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Browsers
This section covers the
followin
:
• What is a Browser?
• Usin
Microsoft Internet
Explorer
Learn to use the features in
your browser. It makes your
Internet experience much more
enjoyable.
Your Notebook comes
with Microsoft Internet
Explorer pre-installed.
America Online
®
(AOL) users
must start AOL and log on
before starting Internet
Explorer.
What is a Browser?
A Web browser is a pro
ram that allows
ou to see Web sites
on the Internet.
Your computer’s browser performs four basic tasks. When
ou provide a Web site’s URL,
our browser will:
• Contact the Web site.
• Gather information from the Web site.
• Displa
information from the Web site on
our computer
screen.
• File, print, or dispose of information from the Web site as
ou choose.
Using Microsoft Internet Explorer
Your Internet PC comes with a browser called Microsoft
Internet Explorer. It is the most widel
used browser in the
world.
When
ou use
our browser, the first pa
e it displa
s is the
default home pa
e. You can customize or chan
e this pa
e.
You can also customize other browser features.
Look in the browser Help files for instructions on customizin
our browser.
Note:
To use Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must have an active account
with an ISP. You must also have a physical connection, such as a phone
line, to your ISPs computer.
