Download Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office 2003- Illustrated Introductory,
Premium Edition
Getting
Started with Internet Explorer
Objectives





Understand Web browsers
Start Internet Explorer
Explore the browser window
View and navigate Web pages
Save a favorite Web page
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
2
Objectives




Print a Web page
Search for information
Get Help
Exit Internet Explorer
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
3
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
4
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
5
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
6
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
 E-mail Web pages
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
7
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
8
Starting Internet Explorer (cont.)
Home page for the National Science Foundation
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
9
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
10
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
11
Exploring the Browser Window
Status indicator
Title bar
Toolbar
URL in
Address
bar
Links
bar
Go
button
Status bar
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
12
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
13
Viewing and Navigating Web
Pages (cont.)

A URL:
– http://www.course.com

Additional folders or file names may
appear in URL
– http://www.course.com/downloads/illust
rated/medialoft/community.html
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
14
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
15
Viewing and Navigating Web
Pages (cont.)
Back
button
Home
button
Forward button
Back button list arrow
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
16
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.
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
17
Saving a Favorite Web Page

The Favorites list and the Favorites
toolbar allows you to create your own
list of favorite Web sites
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
18
Saving a Favorite Web Page
(cont.)

Use the Organize Favorites dialog
box to manage the Favorites list
List of favorites
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
19
Printing a Web Page

Print Preview
– View the page
before printing

Print Web page
– Prints text and
graphics on Web
page
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
20
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
21
Searching for information
Search options:
 Enter keywords in the Address bar
 Search for Related Links
 Use the Search Companion
 Use search engines
– Google
– Yahoo!
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
22
Getting Help

Internet Explorer Help
– Provides general information
– Provides feature instructions
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
23
Getting Help (cont.)
Contents
Index
Search
Favorites
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
24
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
25
Exiting Internet Explorer (cont.)

Windows Media Player
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
26
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
Getting Started with Internet Explorer Unit A
27