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Introduction to the Internet,
World Wide Web, and Internet Explorer.
Objectives
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Define the terms Internet and World Wide Web
Describe the purpose of a web browser
Identify the parts of a URL
Use a web browser to:
o navigate the web
o create bookmarks or favorites
o access browser history
o utilize tabbed browsing
o change the browser’s home page
o manage search settings
o use print and print preview
o get help
Requirements
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You will a computer with access to the Internet and headphones or speakers. If you are working in the lab, you
can sign out a pair of headphones for temporary use.
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The skills and concepts you learn in this unit will be used in the next lesson
and throughout the rest of the semester. If needed, you can repeat any of
these exercises as often as needed. If you have questions, be sure to contact
your instructor. Computer lab personnel in FOH 305 may also be able to help
with this tutorial.
NOTE: These instructions are based on the Internet Explorer
installation on campus computers. If you are using a different
computer, your screen may be different.
Figure 1
Getting Started
1. Logon to a computer and click on the Internet Explorer
tile on the start screen to start Internet Explorer (IE).
If needed, maximize the IE window.
2. Click in the address box (see Figure 1), type www.worwic.edu,
and press Enter.
3. On the Wor-Wic home page, point to Quick Links (upper right
portion of page) and click Learning Resources (see Figure 2).
4. Click the CMP 101 Resources link in the middle of the page.
5. Click Handouts on the menu and scroll to the Internet section.
6. If needed, connect speakers or headphones to your computer
and click the Video: Introduction to the Internet link. A short
video will appear. Watch the video and then continue to the next
page. NOTE: The video may refer to Internet Explorer 9 but
the material is the same for Internet Explorer 9 and 11.
Figure 2
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Display Settings
Since all installations of software can differ slightly from computer to
computer, this section will walk you through some of the display options to
make sure your screen matches these instructions.
1. Right click a blank area of the title bar at the very top of the
window, above the address bar (see Figure 3).
A menu appears with several display options. These are toggle
options in that you click to turn on and click again to turn off.
2. Click Menu bar.
The menu appears just below the address bar. You can also
temporarily show the menu bar by pressing the ALT key on the
keyboard.
3. Experiment with the other options by right clicking on a blank
area of the title bar and making a selection. You may have more
or fewer items than the ones shown here.
Figure 3
4. When finished, make sure the following options are turned on
or checked (see Figure 4):
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Favorites bar
Status bar
Lock the toolbars
5. Make sure the other options are off or unchecked.
Figure 4
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View and Navigate Web Pages
Moving between web pages can be accomplished easily with
hyperlinks. Hyperlinks allow you to jump to another location on a
page, another page in a site, or another website altogether. You can
also use the address bar to go directly to a web site if you know the
URL.
1. Click anywhere in the Address box.
The current address becomes
highlighted (see Figure 5)
2. Type www.loc.gov
The highlighted address is replaced
with the new address you type.
NOTE: Web pages
change often. If you
cannot find the link
specified in these
instructions, choose
a similar link.
Figure 5
3. Press Enter on the keyboard.
The home page for the Library of Congress web site loads.
Note that while the full URL for this page includes the protocol,
you do not have to type the "http://" as part of the web site
address.
4. If needed, close messages appearing in a yellow/gold bar at the
bottom of the screen (the notification bar).
5. Scroll down until the Visit the Library section is visible on the
left side of the page.
6. Point to the Visit the Library link (don't click it yet!).
The mouse cursor changes to a hand icon and the URL for the
link displays in the status bar (see Figure 6).
Figure 6
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View and Navigate Web Pages
1. Click the Visit the Library link.
The new page loads. You have now navigated to a new page
within the Library of Congress site.
2. Under the Quick Links section on the right of the page, click the
Event Calendar link.
This may take a moment to load. Notice the status indicator in
the tab at the top of the window (see Figure 7).
3. Under the View by Category section on the left of the page,
click on any category.
Instead of moving to a different page, this link moves to another
location on the same page. See how the scroll box moves in
relation to your position on the page.
Figure 7
4. Click the Back button (see Figure 8).
The screen scrolls back to the top of the page - the last visited
location.
5. Click the Back button again.
The Visiting the Library page reloads.
6. Click the Forward button.
The Event Calendar page reloads.
7. Click the Home button.
The browser's home page loads. The home page can be
configured on each computer and each browser – we’ll see how
later.
