Welcome to the home page that has been created for the computers in the training room at the Brighton Library.
The Internet Explorer screen
Before we start surfing the Web, make sure you can identify each of the following features of Internet Explorer.
- the Title Bar
- the Address Bar
- the Toolbar Buttons
Identifying links
Links on a Web page are one or more words OR pictures that you can click on to download (transfer) the Web page "coded into the link" to your screen.
- one or more words that are links usually appear blue & underlined , but may be written in a different / larger type face or in a different colour instead
- a picture that is a link has no distinguishing features - some pictures will be links & others will only be there for decoration
The only way to tell for sure if one or more words or a picture is a link, is to position your mouse on top of them - if the mouse shape becomes a hand with a pointing finger (
), they are a link & you can click on them to download / transfer the Web page to your screen.
- DON'T CLICK just yet ... use your mouse to determine which of a), b), c), d) & e) below are links
a) Medline Plus Encyclopedia
b) Medline Plus Encyclopedia
c) Medline Plus Encyclopedia
d) 
e)
- click on one of the links above, & then click on one of the links on the page that appears to find information about a health topic of your choice (eg. Pancreatitis)
Typing in a Web page address
Knowing the address of a Web page is the often the fastest way to find the information you need.
- access the home page of The Victorian Government Web site by typing its address (www.vic.gov.au) into the Address Bar
- use the links on the page that appears to find the school term dates for 2008
Tip
- you should always add Web pages that you want to revisit at a later date to your Favorites
Using the Wikipedia encyclopedia & the Google search engine
If you have a topic in mind but don't know the address of a relevant Web page, you'll need to use a Web site such as Wikipedia (for general topics) OR a search engine such as Google (for more specific topics).
- access the home page of the Wikipedia Web site by typing its address (en.wikipedia.org) into the Address Bar
- add Wikipedia to your Favorites
- use Wikipedia to find information about a general topic such as (eg.) pablo picasso
- access the home page of the Google search engine's Web site by typing its address (www.google.com.au) into the Address Bar
- add Google to your Favorites
- use Google to search for information about a more specific topic such as (eg.) winners of the Melbourne Cup since 1960
created by
AssistNet, for the Bayside Library Service