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Getting Started

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Objectives

• Start Internet Explorer 8 and Identify Screen Elements

• Navigate the Internet• Create and Manage Favorites• Search the Internet• Save and Print Web Pages

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• Connect to the Internet• Start Internet Explorer 8

– Click the Start button– Click Internet Explorer – Maximize the window

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Internet Explorer icon on the desktop

Internet Explorer icon on the Start

menu

Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar

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Start Internet Explorer 8 and Identify Screen Elements

• Internet Explorer 8 is an example of a a Web browser which is software that enables you to use the World Wide Web and navigate from page to page and site to site.

• A home page is the Web page that displays every time you start Internet Explorer 8.

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• An Internet Service Provider (ISP) provides an Internet connection through a regular telephone line, a special high-speed telephone line, or cable.

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• A Web site is a group of related Web pages published to a specific location on the World Wide Web.

• A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a unique address used to locate a Web page or Web site.

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Start Internet Explorer 8 and Identify Screen Elements

• Type an address in the Address bar– Internet Explorer 8 recalls past sessions

• Favorite sites can be saved– Choose Add to Favorites

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Start Internet Explorer 8 and Identify Screen ElementsFavorites

button

Add a Favorite dialog box

Add button

Web site name to be added to

Favorites Center

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• A portal is a launching site to other Web pages and contains links to frequently visited sites.

• The Command bar can provide quick access to commands such as Home, Safety, and Tools.

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Navigate the Internet

• Using the Command bar– Back button goes back one step– Forward button moves ahead one step– Home button returns to the home page– Screen tips displays information about a

screen element and is activated by pointing to a button or object.

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Navigate the Internet

Screen tip

Home button

Stop button

Refresh buttonForward

buttonBack button

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Navigate the Internet

• Protocol is a set of rules for transferring data over the Internet.– File Transfer Protocol (ftp) is a protocol

that enables individuals to copy files from one computer to another on a network.

– Hypertext Transfer Protocol (http) is a protocol that enables individuals to download files from another computer on a network.

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Navigate the Internet

• The Domain name is part of a text-based URL that identifies the company or organization that owns the Web site.

• A top-level domain (TLD) is the highest level of the Domain Name System expressed as the last part of the domain name and is represented by a period followed by three or four letters.– .com, .edu, .org, .net, .mil– .cn, .jp, .ru, .au

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Navigate the Internet• Accessing sites using the Address bar

– The down arrow lists recently visited sites– Recent Pages button also shows recently

visited sites

Address bar box down

arrow

Site to select

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Navigate the Internet• Hyperlinks are text, buttons, pictures, or

other objects that when clicked access other Web pages or other sections of the active site.

• The Link Select pointer displays a pointing hand when you point to a hyperlink.

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Navigate the Internet

Scholarship and grants link

Link Select pointer

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Navigate the Internet• Using Internet Explorer 8 History

– Tracks recently visited Web sites– Use the Favorites Center to show history– View History by Date, Site, Most Visited, and

Order Visited Today– Use Search History to locate sites

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Create and Manage Favorites• Add an address to the Favorites list

– Enter the URL in the Address bar– Click the Favorites button– Click Add a Favorite– Click Add– Click Organize Favorites– Click New Folder and type new name

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Create and Manage Favorites• Delete a Web address from Favorites

– Click the Add to Favorites down arrow– Click Organize Favorites– Select the address to delete– Click Delete– Confirm the delete – choose Yes– Choose Close

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Search the Internet

• Search engines are programs that search for keywords in files and documents or other Web sites.

• Instant Search allows you to add additional engines making it easier to search for keywords within the text of current Web pages.

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Search the Internet• Add a search engine

– Click the Search down arrow – Click Find More Providers– Choose the Add-ons Gallery Search Provider

list– Choose the provider– Click Add to Internet Explorer button– Choose Make this my Default Provider– Click Add

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Search the Internet

Google added as a

search provider

Make Google the

default search

provider

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Save and Print Web Pages• Download a Web page

– Determine where to save the files– Enter URL in the Address bar– On the Command bar click Page– Click Save As

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Save and Print Web Pages• Download a Web page (continued)

– Click the Save as type arrow– Choose Web Archive, single file (*mht)– Choose a new file name– Choose Save

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Save and Print Web Pages• Downloading: request a copy of a file or

program from a remote server, such as a Web server, and save it on your local system or storage device.

• An MHTML file (.mht): a format used to save Web pages and the elements that make it up including text and graphics into a single archive.

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Search the InternetSelected storage location (yours

may vary)

Default file name

Default file type

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Save and Print Web Pages• Download a Graphic from a Web page

– Right-click anywhere on the picture– Click Save Picture As– Navigate where you want to save the picture– Type a file name– Click Save

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Search the InternetSave in

box

File name box

Default Save As type box

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Save and Print Web Pages• Printing Web Graphics

– Choose a Word document– Insert a picture from the Web– Choose the Office Button– Click Print– Click OK

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Save and Print Web Pages• Public domain: work that is created with

the intention of letting anyone use it for any reason; also a work becomes public domain when the copyright has expired.

• Copyright: protects authors of original works including text, art, photograph, and music from being used without permission.

• Fair Use: an exception that allows small amounts of information to be used for educational purposes.

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Save and Print Web Pages• Print Selected Text from Web Pages

– Choose a Web page– Select text to print– Choose the Print button down arrow– Click Print– Choose the General tab– Click Selection under Print Range– Click Print

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Search the Internet

Print dialog box

General tab

Page Range area

Selection option

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Covered Objectives

• Start Internet Explorer 8 and Identify Screen Elements

• Navigate the Internet• Create and Manage Favorites• Search the Internet• Save and Print Web Pages

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