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Internet
tips
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Using
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
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address bar
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In the "address
bar" type the "URL" of a website and click "Go" button or press "Enter" key
on your keyboard to open a website.
URL stands for "uniform resource locator". URL is actually the address of a
particular website . Usually a URL is written as:
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http://www.name
of web site.com
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http:// www.citycollegiate.com
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http://www.bbc.co.uk...........etc.etc.......
Normally http:// is not essential,you can only
type www.xyz.com
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Remember : There should be no space in the
address of a website.Web address consists of one word. |
Tip : If you don't want to type
http://www. and .com use keyboard shortcut which is "Ctrl+enter"
Example:Type only the name of a website say "citycollegiate"
or "yahoo" in the address bar and press "Ctrl+enter".Here(
+) means press "ctrl key" and without releasing it press "Enter key".
explorer automatically type full address as http:// www.citycollegiate.com.
or http:// www.yahoo.com.
Remember : this short cut is useful only
for ".com"domains . |
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Status bar
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At the bottom of
browser window you will find a status bar . Status bar indicates the status
of downloading of a web page.It also indicates a number of other things (no
need to mention here).
In the beginning it shows: opening page (meaning : page is
downloading)
Then it shows: 3 or 5 items are remaining (meaning : some pictures or
elements are still to download)
Finally: Done (page is completely downloaded)
A blue strip on the right side of the bar indicates the %age of
downloading .In the above figure 50% page has downloaded. |
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Tool bar
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It has very
useful tools. We discuss each tool from time to time. |
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Opening
more than one websites at a time
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You can open
more than one websites at a time without any difficulty.
First open a website then press "Ctrl+N" keys . A new window will
open showing the same page as in the first window,don't worry.Type the
address of another website and press "Enter key" to open a new website .In
this way open as many websites as you wish. |
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Stop
downloading a web page
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To stop downloading a page, press "ESC" key on your key board or
click "Stop" button. |
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If page is
not downloading properly
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Click
"Refresh" button or press "Ctrl+R" or "F5" key. |
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To save a
web page on your hard disc
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File > Save as |
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To jump
from one window to the other
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Press and hold "Altr"
key, press "Tab" key once, twice or thrice and release "Altr"
key on the desired window. (This is a windows option)
Note: Here "hold" means "do not release
key" |
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To save a
page without opening it
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Right-click
the link for the page you want, and then click Save Target As.
(a link is where a "Hand" symbol appears when mouse over it) |
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To save a
picture without opening it
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Right-click
the link for the item you want, and then click Save Target As. |
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To make
Web pages load faster
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Sound files and
images take relatively larger time as compared to text.You can turn off
sounds and disable image display.
From"Tools menu", click Internet Options, click the
Advanced tab, then turn off sounds and pictures.
But you can not view images and hear sounds,only text will appear in the
browser window. |
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To move to
the beginning of a document
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press "HOME"
key on your keyboard. |
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To move to
the end of a document
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press "END"
key on your keyboard. |
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To move to
address bar without using mouse
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Don't click in the address bar to type a website's address just press "Altr+D"
and start typing
web address. |
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Closing
current window(web page)
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press"CTRL+W". |