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Figure 8
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Accessing Browser History
By default your browser is configured to save the URL for each page/site you
visit. This History list allows you to return to a previously visited site. There
are several different ways to access the history list.
1. To access the most recently visited pages, right click or click and
hold on the Back button (see Figure 9Error! Reference source
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A list of the web pages you have visited so far appears. You can
use this list to quickly navigate to one of these pages.
Figure 9
2. Click Home | Library of Congress (if the link is not in the list,
skip to the next step). Right click on the Back button again to
open the recent pages list.
3. If you want a list of pages you have visited in the last day or
week or month, click History to open the History pane in the
browser window. Click a link from the list and close the pane
when finished.
4. You can also access the History list using the Favorites menu.
Click the Favorites button (see Figure 10).
5. Click the History tab (see Figure 10).
6. Click the Today link to see a list of sites you have visited today.
Click one of the links to view a list of pages from that site, and
click one of those links to jump to that page.
Figure 10
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Use Tabbed Browsing
You can minimize the number of windows open on the screen by using
tabbed browsing.
1. Type www.usa.gov in the address bar and press Enter.
The U.S. Government home page loads.
2. Click the New Tab tab (see Figure 11).
A new tab opens and a list of popular sites appears.
3. Type www.worwic.edu in the address bar and press Enter.
The Wor-Wic home page loads.
4. Click the New Tab tab again and go to the Library of Congress
page (www.loc.gov). Try using the History list to access this site.
There are now three web sites open in one browser window
(see Figure 12).
Figure 11
5. Activate the U.S. Government site by clicking on the tab.
If the tabs become too crowded you can move them to a
separate row…
6. Right click on any one of the tabs.
7. Choose Show tabs on a separate row.
The tabs move below the address / search bar.
8. Right click any tab again and click the Show tabs on a
separate row option to turn it off.
9. Point to the Library of Congress tab until the Close button
appears (see Figure 12). Click the Close button on that tab.
You should now have the USA.gov site and the Wor-Wic site
open in two separate tabs.
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Figure 12
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Tabbed home pages
The home page is the first page that loads when you start your
browser. You can have more than one home page by having each page
open in a separate tab.
1. With the usa.gov tab selected, right-click on the Home
button
2. Choose Add or Change Home page.
3. Choose Add this webpage to your home page tabs.
Note that you can also choose to make the currently displayed
page your only home page or make all the current “tab set” (all
open tabs) your home page.
4. Click Yes.
5. Close the usa.gov tab (leave the Wor-Wic tab open).
6. Click the Home button.
Two tabs should open as your "home tabs". .
7. Close the usa.gov tab.
8. To return to just one home page right-click the Home button,
choose Add or Change Home page option and select the option
to make that your only home page.
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Figure 13
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Favorites List
Favorites (called bookmarks in some other browsers) are a good way
to collect your favorite or most visited sites into a single list for easy
access. For example, in this class you will be using the SAM and
Blackboard websites extensively. In addition, it might be helpful to
have the CMP Help & FAQ page handy. These would be good sites to
add to your favorites list.
1. If needed, use the address bar to go to the Wor-Wic home page
at www.worwic.edu. Hint: Try using the history list.
2. Point to Quick Links in the upper, right portion of the page.
3. When the menu appears, click Learning Resources.
4. Click CMP 101 Resources in the middle of the page, then click
Help & FAQ on the menu on the left.
Once the page is displayed on the screen, you can easily add it to
your favorites list.
5. Click the Favorites button in the upper right corner of the
window (see Figure 14). If needed, click the Favorites tab.
The Favorites list appears.
6. Click Add to Favorites button (see Figure 14). Make sure the
"Create in:" setting says "Favorites", and click Add.
7. To see your new Favorite, click the Favorites button again and
select the Favorites tab.
The CMP 101 Help & FAQ page is included in the list. Next we'll
add this site to the Favorites bar.
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Figure 14
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Favorites Bar
The Favorites Bar appears at the top of the window and can make it
much quicker and easier to access some of your favorite sites.
1. If needed, right click a blank area of the title bar and check to
make sure the Favorites Bar option is turned on (see Figure 4).
2. With the CMP 101 Help & FAQ page still displayed on the screen,
click the Add to Favorites bar button on the Favorites bar (see
Figure 15).
