Part I - Browsing the Web

Part I - Browsing the Web
To do List	Instructions and Comments
Course Overview Difference between Netscape Navigator and Communicator	This web site URL -address is http://www.can-do.com/internet/ Click on the the hyperlink below http://www.can-do.com/internet/ Communicator has the Composer Program for making and editing web pages.
Get to know our web site.	http://www.can-do.com/internet/ -Internet Training Index Page http://www.can-do.com/internet/tour.html -Sample of Internet Resources http://www.can-do.com/usefullinks.html -Sheppard's Useful Links
Distribute Diskettes. We don't need to save to the disks today.	Write your name on your disk. You will save your bookmarks and all other files on the disk. Leave your disk in the lab. Take the disk home at the end of the last class.
Windows 95 / 98 Basics Windows 95 Online Guide Windows 98 Online Guide Windows 95 Tutorial	The Left Click - mouse button allows you to select or open or close a program. The Right Click - mouse button brings down a pull down menu. The Start Button - allows you to start programs and shut down the computer. Single Click - allows you to select options or execute commands. Double Click - used to start programs or open folders. Minimizing (-) Maximizing and Closing a Window (X) On the Internet we will be single clicking with the left mouse button most of the time!
Format and Label your Floppy Disk	-Right Click "My Computer" -Select "Explore" and right click on 3½ floppy (A) -Select "Format" -Give your disk a label. (10 characters or less) -Click on "Start" to begin the formatting process.
Start Netscape Communicator	-Double click on the Netscape icon on your desktop OR Click on the "Start button" -Click on "Programs" -Click on the "Netscape Communicator folder" -Select and Click on "Netscape Program icon" To hold the start menu open while selecting programs, left click the button once after after each selection.
Netscape Navigator: Tool Bar and other important features	Function of Pull Down Menus: File \| Edit \| View \| Go \| Communicator \| Help Function of Navigation icons: Backward \| Forward \| Reload \| Home Search \| Netscape \| Print \| Security \| Stop \| and Bookmarks
Typing in Web address Although most web addresses begin with http://, you don't need to type that part of the URL. Navigator will add it automatically.	Click in the Netscape "Location or Netsite" location box or press the (Ctrl+O) keys together. Type the following internet address. http://www.can-do.com/internet/ Click on Open page or push the Enter button
Erase Previous Bookmarks	To Erase your bookmarks from "*Your Computer on Drive C" Click on Bookmarks* Select Edit Bookmarks. Short Cut: Press the (Ctrl+B) keys. Scroll to the bottom and single click the last bookmark. Press the delete key until all the bookmarks are gone.
Making your First Bookmarks	1) Bookmark this page http://www.can-do.com/internet/index.html Click on Bookmarks from the Netscape Menu Bar Click on Add Bookmark or (Ctrl+D) To see the bookmark you added, click on the Bookmarks icon again. 2) Bookmark this page http://www.can-do.com/internet/schedule1.html 2) Bookmark this page http://www.can-do.com/usefullinks.html
Setting your Browser to Start with a page of your Choice	Click on Edit, click on Preferences. In the Home Page box, type the following: http://www.can-do.com/internet/index.html This will be our starting page. Click OK and then click on the Home icon on the Netscape Tool Bar. You should now be at the The Internet Training index page
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Using Search Engines "Tip" Click below Short Cut	Search engines are not always the best way to find useful information on the Internet, however, they are often helpful when used correctly! Practice and patience are necessary. Click on the Search icon on the the Netscape Toolbar. Try some of these links below.
Hotbot Altavista Yahoo Yahoo Maps Mapblast	URL http://www.hotbot.com/ URL http://altavista.com/ URL http://www.yahoo.com/ URL http://maps.yahoo.com/ URL http://www.mapblast.com/
Explore the Net	Have Fun!
Netscape On-Line Tutorials	New Netscape Users Guide -The Basics http://home.netscape.com/browsers/using/newusers/basics/openpage.html The Communicator Tour http://home.netscape.com/communicator/v4.5/tour/index.html
If you want, you can erase your bookmarks. Close all applications Shut down the computer!	To Erase your bookmarks from "*Drive C" Select "Bookmarks" Click on Bookmarks and then "Edit Bookmarks" Scroll to the bottom and single click the last bookmark. Press the delete key to erase the bookmarks you do not want. Click the "Start button" select "Shut down"*
Don't forget to turn in your Disks