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Unit D: Getting Started with Safari
Getting Started with Safari
 The Safari browser is used to find
information on the Word Wide Web
(WWW or the Web
 Users navigate from one Web page to
another and search for information on
the Web
 In this unit, users also learn how to print
Web pages and how to get helpful
information about using Safari
 Note: Connection to the Internet is needed to
complete this unit
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Objectives
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Understand Web browsers
Start and explore Safari
View and navigate Web pages
Use tabbed browsing
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Objectives
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Bookmark web pages
Print a Web page
Search for information
Get Help and quit Safari
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Understanding Web Browsers
 The World Wide Web (also called the
Web or WWW) is the part of the internet
that contains linked Web pages
 Web pages are documents that can
contain text, graphics, sounds, and video
 Web browsers (also called browsers) are
software programs used to access and
display Web pages
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a computing device, an Internet connection, and a
browser are needed to view Web pages
 Browsers such as Safari, Internet
Explorer, and others make navigating the
Web easy
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Understanding Web Browsers
 When viewing Web pages with a
browser, users click on words, phrases,
or graphics which are called hyperlinks,
or simply links to connect to view other
Web pages
 Links can also open graphics files or play
sound or video files
 Safari is a popular browser from Apple
that can be used to:
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display web pages, use links to move from one
Web page to another, play audio and video clips,
search the Web for information, Bookmark Web
pages, Print or save the text and graphics on Web
pages and E-mail Web pages
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Understanding Web Browsers
A Sample Web page
displayed using the Safari
Browser
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Starting and Exploring Safari
 To use the Internet, a computer
device, an Internet connection, and a
Web browser
 Safari, Apple’s Web browser, reads
and displays Web pages, enabling a
user to view, print and search for
information on the Web
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typically after Safari is installed, its icon appears
on the dock
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Starting and Exploring Safari
Surfing safari
Elements of the Safari
window
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Understanding URLs
 Every Web page has a unique address
also known as the URL (Uniform
Resource Locator) and browsers locate
web pages based on their URL
 All Web page address includes:
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“http” which stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol,
the set of rules for exchanging files on the Web
following the http is a colon and two slashes and a
www (indicates page on World Wide Web)
the www is followed by a dot (.) and the Web site’s
name known as the domain name
after the domain name another dot and then a toplevel domain, (i.e, edu, com, gov) indicating the
type of site, and the site might be followed by a file
or folder
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Viewing and Navigating Web
Pages
 Moving among web pages is simple
with hyperlinks that are clicked on to
navigate to, or open, another location
on the same Web page or jump to an
entirely different Web page
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clicking on hyperlinks, a linked word or phrase,
can be used to obtain more information on a topic
in addition to hyperlinks, the navigation tools in
Safari can be used to move around the Web
navigate from page to page using the Forward
and Back buttons and the History menu can be
used to return to the home page or to view a list of
previously viewed Web pages
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Viewing and Navigating Web
Pages
Home page for the
Library of Congress
Visitors Web page at the Library
of Congress Web site
History collection in
bookmarks library
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Setting the Home Page
 The page that appears each time Safari
is started or Home on the History menu,
is the home page
 To change the home page, open the
Web page that is desired to be the new
home page, click Safari on the menu
bar, click Preferences, then click
General (if necessary)
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the URL of the current home page is highlighted
in the Home page text box
click Set to Current Page button to change the
URL in the Home page text box to the desired
home page
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Using Tabbed Browsing
 When multiple Web pages are opened
on separate tabs within the same
browser window, this is known as
tabbed browsing
 This method of organizing Web pages
while browsing makes navigation
between Web pages fast and simple,
and minimizes the number of windows
that need to be opened while browsing
the web
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Quitting Safari with Multiple Tabs
Open
 When finished looking at Web pages
with Safari there may be several tabs
open
 When closing Safari with multiple tabs
open a dialog box appears noting how
many tabs are open and asking if the
user is sure about quitting Safari
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if quitting Safari, click Quit
if wanting to keep Safari open, click Cancel, then
