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 No,
it's not your imagination. Everyone is
talking about the Internet. Web
addresses are everywhere and words all
have .COM attached to them these days.
No worries. You can do some serious Web
surfing in the classroom too. Just make
sure you've got the right gear - like a
really fly browser. Follow me, Monitor
Joe, and I'll give you the scoop on a
browser called Internet Explorer 5. You
can get the quick goods from me, but you
can also learn the "how-to" by clicking
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You'll want to get the best view possible when
you're surfing the World Wide Web. To do this,
you should maximize your IE5 window. To maximize
your IE5 window:
1)
Move your mouse to the top right-hand corner
of IE5.
2) Touch and click the maximize button.
If you don't see the button, then IE5 is
already at its maximum size.
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Every Web site has an address, just like a
building in a city. Often, this address is
called a "URL" - pronounced by reading each
letter: YU-ARE-ELL. You need to know this
address if you want to visit a specific Web site
or page. If you have the URL for a Web site or
page that you want to visit:
1)
Click on the white space inside the IE5
Address bar.
2) Type the URL of the page. You don't
need to type
http:// because IE5 automatically includes it.
3) Press the Enter key on your
keyboard.
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Some URLs are quite long - with lots of
different words divided by slashes. It's often
quite a challenge to type in the whole thing,
and people can confuse a forward slash
with a back slash.
That's why IE5 includes AutoCorrect - a special
tool that automatically recognizes and corrects
typos that would otherwise prevent you from
visiting the Web page you want to go to.
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IE5 keeps track of Web sites you've visited, so
you don't have to type in the entire URL every
time. If you want to return to a site you've
seen before, you can type part of the URL and
AutoComplete will give you a list of possible
matches from sites you've visited before.
To visit a Web site using AutoComplete:
1)
Begin typing the URL into the Address bar. As
you type, AutoComplete lists possible
matches in a drop-down box under the Address
bar.
2)
Click one of the URL matches to go to the Web
site you want to see.
You can also turn off the AutoComplete setting.
To turn off the AutoComplete setting:
1)
Click Tools on the Menu bar, and then choose
Internet Options. The Internet Options
dialog box appears.
2) Click the Content tab.
3) In the Personal information area,
click the AutoComplete button. The
AutoComplete Settings dialog box appears.
4) Click the check box to turn off
AutoComplete. This feature is disabled if
there is no check mark in the check box.
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