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| USING THIS SITE AND THE WEB | |
| Section Contents: How to use this Site | Internet Safety | The Internet for Beginners | Learn About the Web | The Internet for Youngsters | Internet Safety for Youngsters | Search Engines for Youngsters |
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Learn About the Web
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This is a page of links to sites that will help you understand more about the Internet and how to use it. The links are grouped under the following headings: Finding Your Way Round the Internet; For More Advanced Users; Using E-mail; Google - One of the Best and Easy to Use Search Engines; Information about and Explanations of Search Engines; How to Store and Save your Favourite Sites; For More Advanced Users. |
| Finding Your Way Round the Internet |
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Internet Explorer 5 Guide Helps you enter Web addresses correctly, keeps track of the Web sites you visit, lets you store an easy-access list of your favorites sites, makes searching for information easier than ever - learn the basics of how to surf the Web, how to search for information, how to screen adult content, how to save content from the Web, and much more. |
About-the-web.com There is a page of Tips and Tricks for increasing the value of your web surfing experience - for most of us, the most important one is: be patient, the web is almost always slower than we would like it to be - do not click more than once on any button or link. |
Learn the Net Clear and comprehensive introduction to internet basics such as browsers, email and search engines - includes a glossary and a list of frequently asked questions. |
Internet Island An excellent site for anyone needing help navigating web pages, pointing and clicking. |
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Web Browser Primer A good site. Web browsers are for exploring. You are unlikely to damage anything by clicking on whatever interests you, and you can always use navigation buttons to return to where you started. |
| For More Advanced Users |
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Internet 101 Created for those who want to know just the basics - this guide will provide you with enough knowledge to have fun on the internet, yet will not bore you with too many details. |
| Using E-mail |
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Sending
and Receiving E-Mails A space-man showing earthlings what to do - for youngsters but really clear and easy to follow. |
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Outlook Express This class will teach you how to set up Outlook Express 5.0 in order to both retrieve and send your mail. Outlook Express is supported by Rutgers University Computing Services. |
| Google - One of the Best and Easy to Use Search Engines |
 Google Basic Search For example, to plan a vacation to Hawaii, simply type For more information about Google searching, click on the name above |
| Information about and Explanations of Search Engines |
Internet Explorer - Getting your Work Done Finding information, returning easily to useful sites, exploring your browsing history. |
Finding Things How can you find information on the Web about some person, place, or thing if you don't know the URL at which this information resides? |
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WebTeacher Tutorial - Search Engines A search engine is a program that looks through databases of information that have been compiled about Web pages and reports back any items that match the keywords you specified. |
| How to Store and Save your Favourite Sites |
| Using the History Feature |
Learn the Net With millions of websites and more coming online daily, you will no doubt find ones you want to revisit - 'Favorites' save the addresses of sites so you can return to them quickly, without having to retype the addresses. |
| Add to Favourites |
| For More Advanced Users |
Types of Searches If you really want to search effectively for information on the Internet, it makes sense to be aware of your options, then you can choose the option that best suits the type of information that you are looking for - there are three approaches to searching for subjects on the Internet: using a search engine; using a subject directory; using databases. |
| Google Advanced Search |