Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac – Illustrated Unit D: Getting Started with Safari

Getting Started with Safari   The Safari browser is used to find information on the Word Wide Web (WWW or the Web   Users navigate from one Web page to another and search for information on the Web   In this unit, users also learn how to print Web pages and how to get helpful information about using Safari   Note: Connection to the Internet is needed to complete this unit Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Objectives   Understand Web browsers   Start and explore Safari   View and navigate Web pages   Use tabbed browsing Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Objectives   Bookmark web pages   Print a Web page   Search for information   Get Help and quit Safari Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Understanding Web Browsers   The World Wide Web (also called the Web or WWW) is the part of the internet that contains linked Web pages   Web pages are documents that can contain text, graphics, sounds, and video   Web browsers (also called browsers) are software programs used to access and display Web pages ― ― a computing device, an Internet connection, and a browser are needed to view Web pages   Browsers such as Safari, Internet Explorer, and others make navigating the Web easy Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Understanding Web Browsers   When viewing Web pages with a browser, users click on words, phrases, or graphics which are called hyperlinks, or simply links to connect to view other Web pages   Links can also open graphics files or play sound or video files   Safari is a popular browser from Apple that can be used to: ― ― display web pages, use links to move from one Web page to another, play audio and video clips, search the Web for information, Bookmark Web pages, Print or save the text and graphics on Web pages and Web pages Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Understanding Web Browsers Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated A Sample Web page displayed using the Safari Browser

Starting and Exploring Safari   To use the Internet, a computer device, an Internet connection, and a Web browser   Safari, Apple’s Web browser, reads and displays Web pages, enabling a user to view, print and search for information on the Web ― ― typically after Safari is installed, its icon appears on the dock Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Starting and Exploring Safari Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated Surfing safari Elements of the Safari window

Understanding URLs   Every Web page has a unique address also known as the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and browsers locate web pages based on their URL   All Web page address includes: ― ― “http” which stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the set of rules for exchanging files on the Web ― ― following the http is a colon and two slashes and a www (indicates page on World Wide Web) ― ― the www is followed by a dot (.) and the Web site’s name known as the domain name ― ― after the domain name another dot and then a top- level domain, (i.e, edu, com, gov) indicating the type of site, and the site might be followed by a file or folder Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Viewing and Navigating Web Pages Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated   Moving among web pages is simple with hyperlinks that are clicked on to navigate to, or open, another location on the same Web page or jump to an entirely different Web page ― ― clicking on hyperlinks, a linked word or phrase, can be used to obtain more information on a topic ― ― in addition to hyperlinks, the navigation tools in Safari can be used to move around the Web ― ― navigate from page to page using the Forward and Back buttons and the History menu can be used to return to the home page or to view a list of previously viewed Web pages

Viewing and Navigating Web Pages Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated Home page for the Library of Congress Visitors Web page at the Library of Congress Web site History collection in bookmarks library

Setting the Home Page Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated   The page that appears each time Safari is started or Home on the History menu, is the home page   To change the home page, open the Web page that is desired to be the new home page, click Safari on the menu bar, click Preferences, then click General (if necessary) ― ― the URL of the current home page is highlighted in the Home page text box ― ― click Set to Current Page button to change the URL in the Home page text box to the desired home page

Using Tabbed Browsing   When multiple Web pages are opened on separate tabs within the same browser window, this is known as tabbed browsing   This method of organizing Web pages while browsing makes navigation between Web pages fast and simple, and minimizes the number of windows that need to be opened while browsing the web Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Quitting Safari with Multiple Tabs Open   When finished looking at Web pages with Safari there may be several tabs open   When closing Safari with multiple tabs open a dialog box appears noting how many tabs are open and asking if the user is sure about quitting Safari ― ― if quitting Safari, click Quit ― ― if wanting to keep Safari open, click Cancel, then click the Close tab button on each Web page tab to close Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Using Tabbed Browsing Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated Link menu New page in a second tab Top Sites page

Bookmarking Web Pages   Once a Web page is located that revisiting is desired it can be bookmarked   When a user bookmarks a Web page, it is added to the bookmarks bar or Bookmarks menu where it can be accessed easily in the future without having to enter the URL for the Web page in the address field Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Bookmarking Web Pages Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated Bookmark added to National Parks folder in Bookmarks Menu collection New folder added to Bookmarks Menu collection Add a bookmark dialog box

Creating and Organizing Bookmarks   To keep bookmarks manageable, add only pages that are expected to be visited frequently   Organize bookmarks by placing them into folders by category; such as a travel folder bookmark for travel information web pages   Bookmarks can be listed individually or placed in folders on the bookmarks bar or on the Bookmarks menu Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Printing a Web Page   When a Web page is printed, its text and any graphics appear on the printed page   Use the Print dialog box to change the number of copies, number of pages, paper size, and orientation of the Web page before printing ― ― in addition, a preview of the printed Web page appears in the Print dialog box and is helpful because some Web pages are lengthy and instead of printing all pages, only the pages that have relevant information can be printed Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Copying Information From a Web Page   Text on a Web page can be selected and then the Copy and Paste commands can be used to insert the information into a file made with another program, such as Microsoft Word   Graphical images can be saved from a Web page by dragging it to the desktop or by right-clicking the image, clicking Save Image As, then specifying where to save the image   To copy an image to the Clipboard to paste to a new location, click the Copy Image command on the shortcut menu Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Printing a Web Page Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated Print dialog box options Expanded Print dialog box Print dialog box

Searching for Information   Use Safari’s built-in search field to find an increasing amount of information and Web pages on the Internet   Searching, using the search field is based on criteria or keywords, which are words related to the desired topic ― ― enter a keyword or words in the search field, then press [return]; the search field uses the Google search engine to find relevant sites on the Web based on the keywords and opens a Google Web page containing the search results, a list of the links called hits; click a link to go to a Web site ― ― other search engines, such as Yahoo, Search, Ask can be used by going directly to their Web sites Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Handling Pop-Ups   Pop-ups are windows that open on the screen as a Web site is visited, generally to advertise products that may or not be wanted   Safari blocks pop-ups by default ― ― if wanting to enable pop-ups to appear, click Safari on the menu bar, click Preferences, then click Security at the top of the dialog box; click the check box for Block pop-up windows to deselect it, then close the dialog box Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Searching for Information Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated Google search results List of recent searches Multiple tabs open based on your search

Getting Help and Quitting Safari   Safari provides a Help system with information and instructions on various features and commands in the browser Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated Safari Help menu search results Topic in Safari Help window

Saving or mailing a Web page   Before quitting Safari it may be desired to save a copy of the current Web page or send someone a copy of the page ― ― to save the current Web page, click File on the menu bar, click Save As, then select a location in which to save the complete Web page including graphics, as a Web Archive file ― ― if wanting to the Web page, click File on the menu bar, click Mail Contents of This Page, then use an program to address and send the message containing the Web page, ― ― select Mail Link to This Page to send only the link Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Summary   The World Wide Web is the part of the internet that contains linked Web pages ― ― Web pages are documents that can contain text, graphics, sounds, and video ― ― Web browsers are software programs used to access and display Web pages ― ― Safari is a popular browser from Apple   When viewing Web pages with a browser, users click on words, phrases, or graphics which are called hyperlinks, or simply links to connect to view other Web pages Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated

Summary   To use the Internet, a computer device, an Internet connection, and a Web browser   Use Safari’s built-in search field to find an increasing amount of information and Web pages on the Internet   Searching, using the search field is based on criteria or keywords, which are words related to the desired topic   Before quitting Safari it may be desired to save a copy of the current Web page or send someone a copy of the page Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Illustrated