Internet:
A Basic Guide
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Learning the Terms
Accessing the Internet from a PC
How to Move Around the Internet
Using the Internet Browser
(Hyper)Links
The Back and Forward Buttons
Web Sites Stored
Opening A Web Site
Searching the Internet
Using Images
The internet is an almost
unlimited resource. This
tutorial aims to show the
basic skills needed to
navigate the internet and use
it for various tasks.
Use the Index on the left or
the Navigation Buttons on
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Learning the Terms
The Internet vs. the Word Wide Web
The Internet is system of networks connecting millions of computers around
the world.
The World Wide Web is a program within the Internet used for research.
And the World Wide Web is created using HTML language. HTML
communicates with the Internet to allow you to see the World Wide Web in
your computer.
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A Web Site Address vs. An E-mail Address
A Web Site address is a location for the information you are looking for. It is
characterized by the “www” at the beginning. For example the yahoo web site
address is www.yahoo.com. A web site address can be inputted into the address
area of your Internet Browser
E-mail addresses are characterized by the @ symbol. For example a “yahoo
mail” e-mail address may look like this: mrsmith@yahoo.com. An e-mail
address can only be used if you are in your e-mail program. An e-mail address
goes in the To: box of an e-mail programme.
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Accessing the Internet from a PC
In this tutorial we will be using the Internet Explore (IE) web browser. However,
IE shares basic tasks with Netscape Navigator, so these instructions will work with
both Explorer and Netscape.
You can access the internet from the desktop of your computer:
Double-click on the Internet Explorer icon:
or
Click once on the icon on the location bar at the
bottom of your screen:
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How to Move Around the Internet
The World Wide Web or the Internet as most of us now call it, can
sometimes look very complicated with all the buttons, icons, lines, multimedia and
movement
However, once you learn the basics of a web site you will be able to move around
any web site you encounter.
We are going to go to use the Age website as an example
To get to this site you would start Internet Explorer and type in
www.theage.com.au in the address bar
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How to Move Around the Internet (continued)
This is a webpage
as displayed by
Internet
Explorer.
It is made up of
four basic
elements namely:
• text
• graphics
• background
• links
Links, or hyperlinks to give them their proper name,
are how we can "jump around" from places to place
on the Internet
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Using the Internet Browser
The first line is the Tool Bar, just like in the Microsoft Word Tool Bar, includes
all of the main functions available in the Browser.
The second line includes the Back and Forward button. These buttons help
you travel back and forth between web sites that you have visited
The Stop button helps you stop any action currently being undertaken by the
Browser you are using. (It also helps you stop any movement that is taking too
long and you do not have time to wait for.)
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Using the Internet Browser (Continued)
The second line also includes the Refresh button.
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This button allows you to reload the web site again without
having to type in the address. For example, if the web site is
not functioning correctly you would just click on the Refresh button and
it will try to open it up for you again.
The Home button allows you to go back to the home page
of your computer. You can always change the home page
that your computer opens up on.
The Search button is rarely used but if you click on it
you will be given an area to search for whatever you
want.
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Using the Internet Browser (Continued)
The Favorites button is for your bookmarks which, like
a book, allows you to save your favorite web sites so that
you can easily open them later.
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The Print button is used as a shortcut to print
information from the Internet.
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The History allows you to find past websites that you
have visited.
And last but not least is your URL box or the Address box. This area is
used to type in your Web Site addresses.
Web site addresses usually start with the http://www - but nowadays you do not
have to type in the http:// part.
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Exploring the Internet
You are now ready to explore the
world wide web.
Continue to learn more about how to
“surf” the internet by clicking on the Next
button.
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(Hyper)Links
Links allow you to move around the internet.You
can open a new page and access pictures or
documents by following links.
Links are usually underlined and are often a
different color (usually blue)
To follow a link:
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Move your mouse over the link.
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The cursor should change from an
arrow to a pointing hand.
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Click once on the link and it will
open a new page.
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The Back and Forward Buttons
After you follow a link and open a new page you can return to the previous page
by using your browser’s “back” button.
The “back” button is located on the tool bar above the web site display.
Next to the “back” button is the “forward” button.
Together these buttons allow you to move through the history of web sites you
have visited during the time your browser has been open.
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Web Sites Stored
Visited web sites are stored in the browser’s “internet history.”
There are several ways to access the “internet history:
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Click small arrow next to the “back” button.
A menu will pop down- Click on names of web sites to go to them.
You can also access the entire “internet history”
folder from this menu
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Web Sites Stored (continued)
2. Click the small arrow next to the “internet address” box.
Another menu will pop down- Click one of the listed sites to open it.
If you click one of the listed sites you can return to another site by using the
“back” and “forward” buttons.
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Opening A Web Site
If you know the web address (URL) of the site you want to access, there are several
ways to open the site:
1. Enter the address into the address box:
Here the web address entered is www.theage.com.au
Press “enter” to access the site or click on the Go To button
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Opening A Web Site (continued)
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Open the “File” menu on the top of the screen:
a) Click on “Open”.
b) A small dialogue box will appear
c) Enter the address of the web site you would
like to open and click on “OK”.
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Opening A Web Site (continued)
If you have already visited a website, you may not need to enter the entire
address into the address box.
Often, as you type the address the browser will automatically display the
entire address or URL.
This is called the autocomplete feature.
It will save you time and effort.
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Searching the Internet
The best way to access a specific website is entering the URL address directly
into the address box. However, it is often difficult to remember full long and
complex web addresses.
An easier way to find sites is by searching for them using a web-based
search engine.
Here we will use the Google search engine.
1. Enter www.google.com into your web address box:
2. Push “Enter”.
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The Google Search Engine
Google is
the most
used
Search
Engine on
the web
and it's
main page
will look
something
like this
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The Google Search Engine (continued)
The best way to use the search engine is by entering specific words
into the search box.
 For example, to search for websites containing information about human
rights in Palestine, enter “human rights Palestine”:
 These are called “keywords”. Click the “Google Search” button to display
a list of sites containing the words “human rights Palestine”.
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Google will display a list of pages containing those keywords
 Sites are ranked by how
many times each word is
repeated.
 The first sites are not always
the best, it is recommended
that you read the descriptions
provided to get a better idea of
what each site contains.
 There are often many diverse
sites available.
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The Google Search Engine (continued)
Some clues for managing searches:
 Most search engines show you how many websites it found for
your keywords. Google displays it on the top right:
 At the bottom of the page you can access more search results by clicking
on the number
 Or you can try another search within the results that you have already obtained
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Searching for Images
 Many search engines will allow a search for images as well as information.
 Image searches can be used to find photos, drawings, clip art, maps, or
other non-text objects.
 To find an image in Google, click the “Images” tab on the main page:
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Searching for Images (continued)
When you enter a search category in a Google image search, pages of selections
are displayed:
Click on an image to
see it alone and to
access it in full size
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Using Images
When you find a picture you want, you can save it to the desktop by right-clicking
the image and pressing “Save Picture As. . .”
A “save” box will open. Select the
location where you want to save the
picture in “Save in” box and then click
the “Save” button
Now you can copy and paste the image
onto documents.
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Using Images
You can also Copy and Paste the Picture if you do not want to save it to your desk
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Right-click on the image and select
the “Copy” option.
Then go to the location that you wish
to place the picture and “Paste” it
If you wish to use the picture as the
background of your desktop then you can
select the “Set as Background” option
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