Computer science mod 1, set 2. internet browser interim

to add a bookmark

1.Click the Bookmark button in the address bar. The Bookmark dialog appears. 2.Name the bookmark and select a folder to add it to. 3.Click Done.

add bookmark on edge

Click bookmark icon to the right of the address bar (it looks like a star). Verify the name of the bookmark is correct and click Add.

enabling autofill and saving passwords tips and tricks

There are pros and cons to using Autofill. While it can speed up the filling in of forms, it is not always 100% reliable. If you are using Autofill, be sure to double check the information that has been entered by the browser. You can view the passwords that you have saved in the browser options dialog. Here you can delete passwords you have stored or enable password saving for sites where you have disabled it.

another method bookmark

Press Ctrl + D on the keyboard. Click the Customize and Control button, point to Bookmarks, and select Bookmark this page

using the internet tell me more

Search engines such as Google not only allow you to search for web pages, but also images, news stories, videos, and even locations on a map.

setting the home page tell me more

A portal site is a web site which offers a variety of services, including searching capabilities, email, stock quotes, sports scores, and local weather. Portal sites allow you to choose what content is displayed on the page, giving a dynamic personalized feel to the site. For this reason, many people will choose a portal site as their Home page. Every time they launch their browser, they will see all the latest information customized to their preferences.

edge clearing cache

Click the Settings and more button at the far right of the address bar. Edge Settings and More button Click Settings. Under Clear browsing data, click the Choose what to clear button. Verify Cached data and files is selected and click the Clear button.

downloading files tips and tricks

Click the arrow next to the file on the Downloads Bar and select Show in Folder to open the File Explorer window to the Downloads folder with the file selected. You can then move the file to any location on your computer using the Move To or Cut and Paste commands in Windows.

changing the cookie settings

Cookies are small files written to your computer's hard drive by web sites. Cookies usually contain an anonymous ID used to track your actions on web sites, including shopping purchases and personalization preferences. You can change when web sites are allowed to use cookies, but disabling them may prevent some web sites from functioning properly. To change the cookies settings: 1.Click the Customize and Control button and select Settings. 2.At the bottom of the window, click the Show Advanced Settings link. 3.Under Privacy, click the Content settings... 4.Under Cookies, choose the Privacy setting you want. 5.Click Done.

using extensions tell me more

Even if you are using the same extension in different browsers, the extension is installed specifically to the browser, so you will need to install it for each browsers.

using the history list

Histories are an easy way to view web pages you have previously visited. Browsers give you the ability to search, delete, and view histories. The History list displays web pages you have visited over a period of time. To display a History: Click the Customize and Control button. Point to History. A menu displays showing some of the recent sites you have visited. If the site you are looking for does not appear on the History menu, you may want to search the full History list. To find a particular Web site in the History list: Click the History at the top of the menu. Type the keyword in the Search box. As you type, the list will filter on the keywords you enter. Click a link in the Search results list to navigate to that site.

using the tabbed interface tell me more

The New Tab screen includes thumbnails of some of your most frequently visited sites. Click a thumbnail to quickly navigate to that site.

using history list another method

To display the History list, you can also press Ctrl + H on the keyboard.

allow pop ups from specific websites

1.Click the Customize and Control button and select Settings. 2.At the bottom of the window, click the Show Advanced Settings link. 3.Under Privacy, click the Content settings... 4.Under Pop‐ups, click Manage exceptions... 5.Type the URL of the site in the Hostname pattern box and verify that Allow is selected for Behavior. 6.Click Done. 7.Click Done.

navigating to sites

A web site's URL tells the browser where to navigate to display a web page. There are two parts to the URL—the protocol and the domain name. The protocol tells the browser which set of rules to use. The most common protocols are HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol with Secure Sockets Layer). The next part of the URL is the domain name—a description of the site followed by an extension, such as "dot com." To visit a web site, first enter the site's URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in the address bar. This is the address which tells the browser where to find the site. Most browsers assume that you are using the HTTP protocol and automatically add the http:// or https:// portion of the URL. Most browsers will also add in the www. portion of the URL, so you can start typing the address after 'www.'. For example, if you type google.com in the address bar, the browser will fill in the beginning part of the URL and navigate to Google's home page. To use the address bar to navigate to a webpage: 1.Type the URL in the address bar. 2.Press Enter. The Back and Forward buttons appear near the address bar. Back will take you to the previous web page you visited. Forward will take you to the next web page in the sequence of pages that you've visited. (Forward is only activated once you have used the Back button).

