The Internet and the World Wide Web

2. The blue E spins when looking for a page

4. 
   A
   ddress Field (or Address window)
   

1. 
   The area you read or type an Internet address into
   
2. 
   You must have the insert cursor (the blinky line) there to type - if it is not present, click in the white area.
   
3. 
   Internet addresses usually start with http:// - when typing in an address which starts this way, it is not necessary to type that portion of the address in
   
4. 
   When you see an address which starts with anything else (for example - ftp:// or archie://) you must type this into the address field along with the rest of the address.
   
5. 
   You may see other addresses which are numbers, for example (made-up), - http://205.23.55.1 - This is the server's name, and will work just like any other address.
   
6. 
   The first click you make in the address field will turn the entire address blue - it is selected and the next thing you type will replace the entire text.
   
7. 
   A double-click in the field will first and briefly turn the text blue the immediately place the insert cursor at the place of the click. You will then be able to edit the address letter by letter.
   

5. 
   Status bar – located directly above taskbar
   

1. 
   Tells you the status of the loading of the Web page
   
2. 
   May be removed/added using the Menu bar > View
   

6. 
   Taskbar – located at the bottom of the window
   

1. 
   Shows the windows which are currently open
   
2. 
   Allows you to get to other programs or the desktop without closing the Internet
   

7. 
   Scroll bar
   
   1. 
      Vertical bar on right hand side of the window
      
   2. 
      Always scroll through new pages
      

5. 
   Hints for navigating Web pages
   
   1. 
      Hyper-links (or just called links)
      
      1. 
         Places on a web page which will take you to another related page
         
      2. 
         Found by:
         
         1. 
            passing the mouse pointer over text or pictures and seeing the mouse pointer change from the white arrow to a white hand -pointer finger up.
            
         2. 
            looking for text which is underlined and (usually) blue or purple
            
         3. 
            looking for pictures which have a (usually) blue or purple border
            

2. 
   Learning to scan a site for the information you need
   
   1. 
      Before clicking on anything - use the scroll bar to see what the page holds
      
   2. 
      Many sites have a colored bar on the left side which holds links or buttons to various other sites on their page - look at these first to see if they will provide a direct link to your desired information
      
   3. 
      Find links by passing your mouse over text and pictures and looking for the mouse pointer to change from a white arrow to a white hand with the pointing finger up.
      
   4. 
      When using a search engine, scan the site summaries to see if the site fits your search criteria.
      
3. 
   Banners and Advertisers
   
   1. 
      Banners - big (and usually moving) picture frames located at the very top or very bottom of a page
      
   2. 
      Advertisers - help pay for hosting or posting the site on the WWW by buying space for their advertising banners
      
   3. 
      Found on many sites on the Internet
      
   4. 
      Tend to be confusing and will draw your attention away from your search - which of course is their purpose
      
   5. 
      They are usually the sponsors of the page (they pay a portion of the money to keep the page on the Internet) - clicking on the banner registers a "hit" for that web site and amounts to an endorsement of the web page you are on. Click on the back button to get back to your original page.
      
4. 
   Frames on web pages and their scroll bars
   
   1. 
      Often you will encounter a page with "Frames" - this means that the page will have scroll bars that function within the page itself.
      
   2. 
      Use these just as you would the scroll bar on the right. They are designed to simplify your navigation within the site.
      

6. 
   F
   
   Internet Explorer (IE) has favorites while Netscape has bookmarks.
   avorites or Bookmarks
   

1. 
   Adding to your favorites list:
   
   1. 
      You must be on the page you want to add to your favorites.
      
   2. 
      Click on “favorites”
      
   3. 
      Click on “add to favorites”
      
   4. 
      A window opens giving you 4 options:
      
      1. 
         A name field – You are able to change the name this site will be filed with for easier recognition for you. DO THIS FIRST!
         
      2. 
         Click on Okay – This will add the site to your general list of favorite sites. This list is sorted alphabetically.
         
      3. 
         Cancel – Oops, clicked the wrong thing again. :)
         
      4. 
         Create in>> - Clicking on this button allows you to pick a folder to file the site in. Just click on the folder to select it and then click on okay. OR, you may create a new folder to file your site in by clicking on the new folder button and following the prompts.
         
