Microsoft Windows XP

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Microsoft Windows XP
Tutorial 5

• Bringing the World Wide Web to the Desktop

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The Internet

• Networks facilitate the sharing of data and
  resources among multiple users
• When two or more networks are connected, they
  create an internet

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The Internet

• The World Wide Web makes it easy to share and
  access data stored on computers around the world
  with minimal training and support

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Browsers

• To access documents on the Web, you need a
  browser
• Internet Explorer
• Netscape Communicator

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Starting Internet Explorer

• Click the Start button on the taskbar
• Point to All Programs and then click Internet
  Explorer

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Opening a Page on the Web

• Every page on the Web is uniquely identified by
  an address called a URL, or Uniform Resource
  Locator
• A protocol is a standardized procedure used by
  computers to exchange information
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
• The server address gives the name of the Web
  server that is storing the Web page
• The pathname includes the folder or folders the
  file is stored in, plus the filename and its
  extension

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Adding a Web Page to the Favorites Folder

• Open the Web page in Internet Explorer
• Click Favorites on the Internet Explorer menu
  bar, and then click Add to Favorites
• Click the OK button

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Organizing the Favorites List

• Click Favorites on the Internet Explorer menu
  bar, and then click Organize Favorites to open
  the Organize Favorites dialog box
• To create a new folder, click the Create Folder
  button
• To move an item into the Favorites folder, select
  the item, click the Move to Folder button, select
  the new folder for the item, and then click the
  OK button
• To remove an item from the Favorites folder,
  select the item and then click the Delete button

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Organizing the Favorites List
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Bringing the Web to Your Desktop

• An Active Desktop item is an object that you
  place on your desktop that receives updates from
  a Web page that pushes the updates to users on a
  set schedule

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Adding a Weather Map from the Active Desktop
Gallery to your Desktop

• Right-click a blank area of the desktop, and then
  click Properties
• Click the Desktop tab and then click the
  Customize Desktop button
• Click the Web tab in the Desktop Items dialog box
• Click the New button
• In the New Desktop Item dialog box, click the
  Visit Gallery button
• Click the Add to Active Desktop button below the
  MSNBC Weather Map
• Click the OK button to add the item to your
  desktop

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Adding a Weather Map from the Active Desktop
Gallery to your Desktop
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Synchronizing an Active Desktop Item

• Move the mouse pointer over the upper border of
  the Active Desktop item to display the title bar
• Click the down arrow on the left edge of the
  title bar to display the menu
• Click Synchronize

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Scheduling an Update

• Click the down arrow on the Active Desktop items
  title bar, and then click Properties
• Click the Schedule tab
• Click the Add button
• Enter a time in the digital clock indicating when
  the update should occur, and then enter a name
  for the new schedule

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Using an HTML File as a Background

• Active Desktop technology allows you to use Web
  pages as backgrounds
• You can interact with a Web page you use as a
  desktop background
• Web pages are created using a language called
  HTML
• Your desktop can also include applets, which are
  programs attached to a Web page that extend its
  capabilities

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Using an HTML File as a Background

• Right-click a blank area on the desktop, and then
  click Properties on the shortcut menu
• In the Display Properties dialog box, click the
  Desktop tab
• Click the Browse button, locate the HTML file you
  wish to use as your background, and click the
  Open button
• Click the OK button

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Using an HTML File as a Background
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Getting Started with Outlook Express

• Outlook Express allows you to send, receive, and
  manage e-mail
• To start Outlook Express, click the Start button
  on the taskbar, point to All Programs, and then
  click Outlook Express

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Getting Started with Outlook Express
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Components to Customize in the Outlook Express
Window
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Setting Up an Outlook Express Account

• With a POP, or Post Office Protocol account, your
  mail server receives incoming mail and delivers
  it to your computer
• With an IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol
  account, mail is stored on a mail server, not on
  your computer
• With an HTTP account, known as Web-based e-mail,
  you use the same HTTM protocol used on the Web
• Hotmail

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Setting Up an E-Mail Account

• In the Outlook Express window, click Tools and
  then click Accounts
• Click the Add button
• Click Mail. Follow the steps in the Internet
  Connection Wizard

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Setting Up an E-Mail Account
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Sending E-Mail

• An e-mail message uses the same format as a
  standard memo
• To line
• From line
• Subject line
• Message area
• Cc line

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Viewing Outlook Express Folders
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Sending an E-Mail Message

• Click the Create Mail button
• Enter the e-mail address of the recipient in the
  To box
• Press the Tab key until you reach the Subject
  box, and then type the subject of the message
• Press the Tab key and then type the content of
  the message in the message area
• Click the Send button

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The New Message Window
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Internet E-Mail Routes
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Checking for Incoming Mail

• Click the Send/Recv button
• Click Inbox in the Folders list

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Replying to a Message

• Locate and click the message you wish to reply to
• Click the Reply button
• Type your reply in the message area
• Click the Send button