIn Profiles .28 View Your Profile .
31 Edit Your Profile .33 Entering Basic Profile Information .34 Edit Your Name .34 Edit Your Headline .35 Edit Your Location and Industry .36 Add a Profile Photo .36 Edit Your Contact Information .38 Integrate Your LinkedIn Account with Twitter .
39 Add Website Links .41 Add a Profile Summary .42 Edit Your Current Position .43 Add a Previous Position .45 Add Educational Information .46 Add Your Interests .49 Add Personal Details .50 Enter Contact Details .
51 Add Your Skills and Expertise .52 Adding Media Files .53 Upload a File .55 Link to a URL.57 Edit a Media File .58 Move a Media File .59 Remove a Media File .59 Adding Profile Sections .
60 Add a Section .61 Customizing Your Public Profile and URL.64 Customize Your Public Profile .64 Hide Your Public Profile .65 Customize Your Public Profile URL .65 Create a Profile Badge .66 Exploring Other Profile Options .67 3 Developing Your LinkedIn Network 71 Developing a Connection Strategy .
72 Building Your Network .73 Import Email Contacts .74 Import Your Gmail Contacts .75 Find and Connect with Alumni .76 Send an Invitation to Connect .77 Connect with People Not on LinkedIn .79 Respond to an Invitation .80 Managing Your Connections .
84 Add a Tag .86 Remove a Connection .88 Editing Contact Info on a Profile .88 4 Customizing Your LinkedIn Settings 91 Customizing the Way You Use LinkedIn .92 Open the Account & Settings Page .92 Change or Add an Email Address .93 Change Your Password .94 Customizing Profile Settings .
95 Manage Your Activity Broadcasts .95 Manage Your Activity Feed .96 View Profiles Anonymously .97 Specify Who Can View Your Connections .98 Change Your Profile Photo and Visibility .99 Hide Profile Views . 100 Manage Your Twitter Settings . 100 Customizing Email Notification Settings .
101 Specify Email Frequency . 102 Manage Push Notifications . 103 Specify the Types of Messages You Want to Receive . 104 Specify Who Can Send You Invitations . 105 Managing Group, Company, and Application Settings . 106 Specify Group Display Order . 107 Turn Off Group Invitations . 108 Turn Off Group Notifications .
108 View Companies You''re Following . 109 Manage Applications That Access LinkedIn . 109 Manage Data Sharing with Third-Party Applications . 110 Manage LinkedIn Plugins on Third-Party Sites . 111 Managing Your Account Settings . 111 Customize Your Home Page Updates . 112 Close Your Account . 112 Get LinkedIn Content in an RSS Feed .
114 5 Managing and Updating Your Profile 117 Maintaining an Updated Profile . 118 Update Your Profile . 118 Sharing Updates . 120 Share a Text Update . 121 Share a Link. 121 Share an Attached File . 122 Delete an Update on Your Home Page. 125 6 Communicating with Other LinkedIn Members 129 Understanding LinkedIn Messages, InMail, and Introductions .
129 Managing Your Inbox . 131 Preview Your Inbox . 131 View Messages in Your Inbox . 132 Reply to a Message . 133 Archive Messages . 134 Mark and Unmark Messages as Read . 135 Delete Messages . 135 Sending Messages .
136 Send a Message from th.