2. 
   Organizing your favorites:
   

1. 
   Click on “favorites”
   
2. 
   Click on “organize favorites”
   
3. 
   The next window is very user friendly, just take your time & remember to select the favorite or folder you want to work with by clicking on it one time.
   

7. 
   Moving information from the Web to a word-processor
   
   1. 
      Selecting or highlighting Text – Click and drag across the text (this will change the background color – called reverse video). You have focused the attention of the computer on that item. To deselect text (return it to its original black on white), click anywhere else on the paper.
      

Ex. - click and drag to change the background color - This section is selected

2. 
   Remember:
   
   1. 
      The next thing you do or type will effect the selected text
      
   2. 
      Immediately use Edit > Undo or the blue curled arrow to undo a mistake.
      
   3. 
      Text must be selected to edit
      

	Select All	Copy	Paste	Cut
Keyboard	Ctrl + a	Ctrl + c	Ctrl + v	Ctrl + x
Menu bar	Edit > Select All	Edit > Copy	Edit > Paste	Edit > Cut
Toolbar	(none)
Mouse	(none)	Right-click > Copy> Click	Right-click > Paste > Click	Right-click > Cut > Click

3. 
   Copy and paste from the Internet to a word-processing program (in this case Word)
   
   1. 
      Text
      
      1. 
         Open the Internet
         
      2. 
         Select a few lines of text
         
      3. 
         Copy the text using any of the techniques you have learned
         
      4. 
         Send the Internet to the taskbar
         
      5. 
         Open Word
         
      6. 
         Paste the text using any of the techniques you have learned
         
      7. 
         Send Word to the taskbar
         
   2. 
      Picture
      
      1. 
         Bring the Internet up from the taskbar
         
      2. 
         Move your mouse to the center of a picture and right-click > copy > click
         
      3. 
         Click on Word on taskbar
         
      4. 
         Paste the picture using any of the techniques you have learned
         
      5. 
         Close Word, do not save
         

8. 
   Creating a folder on your C: drive
   
   1. 
      Double click on My Computer
      
   2. 
      Double click on C:
      
   3. 
      Click on File
      
   4. 
      Move the cursor to New
      
   5. 
      Slide the cursor right to Folder
      
   6. 
      Click on Folder
      
   7. 
      Name the folder
      
   8. 
      Push the Enter key
      

A Few Common File Types Internet (.html or .htm) winzip (.zip) execution (.exe) Image: Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg) Graphics Interchange Format (.gif) Sound: .wav .ra .au

9. 
   Downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader Go to www.adobe.com
   

1. 
   Starting the Download Process
   
   1. 
      Click on the Get Acrobat Reader logo
      
   2. 
      Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Get Acrobat Reader (the free version).
      
   3. 
      Fill in the information for steps 1, 2, and 3. You might consider “unchecking” the two boxes on step 2 – this will stop unnecessary e-mail from being sent to you.
      
   4. 
      Wait until you see a gray window called File Download and click beside Save This Program to a Disk.
      
   5. 
      Click OK
      
   6. 
      A Save As box appears. If it doesn’t say Desktop in the Save in: window, click on the button with the black triangle pointing down beside the Save in: field, and change the words to Desktop.
      
   7. 
      Click on the Save button, and wait until the Download Complete message appears. Click on the OK button.
      
   8. 
      Send the Internet to the taskbar.
      
2. 
   Installing Acrobat Reader to your hard drive
   
   1. 
      Double click on the red box-like icon just created on your desktop to start the installation process.
      
   2. 
      Click on the Next button.
      
   3. 
      Click on the Next button.
      
   4. 
      When installation is complete, click on OK.
      
3. 
   Opening Acrobat Reader for the first time from desktop
   
   1. 
      Double click on the Acrobat Reader icon
      
   2. 
      Click on Accept button
      
   3. 
      Close Acrobat Reader
      
4. 
   Viewing a file using Acrobat Reader
   
   1. 
      Click/Double-click on the file you would like to view – Acrobat will automatically open to let you view the .pdf file
      
5. 
   Using Acrobat Reader
   
   1. 
      Print from the Acrobat Reader toolbar
      
   2. 
      To save a file use the disk icon also on the Acrobat Reader toolbar
      

• 
  It is usually a good idea to throw away the file you downloaded to your desktop once you have installed it – just to keep a “clean house”. In this case, you should drag the red box-like icon to the recycle bin.