using extensions

An extension is an add-on app for a browser. Extensions may be called different things in different browsers, but they all do the same thing—they extend the functionality of the browser. For example, if you have the Adobe Acrobat extension installed, when you click a PDF file on a web site, the browser will display the document inside the browser rather than launching the Adobe Reader app. To enable and disable browser extensions: 1.Click the Customize and Control button, point to More tools and select Extensions. 2.A list of installed extensions appears. Select the check box under Enable to enable the extension for the browser. 3.Click the checkmark again to remove the checkbox and disable the extension for the browser.

navigating to sites tips and tricks

Browsers will keep track of the sites you've visited and use autocomplete to suggest them as you type in the address bar. When you start typing the URL, the browser will display a list of sites beginning with the letters you type. As you type more letters the list will narrow. Click a URL in the list to navigate to that site. Some sites display https:// before the rest of the URL. This indicates that the web page has additional security and is safe for entering personal information. Any time you are entering information that should remain secure, you should look for https:// at the beginning of the URL.

using incognito mode firefox

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click New Private Window.

firefox clearing cache

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click Options. On the left side of the Options window, click Advanced. Click the Network tab at the top of the window. Under Cached Web Content, click the Clear Now button.

firefox change pop ups

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click Options. On the left side of the Options window, click Content. Click the Exceptions... button to allow pop-ups from specific sites.

firefox change cookies

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click Options. On the left side of the Options window, click Privacy. Uncheck Use Tracking Protection in Private Windows to block all cookies.

enabling autofill and saving passwords firefox

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click Options. On the left side of the Options window, click Security. Under Logins, select the Remember logins for sites checkbox to have Firefox remember user name and passwords for sites.

firefox setting the home page

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click Options. Type the URL in the Home Page box under Startup.

edge setting the home page

Click the Settings and more button and select Settings. Click the drop-down list under Start Microsoft Edge with and select A specific page or pages. Type the URL in the box and click the Save button.

using extensions edge

Click the Settings and more button at the far right of the address bar. Edge Settings and More button Click Extensions. A list of installed extensions appears. Click the extension you want to change and click the on/off toggle to enable and disable the extension.

using incognito mode edge

Click the Settings and more button at the far right of the address bar. Edge Settings and More button Click New InPrivate window.

printing web page edge

Click the Settings and more button at the far right of the address bar. Edge Settings and More button Click Print. Click the Print button in the Print dialog.

edge change pop ups

Click the Settings and more button at the far right of the address bar. Edge Settings and More button Click Settings. Scroll down and click the View advanced settings button. Click the Block pop-ups toggle to turn the pop-up blocker on and off.

edge change cookies

Click the Settings and more button at the far right of the address bar. Edge Settings and More button Click Settings. Scroll down and click the View advanced settings button. Scroll down to the Cookies section, click the drop-down list and select an option.

enabling autofill and saving passwords edge

Click the Settings and more button at the far right of the address bar. Edge Settings and More button Click Settings. Scroll down and click the View advanced settings button. Scroll down to the Privacy and services section, click the Offer to save passwords toggle to turn the feature on and off.

enabling autofill and saving passwords

Have you ever gone to a site with a form and dreaded typing in all your information again? The Autofill feature saves your basic information in the browser so it can be accessed later. When the browser recognizes that you are on a web form, it will prompt you to auto-populate the form with the saved information. This is especially helpful when shopping online and filling in your name and address. Similarly, most browsers have a save password feature, and will give you the option to store your passwords in the browser. When you return to a site that requires a password, the browser will automatically enter it for you. To enable Autofill and password saving: 1.Click the Customize and Control button. Click Settings... 2.At the bottom of the window, click Show advanced settings... 3.Under Passwords and forms, select the Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click checkbox to enable Autofill. 4.Select the Offer to save your web passwords checkbox to be prompted to save passwords for sites.

printing a web page

If you are doing research or shopping online, you more than likely will need to print a web page. Printing from a browser is similar to printing from other desktop applications. First you open the Print window and then send the document (in this case, the web page) to the selected printer. To print a web page: Click the Customize and Control button, and select Print... In the Print window, click the Print button.

using incognito mode

Many times, people do not want to leave any trace of their web browsing. One option is to delete the browsing history, but this does not always delete files which may contain personal information. The most popular browsers now have a private browsing feature, which allows you to browse the Internet without recording any information, including searches and web page visits, to your computer. In Chrome, the private browsing called Incognito Mode. To start Incognito Mode: Click the Customize and Control button. Select New incognito window.

