| SECTION ONE - Getting started & using Internet Explorer | |||||||
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Here's how you get started
:- To begin, look for the Internet Explorer icon (little picture) on your desktop. It looks like this |
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| Move your mouse until the arrow is on the icon and double click your left button. This will open your programme. Take a moment or two to get used to what's on the page. | |||||||
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are also two other elements - the browser window, which is displayed under
the address bar and the status bar, which is displayed at the bottom of
the browser window. What the elements do |
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| Address Bar | Displays the current Internet address | ||||||
| Browser Window | Displays the page you are looking at | ||||||
| Links Bar | Provides shortcuts to web pages | ||||||
| Menu Bar | Provides access to Explorer's menu commands | ||||||
| Status Bar | Displays connection status at bottom of window | ||||||
| Title Bar | Displays programme and current web page title | ||||||
| Toolbar | Provides shortcuts to menu commands | ||||||
Using your toolbar You will get on much more quickly if you learn to use your toolbar shortcuts as soon as possible. They are the main tools you will use to explore the World Wide Web. Here is a quick run-down on what they are and what they can do for you. |
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Opens your browser's front page | ||||||
| Displays the previous web page | |||||||
| Takes you to the page you were on when you clicked back | |||||||
| Interrupts the transfer of a web page to your computer | |||||||
| Reloads the current web page | |||||||
| Opens a list of search engines | |||||||
| Opens a list of web sites that you have saved in this folder | |||||||
| Opens a list of the pages you have visited in reverse chronological order | |||||||
| Opens email and newsgroup menus | |||||||
| Prints the current web page | |||||||
| Transfers the web page to your word processor so you can change it. | |||||||
Next: How to go to a specific address and navigate |
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