We recommend that you use Internet Explorer as your
Browser application for undertaking this module. The table below
explains the buttons that appear on the toolbar in Internet Explorer.
Internet Browser or Browser software is an application that allows you
to read pages of information available on the World Wide Web (WWW).
The World Wide Web is one part of the Internet and is where web pages are
accessed. As you read this page of information on this course you
are reading a web page. If you create a document in Word it is saved
as a Word document. If you create a spreadsheet in Excel that is
saved as an Excel workbook. For another person to be able to look at
and read either of these files requires that they have Word and Excel on
their computer. In order to read this web page you need Internet
Browser or Browser software on your machine. The most commonly used
Browser software are Microsoft Internet Explorer, FireFox and
Opera. If you look at the very top of your current screen in
the left corner it should say what you are using. Browser software
not only allows you to read web pages it allows you to print them, save
them and even send them to friends. The most important thing about
web pages which makes them universal is that anyone with Browser software
should be able to read any web page created anywhere in the world, even if
it is created on a completely different type of computer (for instance an
Apple Mac instead of a PC).
The screen shot below shows this page
displayed in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer 8.0
Button
Command
Description
Back
Click Back to go back to a website or a page you visited
during the current Internet session. Click the down arrow next
to Back for a list of previously accessed websites and pages.
Forward
After you select Back, click Forward to move through
the websites and pages you visited during the current Internet
session. Click the down arrow next to Forward for a
list of previously accessed websites and pages.
Compatibility View
Click Compatibility View to view older web sites properly.
URGENT -
If a web site does not display properly in Internet Explorer 8.0
click this button to revert to Internet Explorer 7.0 settings.
Refresh
Click Refresh to reload the current page.
Stop
Click Stop if you want to immediately stop loading a site or
page.
Search
Click Search to enter information that Internet Explorer will
use to search the Internet.
Favorites
Click Favorites to display a list of the websites you have
added as your favourites. In Internet Explorer 8.0
the Favorites button
gives you access to the Favorites, Feeds and History lists.
Add to Favorites
Add
web sites to your Favorites list.
Suggested Sites
View
suggested sites (i.e. sites suggested by Microsoft.com).
Free Hotmail
Get
a free Hotmail email account.
Get More Add-ons
Get
more add-ons - add extra features to your Browser.
Home
Click Home to return to the website that always displays when
you start Internet Explorer. To change your home page, click
the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.
Feeds
Click Feeds to open
a list of RSS feeds that you can attach.
Read Mail
Click Read Mail to access your email account.
Print
Click Print to print the current web page.
Page
Click Page to display the page
menu:
Safety
Click Safety to display the safety menu:
Tools
Click Tools to display the tools menu:
Help
Click Help to get help on using Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer
6.0/7.0
Button
Command
Description
Video
Back
Click Back to go back to a website or a page you visited
during the current Internet session. Click the down arrow next
to Back for a list of previously accessed websites and pages.
Video
Forward
After you select Back, click Forward to move through
the websites and pages you visited during the current Internet
session. Click the down arrow next to Forward for a
list of previously accessed websites and pages.
Video
Stop
Click Stop if you want to immediately stop loading a site or
page.
Video
Refresh
Click Refresh to reload the current page.
Video
Home
Click Home to return to the website that always displays when
you start Internet Explorer. To change your home page, click
the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.
Video
Search
Click Search to enter information that Internet Explorer will
use to search the Internet.
Video
Favorites
Click Favorites to display a list of the websites you have
added as your favourites.
In Internet Explorer 7.0
the Favorites Centre button ()
gives you access to the Favorites, Feeds and History lists.
Video
Media
Click Media to open
the media window.
Video
History
Click History to display a list of the websites you have
recently visited.
Video
Mail
Click Mail to open Outlook Express and send and receive
e-mail messages.
Video
Print
Click Print to print the current web page.
Page
Click Page to switch views (IE7 only).
FURTHER INFORMATION
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