Rent 9780619202163 | Windows Internet Explorer 7 : Introductory Concepts and Techniques | Shelly, Gary B.; Cashman, Thomas J.; Freund, Steven M. @knetbooks.com

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An introduction to the popular World Wide Web browser, Internet Explorer 7, this text is designed for a unit of study in an introductory computer concepts course or an applications course, or alone in a one unit course.

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Preface	p. v
Introduction to Windows Internet Explorer
Objectives	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Overview	p. 2
The Internet	p. 3
The World Wide Web	p. 5
Security Concerns on the Internet	p. 6
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)	p. 7
Hypertext Markup Language	p. 9
Home Pages	p. 10
Web Browsers	p. 10
What Is Internet Explorer 7?	p. 10
Starting Internet Explorer	p. 11
To Start Internet Explorer	p. 11
The Internet Explorer Window	p. 12
Command Bar	p. 14
Browsing the World Wide Web	p. 16
To Browse the Web by Entering a URL	p. 16
Stopping the Transfer of a Page	p. 20
Refreshing a Web Page	p. 20
To Refresh a Web Page	p. 21
Finding a Previously Displayed Web Page	p. 21
Finding a Recently Displayed Web Page Using the Back and Forward Buttons	p. 22
To Use the Back and Forward Buttons to Find Recently Displayed Web Pages	p. 23
To Display a Web Page Using the Recent Pages List	p. 25
Using the History List to Display Web Pages	p. 26
To Display a Web Page Using the History List	p. 27
Keeping Track of Favorite Web Pages	p. 30
To Add a Web Page to the Favorites Center	p. 30
To Display the Home Page Using the Home Button	p. 32
To Display a Web Page Using the Favorites Center	p. 33
To Remove a Web Page from the Favorites Center	p. 34
Saving Information Obtained with Internet Explorer	p. 35
To Save a Web Page	p. 36
Saving a Picture on a Web Page	p. 37
To Save a Picture on a Web Page	p. 37
Copying and Pasting Using the Clipboard	p. 39
To Start WordPad	p. 39
To Display the Yellowstone National Park Web Page	p. 41
To Copy and Paste Text from a Web Page into a WordPad Document	p. 42
To Copy and Paste a Picture from a Web Page into a WordPad Document	p. 44
To Save the WordPad Document and Quit WordPad	p. 46
Printing a Web Page in Internet Explorer	p. 47
To Print a Web Page	p. 48
Internet Explorer Help	p. 49
To Access Internet Explorer Help	p. 49
Quitting Internet Explorer	p. 52
To Quit Internet Explorer	p. 52
Project Summary	p. 53
Learn It Online	p. 54
Apply Your Knowledge	p. 54
Extend Your Knowledge	p. 58
In the Lab	p. 59
Cases and Places	p. 70
Web Research Techniques and Search Engines
Objectives	p. 71
Introduction	p. 72
Overview	p. 72
Types of Web Resources	p. 73
Portals	p. 73
News Web Sites	p. 75
Informational Web Sites	p. 75
Business/Marketing Web Sites	p. 75
Educational Web Sites	p. 75
Entertainment Web Sites	p. 75
Advocacy Websites	p. 76
Blogs	p. 76
Wikis	p. 76
Online Social Networks	p. 76
Content Aggregators	p. 77
Personal Web Sites	p. 77
Other Web Resources	p. 77
Summary of Types of Web Resources	p. 78
Evaluating a Web Resource	p. 79
Web Search Resources	p. 81
To Start Internet Explorer	p. 83
Searching the Web Using a Directory	p. 83
To Display the Yahoo! Directory Home Page	p. 84
To Search Using the Yahoo! Directory	p. 85
To Evaluate a Web Resource	p. 88
Searching the Web	p. 90
To Search Using the Google Simple Search Form	p. 90
