THINGS YOU CAN EASILY DO ON THE INTERNET! by gl99

THINGS YOU CAN EASILY DO ON THE INTERNET!

Learning how to use the Internet is very straightforward. Here are some step by step guides on common tasks!

Look on your desktop screen for an Internet browser:

Chrome

Edge

Firefox

Opera

“Double click” the icon for that program. Press the left mouse button twice.

Safari

See the next page for a detailed breakdown of web browsers.

Check Email

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Search the Web

pg 11

Watch Videos

pg 15

Browse Facebook

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Learning to Use a Web Browser The Address Bar and URLs Each website has a unique address, called a Uniform Resource Locator. When you type a URL into the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard, the browser will load the page with that URL.

Links

This is a link! Whenever you see a word or phrase that’s blue or underlined in blue, it’s probably a hyperlink, or link for short. Many websites use images as links, so you can click the image to get to another page. If you see this icon, you’ve found a link.

Navigation Buttons The Back and Forward buttons allow you to move through websites you’ve recently viewed. You can also click and hold either button to see your recent history. The Refresh button will reload the current page. If a website stops working, try refreshing.

Tabbed Browsing A new tab lets you open as many links as you want, and they’ll stay in the same browser window. To open a link in a new tab, right-click a link and select “Open in New Tab” (the wording may vary among browsers). To close a tab, click the X. To create a new blank tab, click the plus to the right of any open tabs.

Bookmarks and History Bookmarks, also known as favorites, allow you to save and organize specific websites so you can revisit them. Click the star icon to bookmark the current website. You browser will also keep a history of every site you visit. To view your history, open your browser settings (usually by clicking the icon in the upper-right corner) and select History.

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Use the search bar to look up your email: aol.com, mail.yahoo.com, gmail.com Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the login page, type the name of your account and your password.

Checking Email Step 1 Open up your internet browser and choose your email program. Some popular ones are: Gmail, Yahoo!, and AOL. You can sign up for an email account at their site, if you don’t have one already. This involves picking a personal email adress, creating a password, and entering some other personal information.

Step 2 You can go to each email program’s home page and then click “Email” or save the email sign-in webpage to your bookmarks. Once you’ve signed in, you’ll see your inbox. This is where you’ll see emails that people send you. Compose Inbox Sent Trash

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Subject

Date

Step 3 To write an email, click the “Compose” link. You’ll see a page with a bunch of empty boxes on it. In the first box “To:” you’ll put the person’s email address you’re sending the email to. Then choose a subject, and finally, write your message in the big box. When you’re done, click send.

New Message To Subject

Send

To read emails that are sent to you, all you have to do is click on the email subject. If you want to send an email you received to someone else, click the “Forward” button and then click “Send.” You’ll also see a “Trash” link in you email inbox. It’s just like the Trash on your computer, where you can delete files.

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You can type anything into the search bar and get millions of results in a second. The results page is typically broken up by: images, videos, news, shopping, maps, and more.

Searching the Web Step 1 You can type anything into the Address Bar at the top of your browser to access billions of search results in seconds.

Choose some specific or relevant keywords to describe your topic. After typing in whatever you want to search, press the Enter key.

Step 2 There are hundreds of pages full of links to sites connected to your search topic. Go through the list of webpages and find the information youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having a hard time getting accurate results, try adjusting your search terms. Most searches showcase a top result, followed by relevant sites and related information. Results can be sorted by websites, images, news, videos, shopping, and more depending on what you look up.

Here is an example of a typical search result page:

All

Images

Videos

News

Shopping

Top Result:

Website Link 1:

Topic Info:

Website Link 2:

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YouTube is a greatplace to find video content on just about anything, uploaded by people around the world. Type “youtube.com” in your address bar and you’ll arrive at the home page, where you can watch videos.

Watching Videos W Step 1 Go to “youtube.com” on your computer’s web browser. This will take you to the default YouTube home page. You’ll get a more personalized and engaging experience if you make an account. (You can use Gmail and YouTube with the same Google account.) Search Home Trending Subscriptions

Step 2 There are multiple ways you can find what you want to watch on YouTube: • Browse videos via keyword or phrase using the search bar. • Find videos in topics and categories. • Visit the trending topics tab. • View or subscribe to YouTube channels. • Check out the “Up next” videos on the side of any video page to see related videos.

Step 3 Once you find a video you want to watch, there are some controls for playing through the video. You can play/pause by clicking the video and you can use the bar at the bottom of the video if you want to go to a specific point. You’ll also see controls that you can click to control the volume and options for captions, miniplayer, “theater mode”, which enlarges the video in the window, and full-screen, making the video take up your entire screen.

Step 4 You'll notice several options below the video player. If you’re logged in, you have the options to: • Give the video a thumbs up or a thumbs down, depending on whether you liked it or not. • Leave a comment. • Reply to another user's comment. • Like another user's comment. • Share the link to the video.

Browse Facebook

Social media is a great way to stay connected with friends and family. Type “facebook.com” in your address bar and log into your account. You’ll see your timeline full of posts.

Browsing Facebook Step 1 Go to “facebook.com” on your computer's web browser. This will bring you to the Facebook login page if you aren't currently logged into a Facebook account. You can also create an account on this page, starting with your name, email, birthday, and password.

Step 2 The Timeline Before you begin searching for friends, it’s important to complete your Timeline (your personal profile), which starts with uploading a profile picture and cover photo. It’s called a timeline because you can include information, important milestones and memories spanning your entire life. Friends Once you’ve filled out a healthy portion of your Timeline, start searching for and adding “friends.” Chances are, many of your family members and neighbors are already on the network. Search for them in the search box that appears on the top of the site. The “Like” Button One of the most powerful tools on Facebook is the “like” button. It communicates your support of activities, brands, articles and products to fellow users. The “like” button lives on nearly every piece of Facebook content.

Step 3 News Feed Once you’ve logged into Facebook, the first thing you'll see is the News Feed. There you’ll view friends’ status updates, new photos, links to articles, etc. Think of it like the front page of a newspaper, determined by an algorithm rather than an editor.

Step 4 The Status Update Through a status update, you can communicate your present activity or whereabouts, post a link to an interesting article or site, share photos and videos, and even create a poll. Create a status update either from the News Feed or from the top of your Timeline.

Search News Feed

Create Post

Photo/Video

Tag Friends

Feeling/Activity