The current page is added directly to the Favorites bar. This bar
can get crowded so let's rename it.
3. Right click the CMP 101 button on the Favorites bar.
4. Click Rename.
5. Type CMP Help & FAQ and press Enter.
Figure 15
Practice with Favorites
6. Add the SAM web site and the Blackboard login page to the
Favorites List and Favorites Bar:
Deleting and organizing favorites
a. Go to the URL you wish to add (e.g. sam.cengage.com).
If you wish to delete a link from the Favorites list or bar,
right click on the link and choose delete.
b. Use the Favorites button to add to the Favorites list.
c. Use the Add to Favorites Bar button to add to the
Favorites bar.
d. If you wish to rename any of these items, right click on the
item either on the Favorites bar or in the Favorites list and
choose Rename.
e. Repeat steps a-d for the Blackboard Login page
(blackboard.worwic.edu). You should end up with all three
sites on the Favorites list and the Favorites bar.
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If you wish to organize your favorites by creating folders
and moving the links, click the Favorites button, and
then click the dropdown arrow next to the Add to
Favorites button. Choose Organize favorites. Use the
buttons at the bottom of the Organize Favorites window
to create folders and move, delete, or rename links.
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Pin to Taskbar
If you have one or two web sites that you use frequently, you can “pin”
those web sites to the taskbar making them quicker to access.
1. Click in the address bar and type google.com (in most cases,
you do not have to type in the ‘www’).
Google is another popular search site, so we will pin this page to the
taskbar for easy access.
Figure 16
2. Click and drag the Google tab (Figure 16) down to the taskbar.
When you see a Pin to Taskbar screen tip (Figure 17), release
the mouse button.
3. Close all Internet Explorer windows. A button for Google still
appears on the taskbar.
Now, when you want to search for something, you can click the
Google button on the taskbar. If you no longer need the icon on the
taskbar, you can remove it.
4. Close all Internet Explorer windows. Right-click on the Google
button on the taskbar and choose Unpin this program from
the taskbar. The Google button is removed.
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Figure 17
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Jump Lists
Jump Lists are lists of recently opened items, such as files, folders, or
websites, organized by the program that you use to open them. You
can use a Jump List to open items, and you can also pin favorites to a
Jump List, so you can quickly get to the items that you use every day.
To access a jump list, right click on the program icon on the task bar.
1. Right click on the Internet Explorer (IE) icon on the taskbar.
The IE jump list appears. Point to any item under Frequent and
click the thumbtack icon to pin the page to the jump list.
If a page is not on the frequent list, you can add it by visiting the site.
2. Go to the YouTube web site (youtube.com). Point to the icon
next to the URL in the address bar (Figure 18). Hold down the
shift key and drag the icon to the IE icon in the taskbar
(Figure 19). When you see a screen tip that says Open with
Internet Explorer, then let go of the Shift key so the tip
changes to Pin to Internet Explorer, let go of the mouse button.
Figure 18
The YouTube site is now added to the Internet Explorer jump list.
3. To test it out, close all internet Explorer windows, right click on
the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar and click YouTube in
the list. IE opens and goes directly to the YouTube site.
Figure 19 (Hold Shift while dragging)
Figure 20 (Lift Shift at destination)
If you no longer need an item on the jump list, you can remove it.
4. Right-click on the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar. Point
to the YouTube item in the list, and then click the Unpin from
this list button.
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NOTE: Many Windows programs will have jump lists. Try right
clicking on other taskbar buttons to see what lists are available.
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Previewing a Web Page
1. Use the History list to return to the Library of Congress home
page (if it’s not in the History list the URL is www.loc.gov).
Maximize the browser window if needed.
2. Click the Tools button (see Figure 21), click Print, and then click
Print Preview. Use the arrow buttons at the bottom of the
preview to navigate to the end and then back to page 1.
3. The Print Preview window allows you to make adjustments to
print settings.
a. Click the Landscape button.
The orientation of the pages is changed so that the paper is wider
than it is taller.
