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| Your computer has to have a special kind of program to get you out there on the Internet. Programs like that are called "browsers." We use Internet Explorer at school. Browsers always begin at their home page. |
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What is a URL?
A URL is the address to a web site, such as www.studyisland.com.
If you know the URL type it in the location box or address line, NOT the search box.
You are giving the computer directions to the location of that site.
It will follow your directions exactly, so the URL must be typed correctly to take you there.
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Searching the Internet
If you're looking for a web site about a certain topic or can't remember the exact URL, you can search.
Go to a Web site designed for that purpose, a search engine such as Google.
Find the search box - a blank box with a search button. Don't use the browser's location or address bar.
Type a word or phrase that describes what you are looking for and click search.
Be as specific as you can be to limit the matching sites. Use quotation marks around your topic to limit your search.
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Saving Favorite Sites
You can keep a list of favorite sites you want to go back to on your computer.
To save a site in your "Favorites," go to that site then click "favorites." You can find it in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Then click "add." It's as simple as that.
To visit a site you previously saved in your Favorites, click on "Favorites" in the menu bar. Find the site you want in the list and click on it. |
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History
Your browser's history is a list of recently visited Web sites. The recent history is stored in a drop down menu at the end of the Address or Location bar. Just click the drop down arrow to see the list. If you want to go back to one of the sites in the history list you just have to click it. You can see all of the sites visited recently by clicking the History Button in the toolbar.
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Hyperlink
Sometimes clicking on a picture or text will take you to a different site. Those "clickable" things are called hyperlinks. You don't have to type any address, just click on the hyperlink.
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