Essential Internet Guide

by Milner, Annalisa; Cooper, Brian; Worsley, Tim; Hayward, Adele

• ISBN13: 9780789475572
• ISBN10: 078947557X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-30
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

World-renowned for its digital expertise, Dorling Kindersley shares its know-how in a user-friendly visual guide to making the most of everything the internet has to offer. Connect to the internet quickly and easily, and take your first steps into cyberspace. Discover how to visit websites, and search the internet for information, images, products, and entertainment. Learn how to use email efficiently - composing, sending, receiving, and storing messages and files. Create your own fully functioning website and publish it on the internet.

Table of Contents

Getting Connected	8	(54)
What is The Internet?	10	(4)
Software and Hardware	14	(12)
Connecting	26	(10)
Onto The Web	36	(16)
Newsgroups	52	(4)
Email and Chat	56	(6)
Browsing The Web	62	(46)
Internet Explorer	64	(8)
Moving Between Pages	72	(10)
Favorites	82	(10)
Personalizing	92	(16)
Searching The Internet	108	(66)
Window On the Web	110	(6)
Search Tools	116	(12)
Using Search Engines	128	(14)
Which Search Engine?	142	(20)
Specialized Searches	162	(12)
Email	174	(40)
Outlook Express	176	(14)
Sending Emails	190	(10)
Receiving Emails	200	(14)
Building A Website	214	(60)
Microsoft Front Page	216	(6)
Creating A New Web	222	(6)
Working With Text	228	(6)
Working With Images	234	(8)
Creating Links	242	(6)
Using Tables	248	(10)
Using Forms	258	(10)
Publishing The Site	268	(6)
Glossary	274	(2)
Index	276	(4)
Acknowledgments	280