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All external links will open in a new window
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Using the buttons
You will notice that your browser window has several
large square buttons near the top of the screen. These
are the main navigation buttons for the Internet.
The "Stop" button does just that - stops a web
page when it is loading.
The "Back" and "Forward" buttons will
take you back one page and forward one page respectively.
The "Refresh" button will reload your current
web page - use this if your web page gets stuck on loading,
or takes too long to download.
Using the Address bar
Every Web site has an address, just like
a building in a city. Often, this address is called a
"URL" - pronounced by reading each letter: YOO-ARE-ELL.
You need to know this address if you want to visit a specific
Web site or page. If you have the URL for a Web site or
page that you want to visit:
1) Click on the white space inside the IE5 Address
bar.
2) Type the URL of the page. You don't need to
type
http:// because IE5 automatically includes it.
3) Press the Enter key on your keyboard.
Maximising your browser window
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You'll
want to get the best view possible when you're surfing
the World Wide Web. To do this, you should maximize
your IE5 window. To maximize the IE5 window:
1) Move your mouse to the top right-hand
corner of IE5.
2) Touch and click the maximize button.
If you don't see the button, then IE5 is already
at its maximum size.
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IE5 keeps track of Web sites you've visited,
so you don't have to type in the entire URL every time.
If you want to return to a site you've seen before, you
can type part of the URL and AutoComplete will give you
a list of possible matches from sites you've visited before.
To visit a Web site using AutoComplete:
1) Begin typing the URL into the Address bar. As
you type, AutoComplete lists possible matches in a drop-down
box under the Address bar.
2)
Click one of the URL matches to go to the Web site you
want to see.
You
can also turn off the AutoComplete setting.
To
turn off the AutoComplete setting:
1) Click Tools on the Menu bar, and then choose
Internet Options. The Internet Options dialog box appears.
2) Click the Content tab.
3) In the Personal information area, click the
AutoComplete button. The AutoComplete Settings dialog
box appears.
4) Click the check box to turn off AutoComplete.
This feature is disabled if there is no check mark in
the check box.
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How
to download Programs
You
can get a program over the Internet by "downloading" it.
That is, you go to a Web site and follow a series of steps
that will transfer a copy of a program to your computer
over the Internet.For example, you can download the latest
version of IE5 over the Internet by going to the Microsoft
site.
It
often takes several minutes or even hours to download
a program. It all depends on your modem speed, the size
of the file, and how many other people are downloading
from the same site.
To
download a program:
1)
Go to the Web site you want to download from.
2) Follow the site's particular download instructions.
This will vary from site to site, but most sites have
some type of "Download Now" button that you click. The
File Download dialog box appears.
3)
Click the radio button beside "Save this program to disk"
and click OK in the File Download dialog box. The Save
As dialog box appears.
4)
Click the directory on your computer where you want to
store the downloaded program. Make sure you remember the
directory. You'll need this information when you install
the downloaded program.
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You can make a special "temp" directory where you save
all your downloaded files. Then you'll know just where
to find them.
A
downloading box appears, showing the estimated time it
will take to complete the download. The downloading box
also shows the files being copied to your computer. Now,
all you do is wait while the download takes place.
You know the download is complete when
you see the Download Complete dialog box .Then you need
to follow a second process: installing the program onto
your computer.
To
install a downloaded program onto your computer:
1)
Close any other programs you may have open.
2) Click Open on the Download Complete dialog
box. This action opens the program's installation instructions.
Each program has a different installation, but the following
steps are typical.
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If the Download Complete dialog box isn't visible, locate
the file you downloaded (perhaps in your TEMP folder)
and double-click the program icon. This action will
open the program's installation instructions.
3)
You may be asked to click a "Continue" or "I Agree"
button, which means you are endorsing a license agreement
on how you are allowed to use the software. The installation
program launches.
4)
Follow the particular installation instructions. Programs
will defer, but in general you will be asked where
you want the program installed. Select a location
on your computer, then click Next or OK. An installation
pop-up box appears, showing files being installed.
5) When the program is installed, the Installation
Completed dialog box appears. You may be asked to
restart the computer. You will find the new program
within your program files when you restart the computer.
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