Exercise - Internet Explorer Tutorial No 1

Exercise
1. In the current Web page press the Back Button.
The Forward Button : This button will take you forward to the next document if you have previously browsed multiple documents and had then backed-up to the page you are currently viewing. (If you have not backed up at all, the forward button will be greyed-out) Pressing it repeatedly will continue to move you forward one page at a time. You can move forward until you reach the last page that you had browsed, at which time the forward button will be greyed-out.
Exercise
1. In the current Web page press the Back Button.
The Stop Button : The stop button stops ANY current operations by Internet Explorer. It will stop any type of file from loading. It can also be used to stop animations from continuing once a page is loaded. If you press it before a page has finished loading, the page will display everything it had finished loading before the stop button was pressed. If a document is completely loaded and there are no animations, movies, or other files still running, the stop button will have no immediate function.
Exercise
In the Address Bar type the address http://www.cnn.com. Press Enter on your keyboard. While the information that the page consists of is downloaded press the Stop button.
Click on the Address Bar and press Enter on your keyboard.
The Refresh Button : This button will reload the current document that you are viewing. It is useful if the page updates very frequently so that you can view these changes as soon as they are available. If you are loading a document and the transfer was interrupted, you can reload the full document again by clicking here.
Exercise
1. In the current Web page press the Refresh Button.
The Home Button : This button will return you to the page you have selected as the default start-up page for Internet Explorer. It will not take you back to the beginning of your web browsing, it will just return you to your home location from where you are. If you press back after reaching your home page, you will go back to the page you left after you hit the Home button.
Exercise
1. In the current Web page press the Home Button.
The Search Button : This button will take you to the page you have selected as the default Web search page for Internet Explorer. If you have not selected a page it will take you to Microsoft's default search page.
The Favorites Button : This button will open up the Favorites menu. You can choose a favorite that you wish to go to from the list, add a favorite to the list, or organize your favorites from this menu.
The Print Button : The print button will bring up a Print dialog box. In the box you can decide if you would like to print the contents of the page you are viewing, how many pages you will print, and also how many copies you will print. Keep in mind that if you try to print a page that is graphics intensive, you will need a printer that is capable of printing graphics. Also, the more graphics and pages a Web site has, the longer it will take to print.
The Font Button : Pressing this button causes Internet Explorer to cycle through the available font sizes. This button is useful if the text is too small to read, or too large to fit comfortably in the window.
The Mail Button : This button will open into a drop down menu from which you can select to read or send E-Mail. You can also open up your newsgroups from this menu.
The Edit Button : This button will ONLY be on your toolbar if you have a Windows system Web editor (such as Microsoft Frontpage or Microsoft Word) installed on your computer. If you press this button, it will launch that editor and open the document you are currently viewing in it.
Viewing Documents While Not On The Web
Internet Explorer is capable of displaying HTML documents and images even if you are not connected to the Internet. Go to the file menu from the main menu bar. From this menu select "Open", the open dialog box will appear. (You can also press CTRL-O from the main Explorer window to access this box) In this dialog box, you can type in a Web address to access a page on the Web. Since we are not on the Web, click the "Browse" button to look at files on the hard drive. Select the type of file you want to open from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the box. After you have selected the file type, go to the directory that contains this file. Select the file and then click "Open". The document, image, movie, or sound file you have selected should now be viewable in Internet Explorer.
Printing Web Documents
If your computer is connected to a printer, you can print out any Web document that you wish whether you are viewing it on the Web, or if you are just viewing it from your hard disk. Go to the file menu from the main menu bar. From this menu select "Print", the Print dialog box will appear. (An easier way to open this box is to simply click the "Print" button on the main toolbar or to press CTRL-P) In this dialog box you can decide how you would like to print the contents of the page you are viewing, how many pages you will print, and how many copies you will print. Keep in mind that if you try to print a page that is graphics intensive, you will need a printer that is capable of printing graphics. Also, the more graphics and pages a Web document has, the longer it will take to print.
Exercise
Go to a Web page you wish by typing its address to the Address Bar.
Print this Web Page.
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