Difference between revisions of "How to use a web browser"
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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]] - in separate windows). | 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]] - in separate windows). | ||
| − | When the browser opens it takes instructions from the start-up options set by the user, which may be one of the following: | + | When the browser opens it takes instructions from the start-up options set by the user (in the Tools menu), which may be one of the following: |
*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]] | *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 the last windows and tabs used in the previous session | ||
