Windows Tutorial 4 Working with the Internet and E-mail

Objectives Define the relationship between the Internet and the World Wide Web Open, view, and navigate Web pages in Internet Explorer Revisit recently opened Web pages Organize links to your favorite Web pages Use Web Slices and Accelerators New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Objectives Explain how e-mail works Send, receive, reply to, and delete e-mail with Microsoft Windows Live Mail Attach a file to an e-mail message Add and delete a contact in Windows Live Contacts Create appointments with Windows Live Calendar New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Exploring the Internet and the Web New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Exploring the Internet and the World Wide Web When you connect two or more computers to exchange information and resources, they form a network The Internet lets you access and exchange information via electronic mail (e-mail), online newsgroups, file transfer, and the linked documents of the World Wide Web, better known as the Web Web pages are stored on Web servers A Web site is a collection of Web pages that have a common theme or focus Cloud computing refers to providing and using computer tools, such as software, via the Internet (or the cloud) New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Exploring the Internet and the World Wide Web To access documents on the Web, you need a browser For your browser to access the Web, you must have an Internet connection Dial-up connection Broadband connection Digital subscriber line (DSL) Digital cable Wireless connection Internet service provider (ISP) New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Getting Started with Microsoft Internet Explorer Click Internet Explorer on the taskbar New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Opening a Page on the Web To find a particular Web page among the billions stored on Web servers, your browser needs to know the URL of the Web page Click the Address box on the Address bar. Type the URL of the Web page you want to open, and then press the Enter key New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Opening a Page on the Web New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Opening a Page on the Web Use the Back and Forward buttons to navigate through the pages you have visited To open a Web page you visited in the last 20 days, use the History list To open a new Web page without closing the one you’re currently viewing, use tabbed browsing If you have two or more tabs open, use the Quick Tabs button to display a thumbnail of each Web page New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Opening a Page on the Web New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Using Favorites You can save the location of your favorite Web pages in the Favorites list Adding a Web Page to the Favorites List Open the Web page in Internet Explorer Click the Add to Favorites button on the toolbar Enter a new name for the Web page and select a folder, if necessary Click the Add button New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Organizing the Favorites List Click the Add to Favorites arrow on the Favorites Center toolbar, and then click Organize Favorites to open the Organize Favorites dialog box. To create a new folder, click the New Folder button, enter a folder name, and then press the Enter key. To move a link into a Favorites folder, drag the link to the folder or select the item, click the Move button, select the new folder for the item, and then click the OK button. To remove an item from the Favorites list, select the item, and then click the Delete button. Click the Close button to close the Organize Favorites dialog box. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Adding Links and Web Slices to the Favorites Bar Navigate to a Web page containing a Web Slice. Click the Add Web Slices button on the Command bar. Click the Add to Favorites Bar button. Click the new button on the Favorites Bar to display the Web Slice. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Adding Links and Web Slices to the Favorites Bar New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Finding and Using Accelerators Accelerators are tools that make it easier to find information on the Web without navigating to other Web sites. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Printing and Saving Web Pages To print a Web page, you click the Print button on the Internet Explorer Command bar. To save all the files associated with the page, including graphics, frames, and style sheets in their original format, select Webpage, complete To save all the information as a single file, select Web Archive, single file. To save only the current page without graphics or other media files, select Webpage, HTML only. To save only the text from the current Web page, select Text File. Finally, click the Save button. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Getting Started with Windows Live Mail New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Getting Started with Windows Live Mail Just as you must address a piece of ordinary mail, you need to supply an address for an e-mail message New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Getting Started with Windows Live Mail Include meaningful subjects Reply only as necessary Include your response first Don’t e-mail sensitive or confidential information Be concise and direct Avoid abbreviations Don’t use all capital letters Pause and reread before sending New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Setting Up Windows Live Mail Windows Live Mail supports three types of e-mail accounts Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) The first time you start Windows Live Mail, a series of dialog boxes guides you through the process of setting up an account New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Sending and Receiving E-mail Using Windows Live Mail New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Creating and Sending an E-mail Message Click the New button on the toolbar. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient in the To box. Click the Subject box and then type the subject of the message. Click the message area and then type the content of the message. Click the Send button. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Creating and Sending an E-mail Message New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Receiving and Reading E-mail Messages New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Adding Information to Windows Live Contacts Click Contacts in the Programs area of the Folder pane. Click the New button on the toolbar. Enter contact information in the Add a Contact dialog box. Click Add Contact. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Adding Information to Windows Live Contacts New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Managing Your Schedule with Windows Live Calendar Click Calendar in the Programs area of the Folder pane. Click the New button on the Windows Live Calendar toolbar. Type a description of the appointment, and then press the Tab key. In the Location box, enter the location of the appointment. If you have more than one calendar, click the Calendar arrow, and then select the calendar you want to use to schedule the appointment. If you are scheduling an all-day appointment, click the All day appointment check box. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Managing Your Schedule with Windows Live Calendar In the Start and End date boxes, click the arrow, and then click a date on the calendar. In the Start and End time boxes, click the arrows to change the times, or click to select the times and then enter the times you want. To specify a recurring appointment, click the Recurrence arrow, and then click how often the appointment recurs. To invite someone to the event, click the Send in e-mail button on the menu bar, and then compose and send the e-mail invitation. New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Managing Your Schedule with Windows Live Calendar New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7