Difference between revisions of "How to use a web browser"
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| − | + | A [[web browser]] is a software application that finds and retrieves information resources on the [[web]] and displays the retrieved information on the user's computer screen. | |
| − | + | The following discussion describes the use of [[Firefox]], because that is the browser that I use. Similar functions can be found in other browsers. | |
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| − | + | ==Opening the browser== | |
| − | + | The browser is a software program installed on the user's computer. Different browsers can be installed on the same computer, and can even be opened at the same time (for instance opening both [[Firefox]] and [[Internet Explorer]]). | |
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| − | * | + | When the browser opens it takes instructions from the start-up options set by the user. The options include: |
| − | *windows and tabs | + | *load a [[start page]], which is the [[web page]] (or a local file) that the browser routinely starts with – this is often set to a [[search engine]] website such as [[Google]] |
| + | *open the last windows and tabs used in the previous session | ||
| + | *open a blank page | ||
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| + | ==Using the address bar== | ||
| + | The address bar (also location bar or URL bar) is a small window, usually near the top of the web browser interface. The address bar shows the URL of the web page currently displayed. | ||
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| + | The address bar will also accept a typed URL that the user wishes to go to. Most address bars offer a list of suggestions by [[autocomplete|autocompletion]] while the address is being typed in, based on addresses stored in the browser history. | ||
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| + | ==Using the browser interface== | ||
| + | [[To be written]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