searching the internet

Search engines allow you to enter keywords to search on and then display a list of links which match your criteria. To search for web sites using Google: Navigate to www.google.com Type your keywords in text box. As you type, Google displays a list of hyperlink results based on your keywords. Click a link to navigate to that page. When you search using keywords, your search can return hundreds of thousands of search results. While most search engine sites list the most commonly found items at the top, there are techniques you can use to limit the number of results that are returned. Some of the more common advanced searching techniques include: Quotes around a phrase - placing quotes around a group of words will return results with those words in that order only. Quotes around a single word - Placing quotes around a single word will return results for that exact spelling of the word. site: - to limit the search results to a specific URL, type the key word(s), then type site:, then type the URL. For example, to only return results for Backstage view from Microsoft's site, you would type Backstage view site:microsoft.com. Minus sign - type a minus sign before a word to exclude it from the search. Asterisk - the asterisk is a wildcard in searches. It indicates that any result can be returned in place of the asterisk in the search phrase.

setting the home page

The Home page is the page that loads when you start your browser. You can change the Home page to one you want to view frequently or to one which is customizable, such as a portal site, search site, or a web mail site. To set the Home page: Click the Customize and Control button, and select Settings. In the On startup section, click the Open a specific page or set of pages radio button. Click the Set pages link. In the Startup pages dialog, type the URL for the site you want to use as your Home page in the Add a new page box. Click OK.

navigating sites tell me more

The domain name part of a web site's address ends in a domain code with commonly accepted usages. The following table includes some of the more common domain codes: .com - commercial sites (most web sites use this domain code) .net - network or host sites (your service provider's web site probably ends in .net) .org - non‐profit organization .edu - education site (only approved educational institutions can use .edu) .gov - government site (only government sites can use .gov) .biz - business site

using the tabbed interface another method

To navigate to the next tab, you can also press Ctrl + Tab on the keyboard. To navigate to the specific tab, you can also press Ctrl and the number of that tab. To close the current tab, you can also press Ctrl + W on the keyboard. To open a new tab, you can also: Press Ctrl + T on the keyboard. Right‐click a tab and select New Tab from the menu. Press the File, Tools, or Customize button (depending on the browser) and select New Tab from the menu.

printing web page tips and tricks

To print only certain pages of the web page, click the radio button next to Pages in the Print window, and enter the pages you want to print. To print multiple copies of the web page, click the radio button next to Copies, and enter the number of copies you want to print. Click More Settings... on the left side of the Print window to display more printing options. Depending on your printer, these options may include items such as printing in black and white v. color, printing on both sides of the paper, and print quality.

tell me more change cookies

When you visit a web site that has cookies enabled, the site writes a small text file containing a unique ID to your hard drive. As you add personal information to the site, like preferences, or add items to a shopping cart, this information is stored in the web site's database (not the cookie file). If you leave the site; then return, the web site checks your hard drive to see if it has left a cookie file previously. If the site funds its cookie file, it will read the ID, and then check the ID against its database. If there is a match, your personalized preferences are loaded and your shopping cart is refilled. Whether you view this as an invasion of privacy or a benefit depends on whether or not you find the service useful.

using incognito mode tell me more

While private browsing prevents browsing information from being saved to your computer, it does not prevent your Internet Service Provider or the sites you visit from recording information about your browsing.

pop ups tips and tricks

You can also use the Exceptions list to remove sites that are allowed to create pop‐ups. This is useful if you accidentally allow a site to create pop‐ups, or if a site starts to create pop‐ups that it didn't previously.

using the tabbed interface tips and tricks

You can rearrange the order of your tabs. Click and hold a tab. Drag it to the left or the right until the tab is in the desired location. You can also move a tab to a new window by dragging the tab down.

bookmarks

allow you to save the addresses of the web sites you visit most frequently so you don't have to type the URL every time you want to visit that page. Instead, you can click the web page you want from your list of favorites. This allows you to navigate the web quickly and easily. When you find a web site that you like, add it to your list of bookmarks so you can return to the page with just one click.

tips & tricks bookmarks

our list of bookmarks can grow quickly. It's a good idea to organize your bookmarked pages into folders so that you can find them more easily. Chrome has a Bookmark Manager page where you can create folders, move pages to folders, and rename and delete pages. You can access the page by clicking the Customize and control button, pointing to Bookmarks, and selecting Bookmark manager.

downloading files edge

when you click the link, the Notification Bar appears at the bottom of the window. Click the Save button to save the file.

