INTERNET
LEARNING GUIDE –LAPTOPS WINDOWS 7
Prepared
by Richard Nelson
10.08.23
OBJECTIVE
In almost every segment of this class there will be
practice sessions so students will experience what they are learning. Remember
the learning cycle is Memorizing, Understanding and Applying.
WORDS OF
WISDOM
So that I don’t have to keep
repeating, when I say click I mean left click. If I want you to right click I will say right click.
Turn
on the LAPTOP by firmly but briefly pressing the button on the upper left side of
body below the screen.
If
the computer is not already on, follow these instructions:
1.
Turn on the monitor by firmly but briefly pressing the button on the front
right panel below the screen. (The monitor may already be on, if so look for an
amber light next to the power button on the right side of the panel below the
screen)
2.
Now turn on the console (the computer) by firmly but briefly pressing the power
button. It is located about half way down on the front panel of the console.
3.
Wait while the computer starts up, it may take a minute or two. When it has
finished, you will see the Desktop screen with all its icons.
GETTING
ON THE INTERNET – A TWO STEP PROCESS
First you must get connected to wireless
equipment that gives access to the Internet
Then you must start (open) software that knows how to talk to the internet server
equipment. There are over 50 million servers on the Internet
GETTING
YOUR LAPTOP CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET
Before we get on the Internet we have to check to see
if the laptop is connected to the wireless equipment. (it
is called a wireless router > show the students the wireless router)
First click on the wireless icon in the Notification
Area > you will get a menu > read the information on the menu > it
should say Currently connected to: and then the name of the internet access. The display
shows that my computer in my apartment is connected to my wireless router
titled NELSON. In the laptop labs there is different wireless access equipment
with a different name. In different parts of Shell Point there is different
wireless equipment with different names
PRACTICE:
1. On the Windows Desktop, using your mouse, point at the Internet Explorer
Icon that has a picture of a shell and click once. That will highlight that
icon. That will connect you with the Shell Point resident server.
2. Now just peck the Enter key. That will start the
Internet Explorer software and connect you to the Shell Point resident web site.
You should now see the Home Page of the Shell Point resident web site.
WHAT IS A HOMEPAGE? > It is the first page of a web
site > most web sites have several web pages > they are called links
WEB SITE ADDRESSES
Notice the Address in the long box in the upper part
of the screen. It says: http://www.xxxxx.net/,
or www.xxxxx.com/
or www.xxxxx.org The www stands for World Wide Web.
The xxxxx stands for the domain name which is the web
site identification of this web site and .net tells you it is a non-profit organization.
The .com tells you it is a commercial site; a suffix of a .gov
for government, .org stands for organization, and .edu
for educational institutions.
USING THE UP AND DOWN HORIZONTAL SCROLL BUTTONS
Notice the little up arrow on the upper right side of
the screen, and the little down arrow on the lower right side of the screen.
1. Click four times on the down arrow on the lower
right.
2. Now click four times on the up arrow on the upper
right.
That will make the screen will scroll up and down.
USING THE UP AND DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD
BUT BEFORE YOU CAN USE THE UP AND DOWN ARROW KEYS YOU
MUST HAVE CLICKED ONCE ON THE SCREEN
Using the arrow keys gives
excellent control of the movement of the screen up and down
USING THE MOUSE WHEEL
There
is wheel in the middle of the mouse between the two buttons. Gently turning
this wheel with your index finder will also scroll the display on the screen up
and down. You might have to click once on a vacant place in the screen before
this will work.
INTERNET LINKING
Internet
linking is one of the powerful ways to surf the internet.
On
most all web pages it is not possible to get all the information on one screen,
so the web designers have developed a way of linking to other associated pages
using the pointing finger method. When you move your mouse around a web page
you will notice that the mouse arrow turns into a pointing finger when it passes
over some of the text or pictures. When this happens it is called a link. When
your mouse turns into a pointing finger and you click, it will automatically
take you to the link that you clicked on. This is one of the features that make
the web so powerfully useful.
