Internet Explorer
One Day Course

Course Overview

This course provides delegates with an introduction to the concept of the internet and the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of how the world wide web works. They will become proficient at using the Internet Explorer web browser, learning how to search for, find and access information on the web using a variety of different software tools. They will be able to communicate information with others by means of internet e-mail and newsgroups.

Delegates Requirements

A basic understanding of using a computer is required, gained either by previous experience or by attendance on a Microsoft Windows Introduction course.

Who Should Attend

Anyone thinking of connecting to the internet and browsing the world wide web using Internet Explorer 

Course Outline

Getting Started with Internet Explorer

Starting Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer Screen

The Title Bar; The Menu Bar

The Standard Toolbar; The Address Bar

The Links Bar; The Status Bar

The Explorer Bar; Getting Help

Exiting Internet Explorer

Browsing Web Pages

What is a Web Page?; Browsing the Web

The Back and Forward Buttons

The Stop and Refresh Buttons

The Home Page; Full-Screen Browsing

Links and the Browser; Finding Items on a Page

Opening HTML Files

Short Cut Keys

The Internet

What is a Network

How the Internet works

Who is in Charge of the Internet

What is the Internet For

How Can I Connect to the Internet

Browsing the World Wide Web

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

Jumping Directly to URLs

Returning to a URL

Links to Favourite URLs

Browsing and Creating Favourite Links

Organising Your Favourites List

The Links Toolbar

Security

Security Zones; Securing Transactions; Content Advisor

Searching for Information on the Web

How Search Engines Work; Using the Search Assistant

Search Operators and Syntax

Using Different Search Engines

Using a Web Directory

Working Offline and Downloading Files

Browsing a Website Offline

Managing Offline Content

Saving, Editing and Printing Pages

Downloading Files

Internet Mail and Newsgroups

Internet E-mail Addresses

Sending an Internet E-mail with Outlook Express

Receiving and Replying to E-mail Messages

Newsgroups

Joining a Newsgroup Using Outlook Express

Posting and Retrieving Newsgroup Messages

Using Another Program to Send E-mail

Customising Your Browser

Making Pages Load Quicker

Setting Disk Space/Cache Usage

Customising the Toolbars

Changing the Look of Web Pages

Appendices - Advanced Search Syntax

E-mail Viruses

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