PPT ON INTERNET EXPLORER

1. GOVT FIRST GRADE COLLEGE CHIKKABASUR
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
CLASS : BA II YEAR
SUBJECT : COMPUTER APPLICATIONS II
TOPIC NAME : INTERNET EXPLORER
PRESENTED BY : PROF. SHRIDEVI S G
Dept of Computer Applications

2. INTERNET EXPLORER
• To open the Internet Explorer:
• Double click on the Internet Explorer icon on Desktop.
• Or, from Start  All Programs  Internet Explorer.
• If you were using a modem, the “Dial-up Networking” screen appears on your screen.

3. INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOW
• The main components of Internet Explorer:
• Title Bar
• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Address Bar

4. BROWSER ICONS
• Toolbar contains the following standard icons:
• Back
• Forward
• Stop
• Refresh
• Home
• Search
• Favorites
• History
• Mail
• Print

5. WEB ADDRESS
• Every page has its own unique address, known as URL (Uniform Resource Location) as shown
below:
• URL is made up of three components:
• http: the protocol used to access the Internet
• www World Wide Web.
• Domain Name: Location or area where the pages are stored.
• Top Level Domain: consists of two parts:
• The three letter code of a URL that indicates whether the type of the address.
• The two letter code that indicates the country.

6. WEB ADDRESS
• Top level Domain Names types:
• .com: Commercial
• .org: Organization
• .net: Network
• .gov: Government
• .mil: Military
• .edu: Educational

7. USING THE BROWSER
• Most browsers allow you to access Web site directly by typing its Web address
(URL). To access a Web site, do the following:
• Click the address box so that the current address is highlighted
• Type the new address
• Press the Enter key, or press GO.
• If you are using Internet Explorer, there is no need to type http://, as this part
will be added automatically when you press the Enter key.

8. USING THE BROWSER
• Note that some texts appear underlined and in blue. If you
position the pointer into this text, it will change to a hand shape. If
you click it, an action will be performed.
Ex: www.yahoo.com
www.google.com
• To cancel downloading, click the Stop button.
• To reload a Web page, click Refresh.

9. CHANGING THE HOME PAGE
• A Home page: is the first Web page you will see every time you launch Internet Explorer. So, it is a good idea
to choose a page that contains information that is important to you.
• To change your home page, do the following:
• Go to the page you want to appear when you start Internet Explorer
• Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
• Click the General tab
• Under Home page, click Use Current button.
• Click Apply
• Click Ok
• Once you have changed your home page, you can quickly view it by clicking the Home button on the Standard
toolbar.

10. TOOLBARS
• The toolbars appear automatically when you start Internet
Explorer.
• The Standard toolbar includes the icons (Back, Forward, Stop,
Refresh, Home,..etc)
• The Address Bar displays the web address
• The Links Bar includes a few web pages that you use
frequently. Just click the link to display the page.

11. TOOLBARS
• To show or hide these tools, select Toolbars from the View menu. Clear the check mark next to the
toolbar to hide it.

12. CLOSING AND DISCONNECTING
• Click the Close button in the top right hand corner of the browser window.
• Click Disconnect in the Connected Window.
• To disconnect but leave the browser window: Double-click the connected icon on the status bar.