Browser and Email Basics

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Browser and Email Basics
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Objectives

• Describe the Internet and the Web
• Search the Internet using a search engine
• Navigate to Web pages using tabbed browsing
• Explore the Favorites Center
• Save a Web Slice
• Print and save a Web page

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Objectives

• Describe email and email software
• Send, receive, reply to, and delete email using
  Windows Live Mail
• Manage contacts in Windows Live Mail
• Add an attachment to an email message
• Set an appointment with Windows Live Calendar

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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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The Internet and the Web

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of
  computer networks that allows people to
  communicate and share information easily
• The Web is a service the Internet offers that
  enables individuals and businesses to test and
  market products and services to a global audience
• A Web site is a collection of Web pages that have
  a common theme or focus
• Web pages are stored on Web servers
• Web servers are connected to each other through
  the Internet

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The Internet and the World Wide Web

• The software you use to connect your computer to
  the Web server is your Web browser.
• Common Web browsers are Microsoft Internet
  Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari
• The home page appears when you start your Web
  browser
• These browsers use a standard Graphical User
  Interface design

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Search Engines and Uniform Resource Locators

• To search the Internet, enter your search
  criteria, keywords that relate to the topic for
  which you want to find information, into the
  Search box and then click the Search button to
  begin the search
• Web browsers use URLs to identify where Web pages
  are stored on the Internet
• Protocol
• Domain Name
• IP address

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Entering a URL in the Address Bar

• Select the current URL in the Address bar
• Type the URL of the Web page you want to retrieve
• Press the Enter key (or click the Go to arrow) to
  display the Web page in the browser window

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Tabbed Browsing

• Tabbed browsing lets you display multiple Web
  pages in the same browser window
• Go to a Web site you want to explore
• Press and hold the Ctrl key
• Click a link on the page to open a new Web page
  on a new tab
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• Click the New Tab button, which appears to the
  right of the open tabs
• In the Address box, enter the URL for the Web
  address you want to visit, and then press the
  Enter key

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Tabbed Browsing
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Using the Favorites Center

• Internet Explorer brings together the Web sites
  you have visited and the pages you go to on a
  regular basis in one central locationthe
  Favorites Center
• The History list tracks the Web sites you visit
  over a time period

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Using the Favorites List

• You can save the URL of a Web site as a favorite
  in the Favorites list

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Subscribing to an RSS Feed

• A feed, or RSS feed, delivers frequently updated
  Web site content directly to your browser
• Go to the Web page that has the feed you want to
  subscribe to, and then click the Feeds button on
  the Command bar

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Saving Web Slices

• A Web Slice is a portion, or clipping, of a Web
  page that is frequently updated
• When a Web page contains a Web Slice, the Add Web
  Slices button appears on the Command bar
• To save a Web Slice, click the Web Slice icon on
  the Command bar

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Printing and Saving a Web Page

• Display the Web page you wish to print
• Click the Print button arrow on the Command bar,
  and then click Print
• Click the Print button

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Printing and Saving a Web Page

• Click the Page button on the Command Bar to open
  the menu, and then click Save As
• Type the file name and choose the location
• Click the Save button

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Windows Live Mail
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Exploring Email

• Electronic mail, or simply email, allows you to
  communicate with other users on a network such as
  the Internet
• An email message is a simple text document that
  you can compose and send using an email program,
  also called email client software, such as
  Microsoft Windows Live Mail
• When you send a message, it travels through the
  network to an e-mail server
• The e-mail server stores messages until the
  recipients request them

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Exploring Email

• The email address you use directs the message to
  its destination
• Your email address is included as the return
  address in any message you send, so that your
  recipients can easily respond to your message

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Send and Receive Email Using Windows Live Mail

• Windows Live Mail is available with Windows 7,
  but you must install it on your computer before
  you can use it
• Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to
  All Programs, click the Windows Live folder, if
  necessary, and then click Windows Live Mail

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Send and Receive Email Using Windows Live Mail

• To send an e-mail message
• Press the Create Mail button on the toolbar
• Type in the e-mail addresses of the recipient
• Type your subject matter
• Type your message and then click the Send button
• To retrieve mail that has been sent to you
• Click the Send/Receive button on the toolbar
• Windows Mail will contact your email server and
  download your email messages

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Send and Receive Email Using Windows Live Mail
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Send and Receive E-mail

• To reply to a message
• Click the Reply button
• The recipient address and the subject matter are
  automatically filled in
• When you have completed typing your reply, click
  the Send button

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Adding Contacts to Your Contacts Folder

• Click Contacts in the Programs list of the Folder
  pane
• Click the New button on the toolbar. The Add a
  Contact dialog box opens
• Click Contact in the left pane, and enter contact
  information, such as first name, last name,
  personal email address, work email address, and
  so on
• Click the Primary e-mail address button, and then
  select the email address you want to use as the
  default email address
• Click the Add contact button, and then close the
  Windows Live Contacts window

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Adding Contacts to Your Contacts Folder
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Attaching a File to a Message

• To attach a file to a message, first create a new
  message and click the Attach button on the
  toolbar
• Browse for and select the file you wish to attach
  to the message
• After selecting the file, complete your message
  and click the Send button

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Managing Your Schedule with Windows Live Calendar

• Windows Live Calendar is a tool in Windows Live
  Mail that you use to schedule appointments, track
  tasks, and stay on top of deadlines
• Click Calendar in the Programs list of the Folder
  pane
• Click the New button on the toolbar
• Type the subject of the appointment
• Set the start time and end time
• Click Save Close

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Managing Your Schedule with Windows Live Calendar