Windows Tutorial 4 Working with the Internet and E-mail

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Windows Tutorial 4

Working with the Internet and E-mail

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New Perspectives on Microsoft Windows 7

Objectives• Define the relationship between the Internet

and the World Wide Web• Open, view, and navigate Web pages in

Internet Explorer• Revisit recently opened Web pages• Organize links to your favorite Web pages• Use Web Slices and Accelerators

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Objectives• Explain how e-mail works• Send, receive, reply to, and delete e-mail with

Microsoft Windows Live Mail• Attach a file to an e-mail message• Add and delete a contact in Windows Live

Contacts• Create appointments with Windows Live

Calendar

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Exploring the Internet and the Web

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Exploring the Internet and the World Wide Web• When you connect two or more computers to exchange

information and resources, they form a network• The Internet lets you access and exchange information via

electronic mail (e-mail), online newsgroups, file transfer, and the linked documents of the World Wide Web, better known as the Web

• Web pages are stored on Web servers• A Web site is a collection of Web pages that have a common

theme or focus• Cloud computing refers to providing and using computer tools,

such as software, via the Internet (or the cloud)

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Exploring the Internet and the World Wide Web• To access documents on the Web, you need a

browser• For your browser to access the Web, you must

have an Internet connection– Dial-up connection– Broadband connection• Digital subscriber line (DSL)• Digital cable

– Wireless connection– Internet service provider (ISP)

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Getting Started with Microsoft Internet Explorer• Click Internet Explorer on the taskbar

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Opening a Page on the Web• To find a particular Web page among the

billions stored on Web servers, your browser needs to know the URL of the Web page

• Click the Address box on the Address bar.• Type the URL of the Web page you want to

open, and then press the Enter key

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Opening a Page on the Web

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Opening a Page on the Web• Use the Back and Forward buttons to navigate

through the pages you have visited• To open a Web page you visited in the last 20

days, use the History list• To open a new Web page without closing the

one you’re currently viewing, use tabbed browsing– If you have two or more tabs open, use the

Quick Tabs button to display a thumbnail of each Web page

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Opening a Page on the Web

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Using Favorites• You can save the location of your favorite Web

pages in the Favorites list• Adding a Web Page to the Favorites List–Open the Web page in Internet Explorer–Click the Add to Favorites button on the

toolbar– Enter a new name for the Web page and

select a folder, if necessary–Click the Add button

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Organizing the Favorites List• Click the Add to Favorites arrow on the Favorites Center

toolbar, and then click Organize Favorites to open the Organize Favorites dialog box.

• To create a new folder, click the New Folder button, enter a folder name, and then press the Enter key.

• To move a link into a Favorites folder, drag the link to the folder or select the item, click the Move button, select the new folder for the item, and then click the OK button.

• To remove an item from the Favorites list, select the item, and then click the Delete button.

• Click the Close button to close the Organize Favorites dialog box.

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Adding Links and Web Slices to the Favorites Bar• Navigate to a Web page containing a Web

Slice.• Click the Add Web Slices button on the

Command bar.• Click the Add to Favorites Bar button.• Click the new button on the Favorites Bar to

display the Web Slice.

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Adding Links and Web Slices to the Favorites Bar

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Finding and Using Accelerators• Accelerators are tools that make it easier to

find information on the Web without navigating to other Web sites.

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Printing and Saving Web Pages• To print a Web page, you click the Print button on the

Internet Explorer Command bar.• To save all the files associated with the page,

including graphics, frames, and style sheets in their original format, select Webpage, complete

• To save all the information as a single file, select Web Archive, single file.

• To save only the current page without graphics or other media files, select Webpage, HTML only.

• To save only the text from the current Web page, select Text File. Finally, click the Save button.

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Getting Started with Windows Live Mail

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Getting Started with Windows Live Mail• Just as you must address a piece of ordinary

mail, you need to supply an address for an e-mail message

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Getting Started with Windows Live Mail• Include meaningful subjects• Reply only as necessary• Include your response first• Don’t e-mail sensitive or confidential

information• Be concise and direct• Avoid abbreviations• Don’t use all capital letters• Pause and reread before sending

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Setting Up Windows Live Mail• Windows Live Mail supports three types of e-

mail accounts–Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3)– Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)– Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

• The first time you start Windows Live Mail, a series of dialog boxes guides you through the process of setting up an account

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Sending and Receiving E-mail Using Windows Live Mail

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Creating and Sending an E-mail Message• Click the New button on the toolbar.• Enter the e-mail address of the recipient in the

To box.• Click the Subject box and then type the subject

of the message.• Click the message area and then type the

content of the message.• Click the Send button.

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Creating and Sending an E-mail Message

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Receiving and Reading E-mail Messages

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Adding Information to Windows Live Contacts• Click Contacts in the Programs area of the

Folder pane.• Click the New button on the toolbar.• Enter contact information in the Add a Contact

dialog box.• Click Add Contact.

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Adding Information to Windows Live Contacts

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Managing Your Schedulewith Windows Live Calendar• Click Calendar in the Programs area of the Folder pane.• Click the New button on the Windows Live Calendar toolbar.• Type a description of the appointment, and then press the Tab

key.• In the Location box, enter the location of the appointment.• If you have more than one calendar, click the Calendar arrow,

and then select the calendar you want to use to schedule the appointment.

• If you are scheduling an all-day appointment, click the All day appointment check box.

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Managing Your Schedulewith Windows Live Calendar• In the Start and End date boxes, click the arrow, and

then click a date on the calendar.• In the Start and End time boxes, click the arrows to

change the times, or click to select the times and then enter the times you want.

• To specify a recurring appointment, click the Recurrence arrow, and then click how often the appointment recurs.

• To invite someone to the event, click the Send in e-mail button on the menu bar, and then compose and send the e-mail invitation.

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Managing Your Schedulewith Windows Live Calendar

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