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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
Foundation Level Training Course
Courseware Training Manual
1. MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 5 & THE INTERNET
CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
- What is required?
- How you would connect your own PC to the Internet?
WHAT IS THE INTERNET?
WHAT IS A WEB SERVER?
- THE MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER WEB BROWSER
- THE INTERNET EXPLORER PROGRAM WINDOW
- Toolbar Icons
THE ON-LINE WEB TUTORIAL
- To access the on-line tutorial
2. ADDRESSES, LINKS & DOWNLOADING
WEB SITES AND URLS
USING HYPER LINKS
- What is a hyperlink?
- What is an Internet Site Home Page?
RESPONDING TO AN EMAIL LINK ON A WEB PAGE
WHAT IS FTP?
- FTP vs. HTTP
- FTP programs
BEWARE OF VIRUSES - ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS
SAVING TO DISK
- To save images
- Downloading data
- Downloading programs
- Software patches, drivers and upgrades
- Automatic checking for software updates
INTERNET PLUG-INS
WHAT ARE JAVA APPLETS?
WHAT ARE JAVA SCRIPTS?
DOWNLOADING INFORMATION FROM A WEB PAGE
- To save an Internet page on your Hard disk
- To print a page from the Internet
- To download files using Internet links
- To download pictures or backgrounds
VIEWING & SAVING THE CODE BEHIND AN INTERNET PAGE - HTML
- What is HTML?
- To view the HTML that describes a Web page
3. SEARCHING THE INTERNET
SEARCHING THE WEB VIA MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER
SEARCHING THE INTERNET USING SEARCH ENGINES
4. EMAIL & NEWSGROUPS
USING THE ADDRESS BOOK
- To send an email to a contact within your address book
- To add a contact to your address book
- To add the contact details of an email that you have received
- To edit contact information within your address book
- To delete a contact in your Address Book
CREATING AND SENDING EMAILS
- To create a new email
- To forward a message
- To spell check an email
ATTACHED FILES
- To attach a file to an email
- To view a file attached to an email
RECEIVING EMAILS
- To check to see if new mail has arrived
- To enable automatic checking for new emails
- To automatically mark messages as read
- To mark an individual message as read
WHAT ARE NEWSGROUPS?
LOCATING AND SUBSCRIBING TO NEWSGROUPS
- To subscribe to the newsgroup
- To view a newsgroup you have subscribed to
POSTING A MESSAGE TO A NEWSGROUP
- To post an original message to a newsgroup
- To post a reply to a newsgroup
- Newsgroup Etiquette
5. FAVORITES, SECURITY & CUSTOMIZING EXPLORER
FAVORITES
- What is a favorite?
- To add a Web page to your favorites
- To organize your favorites
- To create a new folder within your favorites
- To rename or delete an item in the favorites list
- To open (i.e. view) a favorite
CUSTOMIZING YOUR OPTIONS - GENERAL
- To open the Options dialog box
- Customizing General Options
- To set a home (i.e. opening) page
- To delete Temporary Internet Files
- To delete the contents of the History folder
- To set how many days files will be kept in the History folder
CUSTOMIZING YOUR OPTIONS - SECURITY
- To restrict access to possible hazards on the Internet
CUSTOMIZING YOUR OPTIONS - CONTENTS
- Parental filtering of access to Internet materials
CUSTOMIZING YOUR OPTIONS - CONNECTION
- To automatically disconnect after a period of inactivity
CUSTOMIZING YOUR OPTIONS - PROGRAMS
- To set the email and News handling programs
- To force the Internet Explorer to check if it is the default browser
CUSTOMIZING YOUR OPTIONS - ADVANCED
6. APPENDIX ONE - EXPLORER 5 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
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Customisable
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