Microsoft Office 2003 Illustrated Introductory Started with Internet Explorer Getting

2Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A  Understand Web browsers  Start Internet Explorer  Explore the browser window  View and navigate Web pages  Save a favorite Web page Objectives

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

4Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

5Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

6Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

7Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

8Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

9Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Starting Internet Explorer (cont.) Home page for the National Science Foundation

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

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 First Web browser, Mosaic, introduced at the University of IllinoisFirst 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 NavigatorCurrent popular Web browsers: Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator

12Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Exploring the Browser Window URL in Address bar Title bar Toolbar Links bar Status bar Status indicator Go button

13Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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 orgedu, com, or org

14Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Viewing and Navigating Web Pages (cont.)  A URL: –  Additional folders or file names may appear in URL – rated/medialoft/community.html

15Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

16Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Viewing and Navigating Web Pages (cont.) Back button Back button list arrow Forward button Home button

17Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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 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.

18Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Saving a Favorite Web Page  The Favorites list and the Favorites toolbar allows you to create your own list of favorite Web sites

19Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Saving a Favorite Web Page (cont.)  Use the Organize Favorites dialog box to manage the Favorites list List of favorites

20Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Printing a Web Page  Print Preview –View the page before printing  Print Web page –Prints text and graphics on Web page

21Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

22Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Searching for information Search options:  Enter keywords in the Address bar  Search for Related Links  Use the Search Companion  Use search engines –Google –Yahoo!

23Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Getting Help  Internet Explorer Help –Provides general information –Provides feature instructions

24Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Getting Help (cont.) Favorites Search IndexContents

25Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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

26Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A Exiting Internet Explorer (cont.)  Windows Media Player

27Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A 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