INTERNET 101 / INTERNET 101 Present

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Don't hesitate to comment below if you have any questions or additional phrases INTERNET 101 Presented by the Adult and Teen Services Department Of the North Canton Public Library ,Welcome! In this class you will become familiar with the basic elements of using the Internet. You will learn how to use the keyboard to search the Internet. You will learn how to connect to the Internet, find appropriate information and how to view the information once you find it. ,Handouts How to Evaluate a Web Site. Review of Web Browser. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms. These handouts are yours to take home. They will provide you with much useful information and answer many of your questions ,Some Useful Terms: Browser: Software that allows you to access the Internet, such as Netscape or Explorer. Home Page: Starting page on your browser. Links: Allow you to go to related information on other sites. Search Engine: Program which helps users find information on the Internet, such as Google. Server: Computer system which stores the information provided by a site. URL: Uniform Resource Locator. This is the address for the web site indicating where it can be found on the Internet. ,First we will look at the hardware you will use to explore the Internet. ,This is a standard keyboard.Your laptop keyboard will be arranged a little differently, but will have the same functions available. Delete Backspace Number Lock Number Pad Control Arrows Alt ,There just a few special things about the keyboard when viewing the Internet: You can use the number pad to enter numbers. Remember that the number lock button must be pressed first or the computer will not know you are trying to use the number pad. The backspace key can be used to delete from right to left one character at a time. The delete key will delete from left to right. Pressing the “Control”+”Alt”+“Delete” will open the “Task Manager” from which you can end a program, restart, or shut down altogether. ,This is a typical mouse. Scroll Left click Right click ,The mouse controls an arrow on your screen. When you move the mouse the arrow moves in the same direction. ,You will use the left button most frequently. Press it to select choices. If you are instructed to “click” on something, press the left button once. If you press it twice quickly, you are “double-clicking.”The right button will open special lists of options. Right click on different parts of the screen and in different programs to see different options. ,Title Bar Minimize Restore Close Title of Document ,The title bar tells you the name of the web page you are currently viewing.It also has three useful buttons.Minimize: Sends your window to the task bar so you can work in another window. Restore: Makes your window smaller or large again.Close: Closes your window, but offers to save the work first. ,File Menu Open new document Open saved document Shows how page will look when printed ,The file menu offers you options on a drop-down menu. Most of the options are available as icons on the toolbar as well. ,Open a new document to work on. You would not lose any other document already open. Open a document saved previously. Save and Save As allow you to save your work to the computer’s hard drive or to a removable storage disk (floppy or CD). From the file menu you can … ,Use Print Preview to see a picture of what your document will look like before you print it. Use this to see how many pages the web site you are viewing contains. Print is where to go when you are ready to print your work. You can chose to print only certain pages and print multiple copies from here. You can also… ,Edit Menu Removes text Leaves text in place Erases text Highlights all text in document. ,The Edit menu has some functions useful when viewing the Internet. ,Copy allows you to take information from a web page and paste it into a document you have begun. Just highlight the section and click the word “Copy.” It will be on your clipboard until you paste it in another location. P