clearing cache

As you browse the web, your browser stores the files and images used by web pages on your computer (referred to as the browser's cache). This speeds up browsing, since your browser doesn't have to request files that are already stored locally. However, this can prevent you from seeing changes made to those files. It also takes up space on your hard drive. For these reasons, it is a good idea to occasionally clear your browser cache. To clear the cache: 1.Click Customize and Control. Point to More Tools and select Clear browsing data... 2.Ensure that Cached images and files is checked and click Clear browsing data.

using the internet tips and tricks

At the top of the page of search results is a search box which you can use to modify the keywords you entered and searched again, or to enter different keywords and perform a new search without returning to the Google home page. Google's search engine lists the most commonly found items at the top. The more key words you use in your search phrase, the more likely you are to get the results you are looking for.

using the tabbed interface

Browsers use a tabbed interface. You can have multiple pages (represented by tabs) open within the same window. This makes navigating between web pages much easier. Working with the tabbed interface: 1.To bring a page forward, you click the tab for that page. 2.To close a tab, click the x in the upper right corner of the tab. 3.To open a new tab, click the New Tab button next to the page tabs.

tips and tricks clearing cache

Cached files aren't the only kind of browsing data. Your computer also stores cookies, your browsing and download history, and, if you choose to, passwords and autofill data. These can also be cleared in the same way that you clear the cache.

add bookmark on firefox

Click bookmark icon to the right of the address bar (it looks like a star). Verify the name of the bookmark is correct and click Done.

setting the homepage tips and tricks

Click the Continue where you left off radio button, to have the browser display the web sites that were open when the browser was last closed.

using history list edge

Click the Hub button to the right of the address bar. Edge Hub Button Click the History button. Edge History Button

printing a web page firefox

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu Button Click Print. Click the Print button at the top of the Print window.

using history list firefox

Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click History. Click Show All History to display the full History list.

using the internet another method

Other common search engine sites that you can use include bing.com, yahoo.com, ask.com, and baidu.com (China).

Changing pop up blocker settings

Pop‐ups are small windows that many sites launch automatically. Many people find these annoying, so browsers include a build‐in pop‐up blocker which prevents them from opening. It is enabled by default. When you open a Web page that attempts to show a pop-up, the browser will show a notification button on the right side of the address bar indicating the pop-up was blocked. To always allow pop-ups from the site, click the button and select the Always allow pop-ups from [site URL] radio button and click Done.

Downloading files

Some pages you visit include files that you can download to your computer. When you click a link that contains a file to be downloaded, some browsers will show a Save message while others will download the file automatically. By default, most browsers will save files you download in your Downloads folder. To download a file: 1.Click the link for the item you want to download. 2.The Downloads Bar appears at the bottom of the window. The file is automatically saved. 3.Click the file to open it, or click the arrow for more options.

using extensions another method

To display the Extensions screen, you can also: 1.Click the Customize and Control button. Click Settings... 2.On the left side of the Settings screen, click Extensions.

setting the home page another method

To navigate to the Home page, you can also press Alt + Home on the keyboard.

navigating sites another method

To navigate to the previous web page in the sequence of pages, you can also: Right‐click the current web page and select Back from the menu Press Alt + Left arrow key. To navigate to the next web page in the sequence of pages, you can also: Right‐click the web page and select Forward from the menu Press Alt + Right arrow key.

printing web page another method

To print a web page, you can also: Right‐click the page and select Print... Press Ctrl + P on the keyboard.

reloading a web page another method

To refresh a web page, you can also: Right‐click the page and select Refresh from the menu. Press F5 on the keyboard.

reloading a web page tips and tricks

When you visit a web page, some resources, such as images are cached (see the skill Clearing the Cache). In order to check for new versions of cached resources, you have to do a "hard refresh." In Windows, pressing the Ctrl key while clicking the Refresh button will perform a hard refresh in your browser, reloading all resources on the page including any that have cached.

reloading a web page

Web pages are sometimes changed after you have navigated to them. Reloading a web page allows you to see these changes without having to navigate away from, and then back to the page. To reload a web page, click the Reload button near the address bar. The browser will reload the web page, including any content that may have changed.

using extensions firefox

-In Firefox, extensions are referred to as Add-ons. Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. —Click the Open Menu button at the far right of the address bar. Firefox Open Menu button Click Add-ons. The list of add-ons appears. Click the drop-down list next to an add-on and select an option.

using incognito mode another method

To start private browsing, you can also press Ctrl + Shift + N.

downloading files firefox

when you click the link, the Download dialog opens. Click the Save button to save the file to the Downloads folder.