Run the mouse arrow over one of the lines of text
until you get a pointing finger, and then click. See how it transfers you to
another web page. Notice the new address. It is possible to continue linking
and linking and linking. Linking is one of the activities that provide
the tremendous power of the Internet.
Jumping is
another activity that you will learn later that is also very, very powerful.
THE
BACK BUTTON
THE
FORWARD BUTTON
The
Forward button can be used after you have used the Back button. You can
use the Forward button to take you forward to where you were before you clicked
the Back button. The Forward button is usually just to the right of the Back
button.
REVIEW
OF LINKING
Linking
is one of the ways to surf the Internet. Linking is always done using the
pointing finger of the mouse to identify the link, and clicking with the left
mouse button. Linking can be done from either text or a picture on a web page.
Jumping is the other method of surfing the Internet which is covered below
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INTERNET
JUMPING
Internet Jumping is another powerful way of surfing the internet
The Internet would be quit boring if you were limited to just one web
site. So now we will learn how to jump to entirely different web sites. To jump
to, or to “Open” a different web site, you must know its address. There
are several ways of jumping; but for simplicity we cover only one way in the
beginning, which I call the sure-fire way. An alternative way is described
towards the end of this instruction. The alternative way requires more computer
skills. Try it when you think you are ready
In the next few paragraphs you will practice jumping
to several interesting web sites using the sure fire way. Go to it!
PRACITCE JUMPING TO THE LOUVRE
Note because it is in
1. Click on File on the Menu bar
2. Click Open.
3. Type www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
4. Peck the Enter key, or click on the OK button.
5. When you get to the google site, click on News
For lots of good information about computers click on
the “Computers and Technology” link on the left side of the first page. Also
try jumping directly to www.aarp.org/learninternet
Looking on the left side of the screen, click on
“Drugs and Supplements “ – then find a drug you are
taking and click on it
5. Peck the Enter key, or
click on the OK button.
When you get to the Chinaview news, in addition to
scrolling the screen up and down, look for the links on the top of the screen
5. Peck the Enter key, or
click on the OK button.
When you get to the Pandora site look for Create a New
Station button and click on it. This is where you can type in a band name or
artist – go ahead and try it!
This method requires more computer skills, but it is
faster when you learn how to do it properly.
1. Click in the open space in the Address field.
That will highlight any address that is in that space.
2. Without doing anything, type in the web site
address (URL) for the web site you want to jump to ie:
www.angelfire.com/planet/richnelson or http://mybitsnbytes.angelfire.com
3. Peck the Enter Key, or click on the OK button.
That
will transfer you to the new web site
LINKING VS JUMPING REVIEW
Linking
can be accomplished by simply clicking on a desirable link that appears on any
web page when the mouse appearance as a pointing hand. That will take you to
the linked page you clicked on.
Jumping
is when you want to transfer to a different web site entirely.
First you must know the web address of the site you
want to jump to.
Then click on “File” on the Menu bar, then on “Open”.
In the space provided type in the web address of the
site that you want to transfer to.
Then peck the Enter key or click the OK button
SAVING WEB ADDRESSES
ADDING A WEB ADDRESS TO FAVORITES on THE MENU BAR
Sometimes you are looking at a
web page that you would like to return to. The address is in the address field.
To put this web site into your Favorites, click on Favorites on the Menu bar.
You will get a dialog box called Add Favorites. In the Name field give the web
site a name you will remember by typing it in to the Name field, now just click
on OK. That will put this web site in your Favorites. When you want to go back
to this web site click on Favorites on the Menu bar and then click on this web
name you gave it.
