BROWSER BASICS Introduction to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator

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BROWSER BASICSIntroduction to Microsoft Internet
Explorer and Netscape Navigator

• New Perspectives on
• THE INTERNET

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Objectives

• Learn about Web browser software and Web pages
• Learn about Web addresses and URLs
• Save and organize Web addresses
• Navigate the Web

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Objectives

• Use the Web to find information
• Configure and use the Microsoft Internet Explorer
  Web browser
• Configure and use the Netscape Navigator Web
  browser

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Web Browsers

• When you use your Internet connection to become
  part of the Web, your computer becomes a Web
  client in a worldwide client/server network.
• A Web browser is software that you run on your
  computer to make it work as a Web client.
• Computers that are connected to the Internet and
  that contain files that their owners have made
  available public through their Internet
  connections are called Web servers.

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Web Browsers
Client/Server Structure of the World Wide Web

• Figure 2-1

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Hypertext, Links, and Hypermedia

• The standard language used on the Web is
  Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
• HTML uses codes, or tags, that tell the Web
  browser software how to display the text
  contained in the text file.
• The HTML anchor tag enables Web designers to link
  HTML documents to each other.
• Hypertext links (hyperlinks or links) can connect
  HTML documents together and can also connect one
  part of an HTML document to other sections of
  that document.

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Hypertext, Links, and Hypermedia

• Hyperlinks Create a Web of HTML Text Across
  Multiple Files

Figure 2-2
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Hypertext, Links, and Hypermedia

• When a Web browser displays an HTML document, it
  is often referred to as a Web page.

Lawrence Public Library Web Page
Figure 2-3
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Addresses on the Web

• Each computer on the Internet has a unique
  identification number call an IP (Internet
  Protocol) address.
• A domain name is a unique name associated with a
  specific IP address by a program that runs on an
  Internet host computer.
• This program, which coordinates the IP addresses
  and domain names for all computers attached to
  it, is called DNS (domain name system) software.
• The host computer that runs this software is
  called a domain name server.
• The last part of domain name is called its
  top-level domain (TLD).

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Uniform Resource Locators

• Common Top-Level Domains (TLDS)

Figure 2-5
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Uniform Resource Locators

• A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a
  four-part addressing scheme that tells the Web
  browser
• The transfer protocol to use when transporting
  the file
• The domain name of the computer on which the file
  resides
• The pathname of the folder or directory on the
  computer on which the file resides
• The name of the file

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Addresses on the Web

• Structure of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

Figure 2-6
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Main Elements of Web Browsers
Main Elements of the Internet Explorer Program
Window

• Figure 2-7

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Main Elements of Web Browsers
Main Elements of the Navigator Program Window

• Figure 2-8

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Using the History List

• The browser stores the the location of each page
  you visit during a single session in a history
  list.
• Use the Back button and the Forward button to
  move through the history list.
• Use the Refresh button on Internet Explorer and
  Reload button in Navigator to load the same Web
  page that appears in the browser widow again.
• Use the Stop button to abort a transfer when you
  accidentally click a hyperlink that you do not
  want to follow.

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Starting Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Main Program Window

• Follow the directions on page 16 to start the
  Internet Explorer Program

Figure 2-10
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Starting Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Internet Explorer includes a Standard Buttons
  toolbar with 13 buttons.

Standard Buttons Toolbar
Figure 2-11
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Entering a URL in the Address Bar

• Click at the end of the current text in the
  Address bar, and then delete any unnecessary or
  unwanted text from the displayed URL.
• Type the URL of the location that you want to go
  to.
• Press the Enter key to load the URLs Web page in
  the browser window.

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Using the Favorites List
Favorites Bar In Internet Explorer

• Figure 2-15

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Using the Favorites List

• Creating a New Favorites Folder

Figure 2-16
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Using the Favorites List

• To move an existing favorite into a new folder
• Click Favorites on the menu bar, and then click
  Organize Favorites.
• Click the folder under which you want to add the
  new folder.
• Click the Create Folder button.
• Type the name of the new folder and then press
  the Enter key.
• Drag the favorite that you want to move into the
  new folder. Click the Close button.

