Using the Browser
To access a webpage
Type the URL in the location window and press Return or Enter.
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the internet address of the webpage.
The status bar at bottom of screen shows you progress of document transfer.
To view a document
Adjust the window size by clicking and holding mouse on sizing box handle
in lower right hand corner of window. Maximize window by clicking on box
in top right hand corner of window. Click on and drag title bar on top to
move window around.
Click on the scroll arrow or move the scroll box to read through document.
To view and save hypertext links
Click on hypertext link, usually text in a different color or image that
will light up when arrow is pointed on it.
Use back, forward, go buttons to navigate between documents. Stop button
is to stop the browser when it's loading or locating the site.
Save the page or site you want to visit again by using Add Bookmark. |
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Acting on Browser Errors
No answer, Idle or Busy Errors indicate that the server you are
trying to contact may be too busy or temporarily down because it's offline
or has crashed.
- What to do: Try again after a few minutes. Or log on
when there is less Internet traffic. Avoid prime time hours.
DNS Failed messages tells you the browser cannot contact your domain
name server, or that the server was unaware of the site. DNS is a program
made accessible by your Internet Access provider, that turns the website
address into a numerical address that can be read by a computer.
- What to do: Check that the Domain Name is not mispelled.
Page/File Not Found shows the link no longer exists or URL has changed
or is not valid.
- What to do: Check that the URL is entered correctly.
Check the lower/ upper case of each character. The first part of the URL
(i.e protocol://host.domain) is not case sensitive, but the rest (./path../filename)
often is.
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