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� You can subscribe to services that inform you when updated information is available from yourfavorite websites.

� You can add shortcuts to feeds to the Favorites bar or to the Favorites Center.

To complete this project, you will need the following file:� New blank WordPad document

You will save your file as:� Lastname_Firstname_w7_03_Feeds

1. On the taskbar, click the Internet Explorer button .

2. On the Command bar, click the Tools button, and then click Manage Add-ons.

3. In the lower-left corner of the Manage Add-ons dialog box, click Find more toolbars andextensions.

4. Maximize the Add-ons Gallery window, and then scroll to the bottom of the page.In the vertical navigation bar, below Internet Explorer 8 only, click Web Slices. If that linkno longer displays on the page, navigate to www.ieaddons.com/en/webslices. Compareyour screen with Figure 1. If necessary, scroll to display the Get the latest eBay.com DailyDeals thumbnail and button.

A Web Slice is a portion of a web page to which you can subscribe to get updatedinformation. For example, the eBay.com Daily Deals Web Slice informs you wheneverthere is a new deal from eBay.com.

Windows 7

Web Slices add-onsgallery (yours may

be different)

Get the latesteBay.com Daily

Deals

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5. If necessary, scroll to display the Weather from Bing thumbnail and button. Below Weatherfrom Bing, click the Add to Internet Explorer button. Point to the weather summary, andthen compare your screen with Figure 2.

When you open a web page from the Web Slices Add-ons Gallery, any available WebSlices are surrounded by a border. The Web Slice button displays next to the Web Sliceand on the Command bar.



Weather WebSlice (your city

may be different)

Web Slice button

Web Slice buttonon Command bar

Figure 2

6. On the Command bar, click the AddWeb Slice button . Read the Internet Explorermessage that displays, and then click the Add to Favorites Bar button.

7. Close the weather - Bing window, and then Close the Web Slices - Add-onsGallery window. Close the Manage Add-ons dialog box.


8. On the Favorites bar, click the Weather in Your City Web Slice button, and then compareyour screen with Figure 3.

When a Web Slice has updated information, it will be highlighted on the Favorites bar.

Web Slices have links to see more information. Here, the hyperlink at the top of the WebSlice opens the entire Bing Weather page, from which its slice receives its information.



Bing WeatherWeb Slice (your

city and weathermay be different)

Link to entirepage

Weather WebSlice button

Favorites CenterFeeds tab

Favorites Centerpinned to left

edge

Figure 3

Figure 4

9. On the Favorites bar, click the Favorites button. In the Favorites Center, click the Feedstab. In the upper-right corner of the Favorites Center, click the Pin the Favorites Centerbutton . Compare your screen with Figure 4.

Feeds, also known as RSS feeds, are used to subscribe to frequently updated webcontent. An RSS feed typically displays a list of hyperlinks—often the headlines tonews articles—that you click when you want to see the page.


10. In the Favorite Center Feeds tab, click Microsoft Feeds to expand its list. Click theMicrosoft at Home link to display the RSS feed.

The Microsoft at Home RSS Feed displays links with tips for using your homecomputer. The content of this feed changes frequently.

11. In the address bar, type msn.com and then press J. Scroll to the bottom of the page, andthen if necessary, scroll to the right to display the RSS hyperlink in the page footer.Compare your screen with Figure 5.

Many websites provide several RSS feeds that focus on a particular topic. Here, theMSN website provides several different categories of news to which you can subscribe.



Figure 5

MSN.com RSSfeeds hyperlink

12. Click the RSS hyperlink. Alternately, type rss.msn.com and then press J.

13. In the list of RSS feeds, under MSN Home Page, click Sports. At the top of the page, readthe information about the feed, and then click Subscribe to this feed.


15. Create a Full-Screen Snip. Copy the snip, and then Close the markup windowwithout saving the changes.

16. Start WordPad, and type your first and last name. Add a new line, and then typeWindows 7 Chapter 3 More Skills 14 Add a new line, and then Paste the snip.

17. Click Save , and then in the Save As dialog box, navigate to your Windows 7 Chapter 3folder. In the File name box, type Lastname_Firstname_w7_03_Feeds and then click Save.If you are printing this project, print the WordPad document.

18. Exit WordPad. On the Favorites Center Feeds tab, right-click MSN Sports, and then clickDelete. Read the message that displays, and then click Yes. Close the Favorites Centerpane.

19. On the Favorites bar, right-click the Bing weather Web Slice button, and then click Delete.Read the message that displays, and then click Yes.

20. Close Internet Explorer. Submit the printout or WordPad file as directed by yourinstructor.

� You have completed More Skills 14



Subscribe to thisFeed dialog box

Feed namechanged

Figure 6

14. In the Subscribe to this Feed dialog box, replace the text in the Name box with MSN SportsCompare your screen with Figure 6, and then click Subscribe.


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