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Using the Favorites List

• Reorganizing Favorites in Folders

Figure 2-17
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Hyperlink Navigation Using the Mouse

• Navigating between Web pages using hyperlinks
  and the mouse
• Click the hyperlink.
• After the new Web page has loaded, right-click on
  the Web pages background.
• Click Back on the shortcut menu.

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Changing the Default Home Page In Internet
Explorer

• Click tools on the menu bar and then click
  Internet Options.
• Click the General tab.
• Select whether you want Internet Explorer to open
  with the current page as its default page or a
  blank page by clicking the corresponding button
  in the Home page section.
• To specify a home page, type the URL of that Web
  page in the Address text box. Click the OK
  button.

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Changing the Default Home Page In Internet
Explorer

• Changing the Default Home Page

Figure 2-20
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Printing a Web Page

• To print the current Web page
• Click the Print button on the Standard Buttons
  toolbar to print with the default print settings.
• Or
• Click File on the menu bar and then click Print.
• Select the printer you want to use and indicate
  the pages you want to print and the number of
  copies.
• Click the OK button.

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Printing a Web Page

• Page Setup Dialog Box

Figure 2-21
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Printing a Web Page

• Page Setup Dialog Box Options

Figure 2-22
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Getting Help in Internet Explorer

• Click Help on the menu bar, then click Contents
  and Index to open the Help window.

Internet Explorer Help Window
Figure 2-24
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Using Internet Explorerto Save a Web Page

• To save a Web page to a disk
• Open the Web page in Internet Explorer
• Click File on the menu bar and then click Save As
• Click the Save in list arrow and then select the
  drive that contains your disk
• Accept the default filename, or change the
  filename, but retain the extension .htm or .html
• Click the Save button

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Saving Web Page Text to a File

• Use the mouse pointer to select the text you want
  to copy

Selecting Text on a Web Page
Figure 2-25
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Saving Web Page Text to a File

• Pasting Text From a Web Page Into a WordPad
  Document

Figure 2-26
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Saving a Web Page Graphic to a Disk

• Saving the Image to a Disk

Figure 2-27
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Starting Netscape Navigator

• Netscape Netcenter Home Page

Follow the directions on page 39 to start
Navigator
Figure 2-28
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Using the Navigationand Personal Toolbars

• Navigator Navigation Toolbar

Figure 2-29
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Using the Personal Toolbar
Navigator Personal Toolbar

• Figure 2-32

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Creating a Bookmark for a Web Site

• Creating a Bookmarks Folder
• Click Bookmarks on the Personal toolbar, and then
  click Manage Bookmarks.
• Click File on the menu bar and then click New
  Folder.
• Delete the default text in the Create a New
  Folder named text box and then type a new folder
  name.
• Click the OK button.

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Creating a Bookmark for a Web Site

• Saving a Bookmark in a Bookmarks Folder
• Open the page that you want a bookmark in
  Navigator.
• Click Bookmarks on the menu bar and then click
  File Bookmark.
• Type a descriptive name in the box.
• Select the folder in which you want so save the
  bookmark.
• Click the OK button.

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Creating a Bookmark for a Web Site

• Bookmarks Sorted Into Categories

Figure 2-33
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Returning to the Home Page

• To change the Default Home Page in Netscape
• Click Edit on the menu bar and then click
  Preferences.
• Click Navigator in the Category list.
• In the Home page section , click an option button
  to indicate whether you want Navigator to open
  with the current page or a file.
• To specify a home page, use the Choose Home Page
  dialog box to find an HTML document or type the
  URL or filename of the page you want to use as
  your default home page in the Location box.
  Click the OK button.

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Returning to the Home Page

• Preferences Dialog Box

Figure 2-38
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Printing a Web Page

• Print Dialog Box

Figure 2-39
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Managing Cookies

• Click Tasks on the menu bar, point to Privacy
  and Security, point to Cookie Manager.

• Cookie Manager Dialog Box

Figure 2-41
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Getting Help in Navigator

• Click Help on the menu bar, then click Help and
  Support Center.

• Netscape Help Window

Figure 2-42