How to Use Internet Explorer

Your browser is what you use to surf the Internet. It interprets the Web Design Language of each site. A web consortium determines what will be universal terms and capabilities to be used in Web design. The problems that arise is that Microsoft and Netscape often add their own capabilities that can only be interpreted by their browsers. The capabilities are always changing for the better, so it is important that you keep your browser current. They are free. The following is to show you some of the features of Internet Explorer. The more you know, the better your browsing experience will be. Our aim is not to make you experts, but to make you sort of knowledgeable about what you are seeing. We'll explain a couple of things you will see, but not know what they mean. Beside the word "Address" is where the URL (Universal Resource Locator) goes and you will see http:// - this stands for Hyper Text Teleprocessing Protocol.  This is where you type the "web address" of where you want to go. With this level browser, it is not necessary to type all of the address.  Type the main address. example FLLAWONWEB, then depress the Ctrl key, while holding down the key, depress your Enter key and it will put in the www and the .com.

Getting Around in the Browser
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Quick way to go to where you have been recently
If you see this, site may not have loaded properly. Click on the Refresh button at top
See a site you would like to tell a friend about, click on Mail, then link and your Email will open up!
Make sure you have the features turned on that you want. Go to top and click on View. If you want to see what coding is involved in making the Web site click on Source. This opens and click on Options and
then this window opens. Check what you want. Right click on feature and What's this will explain
I.E.4 and up will keep track of where you have been for the last month. It breaks it out by week and then by day and then by site. Great when you want to go back and can't remember. If you want to mark a place to frequent click Favorites (use the one at the top). To go to one use the one on the second line.
How do you stay current. Go to Help and there you'll see Product Updates. Click here and you will see additional available features as well as whether a new Version is available. Clicking the About on any program will tell you the Version.