1. Microsoft Office 2003- Illustrated Introductory, Premium Edition
Getting
Started with Internet Explorer

2. Objectives Understand Web browsers Start Internet Explorer
Explore the browser window
View and navigate Web pages
Save a favorite Web page
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3. Objectives Print a Web page Search for information Get Help
Exit Internet Explorer
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4. Understanding Web Browsers
The World Wide Web (the Web or WWW) is a part of the Internet containing linked Web pages
A Web browser is a software program used to access and display Web pages
Internet Explorer is a Web browser
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5. Understanding Web Browsers (cont.)
A search engine is a special Web site that helps find other Web sites
A Web site is a group of Web pages
Web pages contain highlighted text or graphics called hyperlinks or links
Hyperlinks open other Web pages
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6. Understanding Web Browsers (cont.)
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.
Million users throughout the world
Connected using telephone lines, cables, and satellites
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7. Understanding Web Browsers (cont.)
Using the Internet Explorer, you can:
Display Web pages
Use links to move from one Web page to another
Play audio and video clips
Search the Web for information
Save a list of favorite Web pages
Print or save the text and graphics on Web pages
Web pages
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8. Starting Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer connects your computer to the Web using an Internet connection
Locate the Internet Explorer icon
Start menu or desktop icon
Home page appears
A home page is the first page that opens every time you start Internet Explorer
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9. Starting Internet Explorer (cont.)
Home page for the National Science Foundation
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10. 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)
1986, 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 use
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11. 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 Internet
Software programs (Web browsers) developed to access the Web
First Web browser, Mosaic, introduced at the University of Illinois
Mosaic leads to Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer browsers
Current popular Web browsers: Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator
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12. Exploring the Browser Window
Status indicator
Title bar
Toolbar
URL in Address bar
Links bar
Go button
Status bar
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13. Viewing and Navigating Web Pages
Every Web page has a URL
unique address on the Web
Parts of a URL:
“http” (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
“:” (a colon)
“//” (two forward slashes)
“www” (identifies the World Wide Web)
then the domain name- the Web site’s name
“.” (another dot)
top-level domain
edu, com, or org
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14. Viewing and Navigating Web Pages (cont.)
A URL:
Additional folders or file names may appear in URL
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15. Viewing and Navigating Web Pages (cont.)
Hyperlinks enable you to open another location on the same Web page or a different Web page
Hyperlinks to other Web pages
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16. Viewing and Navigating Web Pages (cont.)
Back button
Home button
Forward button
Back button list arrow
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17. Viewing and 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 page
Click the Use Current option in the Internet options dialog box.
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18. Saving a Favorite Web Page
The Favorites list and the Favorites toolbar allows you to create your own list of favorite Web sites
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19. Saving a Favorite Web Page (cont.)
Use the Organize Favorites dialog box to manage the Favorites list
List of favorites
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20. Printing a Web Page Print Preview Print Web page
View the page before printing
Print Web page
Prints text and graphics on Web page
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21. Printing a Web Page (cont.)
Web printing options
Select printer
Print range
Number of copies
Print all linked documents
Print frames
Print table of links
Orientation
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22. Searching for information
Search options:
Enter keywords in the Address bar
Search for Related Links
Use the Search Companion
Use search engines
Google
Yahoo!
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23. Getting Help Internet Explorer Help Provides general information
Provides feature instructions
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24. Getting Help (cont.) Contents Index Search Favorites
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25. Exiting Internet Explorer
Click the window Close button
OR…
Click File on the menu bar, then click Close
There is no reason to save files
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26. Exiting Internet Explorer (cont.)
Windows Media Player
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27. Summary Understand Web browsers Start Internet Explorer
Explore the browser window
View and navigate Web pages
Save a favorite Web page
Print a Web page
Search for information
Get Help
Exit Internet Explorer
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