Internet Explorer 8 Basics

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INTERNET TERMINOLOGY AND CONCEPTS

The Internet
World Wide Web (WWW) vs. the Internet
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
Hyperlinks
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
Web sites and URLs
Structure of a Web Address
Web Browser
Podcasts

USING INTERNET EXPLORER

Opening the Microsoft Internet Explorer program
Entering a URL into the Address Bar
Minimizing, maximizing, restoring and closing icons
Zoom
Hyperlinks
Navigating through Web sites
Back and Forward buttons
Forcing a Web page to display within a new window
Forcing a Web page to display within a new tab
Switching between tabs
Quick Tabs
Tab List
Closing a tab
Stop button
Refreshing Web pages
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds
Internet Explorer icons
Copying a picture from a Web site page
Saving a picture on a Web page as a picture file
Copying a Web address link (URL) from a web page to a document
Copying a URL from a non linked area, such as the Address Bar
Saving a Web page
Downloading files from a Web page
Adobe Acrobat files

SEARCHING THE WEB

Search Engines
Searching using Instant Search
Searching using the Address Bar
Adding new search engines
Temporarily changing the search engine
Changing the default search engine
Search Engine Web sites
Using keywords and phrases
Don't use a single search word!
Searching using specific words
Searching using an exact phrase
Searching by excluding a word(s)
Searching by date
Searching by file format
Online encyclopedias
Online dictionaries

GETTING HELP WITHIN INTERNET EXPLORER

Displaying Help
Help Demos
Browsing for Help
Asking for Help
Printing Help sheets

CUSTOMIZING INTERNET EXPLORER

Setting your Home Page (stating page)
Visiting the Home Page
Setting multiple Home Pages
Revisiting Web pages via the address bar
Displaying your viewing history
Deleting a history item
Deleting the entire browsing history and temporary files
Customizing history options
Internet cache
Emptying the cache and deleting temporary Internet files
Adding a Web page to your favorites
Opening a favorite (bookmark)
Creating a new favorites folder
Moving a favorite to a folder
Renaming a bookmark
Deleting a bookmark
Adding a Web page to a bookmark folder
Deleting a favorites folder
Toolbars
Disabling picture display
Setting your default browser
Installing Add-ons

FEEDS

What are feeds?
Viewing Web pages containing feeds
Subscribing to feeds
Viewing subscribed feeds
Unsubscribing from Feeds

SECURITY ISSUES

Internet security & password logons
Risks associated with online activity
Parental control options
Submitting & resetting Web based forms
Practice using a fill-in form
Protected sites
Digital certificates
Encryption
Secure web sites and https
Viruses
Virus checkers
Malware
Spyware
Worms
Trojans
Spam
Fraud
Firewall
Pop-Up blocking
Turning off popup blocking
Cookies
Information Bar
Phishing Filter
Parental Filtering
Windows Update

INTERNET EXPLORER - PRINTING ISSUES

Previewing Web pages
Page Setup - Orientation, paper size and page margins
Printing the entire Web page
Printing a selected area on a Web page
Printing specific page(s)
Printing a number of copies