Figure 21
b. Click the Page Setup button
and review the available
options such as Headers, Footers, and Margins. Under
Header, change the –Empty- setting to Time.
c. Click the OK button. The print preview changes to add the
time in the header.
d. Click the Turn Headers and Footers On or Off button
to
remove the headers and footers. Click it again to return the
headers and footers.
e. Click the View Full Width button
f. Click the View Full Page button
g. Click the Show Multiple Pages
and choose 3 Page view.
to zoom in.
to zoom back out.
drop down arrow
h. Modify the Change Print Size setting
as needed
until the content fits on two pages (see Figure 22).
4. Leave the Print Preview window open.
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Figure 22
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Printing a Web Page
1. Click the Print Document
button.
2. In the Page Range section, click the option button next to Pages.
3. Enter the number 1 in the box next to the Pages option.
4. Click Print. Retrieve your printout before continuing.
Figure 23
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Search for Information
If you don’t know an exact URL or you just want to look up some
information, the Address/Search bar can help. Simply type in what
you are looking for and press Enter.
1. Click in the Address Bar and type pizza styles.
Depending on your browsers settings, you may see a list of choices as
you type. Ignore these for now.
Figure 24
2. Press Enter.
The browser will perform a search of the Internet using the default
search engine. We’ll learn more about search engines later in the
course.
3. Scroll down the results list and notice that some links listed at
the top are advertisements or sponsored links. Click on any
link to visit that page. Use the Back button to return to the
results list.
Figure 25
4. From the search results list, right click on another link and
choose Open in a new tab. Click on the tab to view the page.
Now you can review the page while your search results remain
available in another tab.
5. Close the current tab to return to the search results. To find out
if any of the search results mention Chicago pizza, use the Find
on this Page command (press CTRL+F).
This command is also on the Tools menu; Point to File and then Find
on this page (see Figure 25).
6. Type Chicago in the find box and IE automatically jumps to the
first instance of the word and highlights the other instances on
the page (see Figure 26).
7. On the back of your printout, describe, in your own words, the
difference between using the address bar to search and the Find
command (CTRL+F).
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Figure 26
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Manage Search Options
By default your browser may be configured to use one or more search
engines. You can add or remove search engines.
1. Click the Tools button
and choose Manage Add-ons.
2. In the Add-on Types list on the left side of the window, choose
Search Providers.
3. In the lower left corner of the window, click Find more search
providers….
The Internet Explorer Gallery opens.
4. Scroll down if needed and click on the Add button next to
Yahoo! Search in the grid (see Figure 27).
5. Review the options in the Add Search Provider dialog box and
then click the Add button without making any changes.
You will not see anything different on the screen. This just
modifies how the browser’s search feature functions for future
searches. Let’s try it…
6. Close the Internet Explorer Gallery window and Close the
Manage Add-ons window.
7. Click in the address bar and type adventure travel.
Figure 27
Notice that your search list now has a Yahoo! icon at the bottom (see
Figure 28).
8. Click the Yahoo! button in the search list and press Enter to
perform the search using the Yahoo! search engine.
If you wish to change your default search engine, return to the Manage
Add-ons window (under the Tools button) and under Search Providers,
select the search engine you wish to make the default and click the Set
as default button.
Figure 28
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Getting and Printing Help Articles
Internet Explorer provides many help articles with information and
instructions on various features and commands.
1. Press the F1 key on the keyboard to open the Internet Explorer
help window. Click in the search box near the top, type
keyboard shortcuts and press Enter.
2. Under the Top result section and the Windows keyboard
shortcuts link, click the topic Internet Explorer 11 keyboard
shortcuts (see Figure 29).
3. Scroll down to locate the section titled Shortcuts for Internet
Explorer for the desktop. A list of categories will appear.
4. Choose three shortcut keys from three different categories.
On the back of the printout created earlier in this exercise,
CLEARLY write down the shortcut key, category, and a brief
description of the function of each shortcut key.
Figure 29
5. Scroll back to the Shortcuts for Internet Explorer for the desktop
heading and if needed, click the Show All link (see Figure 30).
NOTE: If the link says “Hide all” you do not need to click it.
6. Use the Find on this Page command (CTRL+F) to find the
shortcut key that will “Select all items on the current webpage”.
Write down that shortcut key under the ones you selected in
step 4.
7. Use the Find command again (CTRL+F) to find and click the
Hide All link to collapse all of the categories. Use print preview
to add your name to the center section of the footer. Verify
that the document will print on 2 pages and print it.
8. Retrieve your printout, staple printouts together, write your
name on them, submit as instructed.
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Figure 30