Microsoft Office XP Illustrated Introductory, Enhanced Started with Internet Explorer Getting

2Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A  Understand Web browsers  Start Internet Explorer  Explore the browser window  Open and save a URL  Navigate Web pages Objectives

3Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A  Get Help  Print a Web page  Search for information on the Internet  Exit Internet Explorer Objectives

4Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Understanding Web Browsers  A computer network –Two or more connected computers that can share information  An Intranet is a local computer network –A company office  The Internet is a network of connected computers and computer networks located around the world. –Over 200 million users in over 100 countries –Connected using telephone lines, cables, and satellites

5Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Understanding Web Browsers (cont.)

6Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Understanding Web Browsers (cont.)  The World Wide Web (the Web or WWW) is a part of the Internet containing linked Web pages.  Web pages contain highlighted text or graphics called hyperlinks. –Hyperlinks open other Web pages  A Web browser is a software program used to access and display Web pages.  Internet Explorer is a Web browser

7Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Understanding Web Browsers (cont.)  Using the Internet Explorer, you can: –Display Web pages –Play audio and sound –Search the Web for information Text hyperlink Graphic hyperlink

8Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Starting Internet Explorer  Internet Explorer connects your computer to the Web using an Internet connection.  Open the Internet Explorer. –Start menu or desktop icon  Home page appears. –A home page is the first page that opens every time you start Internet Explorer.

9Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Starting Internet Explorer (cont.) Current Web page

10Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Starting Internet Explorer (cont.)  The History of the Internet and the World Wide Web –The Internet 1969, Dept. of Defense, Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET)1969, Dept. of Defense, Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) 1986, National Science Foundation formed (NSFNET) which replaced ARPANET1986, National Science Foundation formed (NSFNET) which replaced ARPANET –Provides high-speed, long distance lines 1991, Congress expands internet capacity and speed and opens Internet to commercial use1991, Congress expands internet capacity and speed and opens Internet to commercial use Currently over 200 countries use the InternetCurrently over 200 countries use the Internet

11Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Starting Internet Explorer (cont.)  The History of the Internet and the World Wide Web –The World Wide Web 1991, founded in Switzerland to allow links between documents on the Internet1991, founded in Switzerland to allow links between documents on the Internet Software programs (Web browsers) developed to access the WebSoftware programs (Web browsers) developed to access the Web 1993, first Web browser, Mosaic, introduced at the University of Illinois1993, first Web browser, Mosaic, introduced at the University of Illinois Current popular Web browsers: Internet Explorer and Netscape NavigatorCurrent popular Web browsers: Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator

12Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Exploring the Browser Window  Internet Explorer window –View, print, and search for information –Customize window elements –Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the Web page address Web page URL

13Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Opening and Saving a URL  Each Web page has a unique URL.  Parts of a URL: –“http” (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) –“:” (a colon) –“//” (two forward slashes) –“www” (identifies the World Wide Web) –then the Web site’s name.  A URL: –  Additional folders or filenames may appear in URL – medialoft/community.html

14Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Opening and Saving a URL (cont.)  The Favorite menu allows you to create a list of often visited Web sites. List of favorites

15Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Navigating Web Pages  Hyperlinks enable you to open another location on the same Web page or a different Web page. –Follow links to get more information Hyperlinks to other Web pages

16Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Navigating Web Pages (cont.)  Selecting a home page –Default home page in Internet Explorer is MSN.com home page on the MSN Web site –Change your home page Open the Web page you want to be your new home pageOpen the Web page you want to be your new home page Click the Use Current option in the Internet options dialog box.Click the Use Current option in the Internet options dialog box.

17Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Getting Help  Internet Explorer Help –Provides general information –Provides feature instructions

18Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Printing a Web Page  Print Web pages –Prints text and graphics on Web page –Web printing options:

19Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Searching for information on the Internet  Searching the Internet –Web search engines help you locate specific information Enter relevant keyword or phraseEnter relevant keyword or phrase Search engine provides list of hyperlinked Web sitesSearch engine provides list of hyperlinked Web sites Search engine Search results Keyword

20Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Exiting Internet Explorer  Use the window Close button or click Close on the File menu –There is no reason to save files