ADDING
A FAVORITE WEBSITE TO YOUR DESKTOP
There are web sites that you return to often. These are candidates for
desktop shortcuts which are very easily accomplished. First you must get on to
that favorite web site. Find and open space on the web site display > right
click on the open space. You should get a menu and on the menu will be “Create
Shortcut” left click on Create Shortcut. It will ask you “Do you want to put a
shortcut of this web site on your desktop”. Left click on Yes. Now go to your
desktop and you should see a shortcut of that web site. *
An easy way to go to your desktop is to right click on an open space in
you Task bar area and then left click on “Show the Desktop”. You should now see
the shortcut usually at the end of the list of shortcuts.
*Note If you don’t get a menu with “Create
Shortcut” on it, try right clicking in a different open area.
PUTTING WEB ADDRESSES ON A WORD PROCESSING DOCUMENT
Sometimes it is desirable to
put a group of web addresses on a word processing document similar to adding
favorites to your computer as above. Then if you save it to a flash drive you
can take this list anyplace.
This is simple just open your
favorite word processing software (Microsoft Works or Word) and type the web
address with a space at the end. Putting a space at the end of the web
address is very important. That address is now ready to link to the web
site by just holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on the address - Here are a
few examples that you can put on a document and try them out:
www.google.com
www.angelfire.com/planet/richnelson
http://mybitsnbytes.angelfire.com
www.onlinenewspapers.com
www.chinaview.cn
www.whitehouse.gov
www.pandora.com
TO
COPY AND PASTE A DOCUMENT FROM THE INTERNET
There are two ways to copy a
document. One way is to copy the entire document. The other way is to select
just the part you want.
TO
COPY THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT
After you find the document you want,
hold down the Ctrl Key and peck the A key or go up to the Menu bar and click on
Edit and click on Select All. In either case that will highlight the entire
document. Now hold down the Ctrl key and click on the C key or go up to the
Menu Bar and click on Copy. That will put a copy of the entire document on your
clipboard. It may also put some advertising with it.
Now
open your word processor.
Go
up to the Menu bar and click on Edit and then on Paste or hold down the Ctrl
key and Peck the V key. That will put
the entire document on your word processor ready to edit, save, and print. This
is the easiest way but you will have to delete the advertising before you print
it. A cleaner way is to select just what you want. READ ON!
COPY
AND PASTE PART OF A DOCUMENT
Decide
what part of the document you want to copy. Then highlight just that part of
the document doing as follows:
Put
your mouse I-beam where you want to start to highlight in the upper left corner
of the document
1. Then holding the left mouse button drag diagonally
across the document to the lower right corner.
2. Let up on the button when you have highlight all you
want to copy.
Now
hold down the Ctrl key and peck the C key or go up to the Menu bar and click on
Edit and then on Copy. That will put a copy of the document on your clipboard.
Now
open your word processor and go up to the Menu bar and click on Edit and then
on Paste or hold down the Ctrl key and peck the V key. That will put the entire
document on your word processor ready to edit, save, and print.
TO
PRINT AN ENTIRE DOCUMENT DIRECTLY FROM THE WEB PAGE
To
print the entire document- highlight the entire document by holding done the
Ctrl key and pecking the A key, or as an alternative go up to the Menu bar and
click on Edit, and then click again on Select All
Now
go up to the Menu bar and click on File and then on Print.
PRINTING A SELECTED PART OF A
DOCUMENT DIRECTLY FROM THE INTERNET
Highlight
the part of the document that you want to print by dragging over the part you
want to print.
Now
go up to the Menu bar and click on File and then click on Print
That will send the selected part of the document to
the printer
MANAGING PICTUES ON
WEB SITES
TO COPY A PICTURE
FROM A WEB SITE
Find the picture
you want to copy and right click on the picture – that will give you a menu.
On the menu left click on Copy – that will put a copy of the picture in you
clip board ready to be pasted onto a Word processing
document or graphics software.
TO PRINT A PICTURE
FROM A WEB SITE
Find the picture
you want to copy and right click on the picture – that will give you a menu.
On the menu left click on Print – that will send the picture to your printer.
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