eMachines el1331 User Guide

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Connecting to a Web site

After you set up an account with an Internet service 

provider (ISP), you can access the many information 

sources on the World Wide Web.

To connect to a Web site:

 

1 Connect to your Internet account.
2 Depending on the method you use to connect to 

your Internet account, you may need to start 

your Web browser. Click

 

(Start), then click 

Internet

. Your default Web browser opens 

showing an opening page or welcome screen.

3 To go to a different Web site, type the 

address

 

(called a 

URL

 for “Universal Resource Locator”) 

in the browser address bar (for example 

), then click GO

 

on the 

browser address bar.

- OR - 
On the current Web page, click a link to a Web 

site.

The Web browser locates the server computer on 

the Internet, 

downloads

 (transfers) data to your 

computer, and displays the page on the site that 

you requested.

Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that 

a Web page displays on your screen depends on the 

complexity of the Web page and other Internet 

conditions. Additionally, the speed of your connection 

will determine how fast Web pages display.

Help

For more information about connecting to a Web site, 

click Start, then click Help and Support. Type connecting to a Web 

 in the Search Help box, then press E

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