eMachines el1331 User Guide

Chapter 2: Setting Up and Getting Started

Downloading files

Downloading

is the process of transferring files from

a computer on the Internet to your computer.

To download files or programs from a Web site:

1 Connect to your Internet account.
2 In the address bar, type the address of the Web

site that contains the file or program you want

to download, then press E

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- OR -
Click a link on a Web page to navigate to the

Web site containing the file that you want to

download.

3 Create or locate the folder where you want to

store the file on your computer.

4 Click the link on the Web page for the file that

you want to download.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions for saving the

file in the folder that you want. A copy of the

file is downloaded to your computer. The time

that it takes to transfer the file to your computer

depends on file size and Internet conditions.

6 Open the folder that you created.
7 Install or view the downloaded file by

double-clicking it. If applicable, follow the

instructions provided on the Web site to run or

install the program.

Caution

To protect your computer against viruses, make sure that you

scan the files you download.

Help

For more information about downloading files, click

Start

, then click Help and Support. Type downloading files in the

Search Help

box, then click E

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