click the Close tab button on each Web page tab
to close
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Using Tabbed Browsing
Top Sites page
New page in a
second tab
Link menu
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Bookmarking Web Pages
 Once a Web page is located that
revisiting is desired it can be
bookmarked
 When a user bookmarks a Web page, it
is added to the bookmarks bar or
Bookmarks menu where it can be
accessed easily in the future without
having to enter the URL for the Web
page in the address field
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Bookmarking Web Pages
Add a
bookmark
dialog box
New folder added to
Bookmarks Menu
collection
Bookmark added to
National Parks folder in
Bookmarks Menu collection
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Creating and Organizing
Bookmarks
 To keep bookmarks manageable, add
only pages that are expected to be
visited frequently
 Organize bookmarks by placing them
into folders by category; such as a travel
folder bookmark for travel information
web pages
 Bookmarks can be listed individually or
placed in folders on the bookmarks bar
or on the Bookmarks menu
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Printing a Web Page
 When a Web page is printed, its text and
any graphics appear on the printed page
 Use the Print dialog box to change the
number of copies, number of pages,
paper size, and orientation of the Web
page before printing
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in addition, a preview of the printed Web page
appears in the Print dialog box and is helpful
because some Web pages are lengthy and
instead of printing all pages, only the pages that
have relevant information can be printed
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Copying Information From a Web
Page
 Text on a Web page can be selected and
then the Copy and Paste commands can
be used to insert the information into a
file made with another program, such as
Microsoft Word
 Graphical images can be saved from a
Web page by dragging it to the desktop
or by right-clicking the image, clicking
Save Image As, then specifying where to
save the image
 To copy an image to the Clipboard to
paste to a new location, click the Copy
Image command on the shortcut menu
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Printing a Web Page
Print dialog box
Expanded Print dialog
box
Print dialog box
options
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Searching for Information
 Use Safari’s built-in search field to find
an increasing amount of information and
Web pages on the Internet
 Searching, using the search field is
based on criteria or keywords, which are
words related to the desired topic
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enter a keyword or words in the search field, then
press [return]; the search field uses the Google
search engine to find relevant sites on the Web
based on the keywords and opens a Google Web
page containing the search results, a list of the
links called hits; click a link to go to a Web site
other search engines, such as Yahoo, Search, Ask
can be used by going directly to their Web sites
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Handling Pop-Ups
 Pop-ups are windows that open on the
screen as a Web site is visited ,
generally to advertise products that
may or not be wanted
 Safari blocks pop-ups by default
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if wanting to enable pop-ups to appear, click
Safari on the menu bar, click Preferences, then
click Security at the top of the dialog box; click
the check box for Block pop-up windows to
deselect it, then close the dialog box
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Searching for Information
Google search results
List of recent searches
Multiple tabs open
based on your search
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Getting Help and Quitting Safari
 Safari provides a Help system with
information and instructions on various
features and commands in the browser
Safari Help menu search results
Topic in Safari Help
window
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Saving or mailing a Web page
 Before quitting Safari it may be desired
to save a copy of the current Web page
or send someone a copy of the page
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to save the current Web page, click File on the
menu bar, click Save As, then select a location in
which to save the complete Web page including
graphics, as a Web Archive file
if wanting to email the Web page, click File on the
menu bar, click Mail Contents of This Page, then
use an e-mail program to address and send the
message containing the Web page,
select Mail Link to This Page to send only the link
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Summary
 The World Wide Web is the part of the
internet that contains linked Web pages
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Web pages are documents that can contain text,
graphics, sounds, and video
Web browsers are software programs used to
access and display Web pages
― Safari is a popular browser from Apple
 When viewing Web pages with a
browser, users click on words, phrases,
or graphics which are called hyperlinks,
or simply links to connect to view other
Web pages
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Summary
 To use the Internet, a computer device,
an Internet connection, and a Web
browser
 Use Safari’s built-in search field to find
an increasing amount of information and
Web pages on the Internet
 Searching, using the search field is
based on criteria or keywords, which are
words related to the desired topic
 Before quitting Safari it may be desired
to save a copy of the current Web page
or send someone a copy of the page
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