Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Introductory Concepts and Techniques

by Shelly, Gary B.; Cashman, Thomas J.; Forsythe, Steven G.

• ISBN13: 9780789546463
• ISBN10: 0789546469
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 1999-08-04
• Publisher: Course Technology

Summary

Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman Series, this text offers a clear screen-by-screen, step-by-step approach to learning the fundamentals of Internet Explorer 5.

Table of Contents

PROJECT 1
Introduction to Internet Explorer
Introduction	4	(1)
The Internet	4	(2)
The World Wide Web	6	(4)
Hypertext Markup Language	8	(1)
Home Pages	8	(1)
Internet Browsers	9	(1)
What is Internet Explorer 5?	9	(1)
Mouse Usage	9	(1)
Launching Internet Explorer	10	(1)
The Internet Explorer Window	11	(3)
Display Area	12	(1)
Menu Bar	12	(1)
Standard Buttons Toolbar and Links Bar	12	(1)
Address Bar	13	(1)
Status Bar	13	(1)
Browsing the World Wide Web	14	(7)
Stopping the Transfer of a Page	19	(1)
Refreshing a Web Page	20	(1)
History List	21	(4)
Displaying a Web Page Using the History List	24	(1)
Keeping Track of Your Favorite Web Pages	25	(6)
Using the Home Button to Display a Web Page	27	(1)
Displaying a Web Page Using the Favorites List	28	(1)
Removing Favorites	29	(2)
Saving Information Obtained with Internet Explorer	31	(14)
Saving a Web Page	32	(2)
Saving a Picture on a Web Page	34	(1)
Copying and Pasting Using the Clipboard	35	(1)
Launching WordPad	36	(1)
Displaying the Exhibitions Web Page	37	(2)
Copying Text from a Web Page and Pasting It into a WordPad Document	39	(2)
Copying a Picture from a Web Page and Pasting It into WordPad	41	(2)
Saving the WordPad Document and Quitting WordPad	43	(2)
Printing a Web Page in Internet Explorer	45	(2)
Internet Explorer Help	47	(3)
Quitting Internet Explorer	50	(1)
Project Summary	51	(1)
What You Should Know	51	(2)
Test Your Knowledge	53	(4)
Use Help	57	(2)
In the Lab	59	(14)
Cases and Places	73
PROJECT 2
Web Research Techniques and Search Engines
Introduction	4	(1)
Types of Web Resources	4	(1)
Advocacy Web Pages	5	(1)
Business/Marketing Web Pages	5	(1)
Informational Web Pages	6	(1)
News Web Pages	7	(1)
Personal Web Pages	7	(1)
Other Resources	8	(1)
Evaluating a Web Resource	9	(1)
Web Search Engines	10	(3)
Launching Internet Explorer	12	(1)
Searching the Web Using a Directory	13	(7)
Evaluating Web Resources	17	(3)
Searching the Web Using the Search Assistant	20	(9)
Searching the Web Using Keywords	21	(1)
Searching the Web Using Another Search Engine	22	(2)
Refining a Web Search	24	(5)
Successful Searching Techniques	29	(1)
Creating a Working Bibliography	30	(5)
Saving a WordPad Document	33	(1)
Citing Web Sources	34	(1)
Other Ways to Use Search Assistant	35	(7)
Searching the Web for an E-Mail Address	35	(2)
Searching the Web for a Map	37	(2)
Searching the Web for an Encyclopedia Article	39	(2)
Closing the Search Bar	41	(1)
Other Ways to Search the Web	42	(3)
Using the Address Bar to Display a Web Page	42	(1)
Using the Address Bar to Search for Information on the Internet	43	(1)
Using the Address Bar to Display the Contents of a Folder	44	(1)
Project Summary	45	(1)
What You Should Know	46	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	47	(3)
Use Help	50	(2)
In the Lab	52	(7)
Cases and Places	59
PROJECT 3
Communicating Over the Internet
Introduction	4	(1)
Launching Internet Explorer	4	(1)
Electronic (E-Mail) Messages	5	(16)
Launching Microsoft Outlook Express	5	(4)
Opening and Reading E-Mail Messages	9	(1)
Printing an E-Mail Message	10	(1)
Closing an E-Mail Message	11	(1)
Replying to an E-Mail Message	12	(2)
Deleting an E-Mail Message	14	(2)
Composing a New Mail Message	16	(3)
Formatting an E-Mail Message	19	(1)
Sending an E-Mail Message	20	(1)
Quitting Outlook Express	20	(1)
Internet Newsgroups	21	(18)
Accessing Newsgroups Using Internet Explorer	22	(2)
Searching for a Newsgroup	24	(2)
Reading Newsgroup Articles	26	(1)
Expanding a Thread	27	(1)
Collapsing a Thread	28	(1)
Printing a Newsgroup Article	29	(1)
Subscribing to a Newsgroup	30	(1)
Displaying the Newsgroups on Another Server	31	(2)
Posting a Newsgroup Article	33	(4)
Displaying the Articles in a Newsgroup after Subscribing to the Newsgroup	37	(1)
Unsubscribing from a Newsgroup	37	(1)
Quitting Outlook Express	38	(1)
Live Videoconferences (Microsoft NetMeeting)	39	(12)
Internet Addresses and Internet Locator Services	39	(1)
Launching Microsoft NetMeeting	40	(2)
Changing the Directory Information	42	(2)
Changing the ILS Server	44	(2)
Placing a Call	46	(2)
Sending a Typed Message Using Chat	48	(2)
Closing the Chat Window	50	(1)
Ending a Call and Quitting NetMeeting	50	(1)
Creating Web Pages (Microsft FrontPage Express)	51	(13)
Microsoft FrontPage Express	51	(3)
Creating a Web Page with the Personal Home Page Wizard	54	(5)
Editing a Web Page Using FrontPage Express	59	(1)
Creating a Hyperlink in a Web Page	60	(3)
Saving a Web Page	63	(1)
Quitting FrontPage Express	64	(1)
The Radio Toolbar	64	(5)
Using the Radio Station Guide	65	(2)
Selecting a Radio Station	67	(1)
Quitting Internet Explorer	68	(1)
Project Summary	69	(1)
What You Should Know	69	(1)
Test Your Knowledge	70	(3)
Use Help	73	(2)
In the Lab	75	(8)
Cases and Places	83
APPENDIX A
Internet Explorer Options
Internet Options Dialog Box	A.1
The General Sheet	A.1
The Security Sheet	A.2
The Content Sheet	A.3
The Connections Sheet	A.3
The Programs Sheet	A.4
The Advanced Sheet	A.4