Using Tabbed Browsing to Help Search the Web	p. 92
To Open a Link in a New Tab	p. 92
To Switch Between Tabs	p. 93
To Switch Between Tabs by Using the Tab List Button	p. 95
To Switch Between Tabs by Using the Quick Tabs Button	p. 97
To Close a Tab	p. 98
Using the Instant Search Box	p. 99
To Customize the Instant Search Box by Adding a Search Engine	p. 100
To Search for Web Pages Using the Ask.com Search Engine	p. 103
Refining a Web Search	p. 105
To Display the Google Advanced Search Form	p. 107
To Search Using Google Advanced Search	p. 108
Creating a Working Bibliography	p. 110
To Record Relevant Information About a Web Research Source in WordPad	p. 110
Citing Web Sources	p. 114
Searching the Web for Other Information	p. 115
To Search the Web for an Address	p. 115
To Search the Web for a Map of a Place or Landmark	p. 117
To Search the Web for a Definition of a Word	p. 118
To Search the Web for a Picture	p. 120
Using the Address Bar to Search the Web	p. 122
To Search for a Web Page Using the Keyword System	p. 123
To Search for Related Web Pages Using the Keyword System	p. 124
To Search for a Folder and Its Contents	p. 126
Chapter Summary	p. 127
Learn It Online	p. 128
Apply Your Knowledge	p. 128
Extend Your Knowledge	p. 130
In the Lab	p. 131
Cases and Places	p. 139
Communicating Over the Internet
Objectives	p. 141
Introduction	p. 142
Overview	p. 142
Electronic (E-Mail) Messages	p. 144
To Start Windows Mail	p. 145
The Windows Mail Window	p. 145
Opening and Reading E-Mail Messages	p. 149
To Open (Read) an E-Mail Message	p. 149
To Print an Opened E-Mail Message	p. 150
To Close an E-Mail Message	p. 152
To Reply to an E-Mail Message	p. 152
To Delete an E-Mail Message	p. 155
To Open a File Attachment	p. 156
Composing a New Mail Message	p. 157
To Compose an E-Mail Message Using Stationery	p. 158
Formatting an E-Mail Message	p. 160
To Format an E-Mail Message	p. 160
To Attach a File to an E-Mail Message	p. 162
Windows Contacts	p. 164
To Add a Contact to the Contacts Folder	p. 165
To Compose an E-Mail Message Using the Contacts Folder	p. 168
To Delete a Contact from the Contacts Folder	p. 172
Internet Newsgroups	p. 174
Subscribing to a Newsgroup	p. 175
To Display and Subscribe to a Newsgroup on the Microsoft News Server	p. 178
Newsgroup Functions	p. 179
To Read a Newsgroup Article	p. 180
Expanding and Collapsing a Thread	p. 180
Posting a Newsgroup Article	p. 181
To Unsubscribe from a Newsgroup	p. 182
RSS	p. 183
To Subscribe to an RSS Feed	p. 184
To View Your RSS Feeds in the Favorites Center	p. 186
Feed Properties	p. 188
To Modify Feed Properties	p. 188
Other Communication Methods	p. 190
Windows Live Messenger and Instant Messaging	p. 193
To Start Windows Live Messenger and Sign In	p. 194
Adding a Contact to the Contact List	p. 195
To Add a Contact to the Contact List	p. 196
To Send an Instant Message	p. 198
To Delete a Contact on the Contact List	p. 200
Chapter Summary	p. 203
Learn It Online	p. 204
Apply Your Knowledge	p. 204
Extend Your Knowledge	p. 205
In the Lab	p. 205
Cases and Places	p. 213
Appendices
Internet Options
Internet Options Dialog Box	p. 1
The General Sheet	p. 2
The Security Sheet	p. 3
The Privacy Sheet	p. 4
The Content Sheet	p. 6
The Connections Sheet	p. 7
The Programs Sheet	p. 8
The Advanced Sheet	p. 8
Signing up for a Free Web-Based E-Mail Account
Windows Live Hotmail	p. 10
Index	p. 1
Quick Reference Summary	p. 1
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