Toshiba 2405 User Manual

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5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.4.0

Connect your computer’s modem to a telephone line.

For more information on connecting a modem, see 

Start your Web browser. Have your modem dial the ISP’s 
telephone number, and establish a connection with the 
ISP’s computer. 

Once connected to the Internet, the Web browser displays a 
home page, for example, your ISP’s home page on the 
Internet or your company’s Web site home page. 

To visit a desired Web site, type in the Web address. The Web 
address, or Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a unique 
identifier for that computer system linked to the Internet. Web 
addresses can also appear within a Web page’s text, and are 
known as links. Clicking a link automatically transfers your 
Web browser to that site. 

You can also use a Search Engine, a Web site specifically 
designed to help you look for information.

The Internet offers many types of communication tools to 
help you perform many tasks.

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Internet email

To send and receive email of your own, you need a 
mailbox on the Web, or an email address.

If you have an account with an ISP, you can probably set 
up an email address at the same time as you sign up for 
the service. 

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Internet chat rooms

A chat room is a Web site that offers a place where 
people with similar interests and ideas can communicate 
in real-time, one-on-one or in groups, by typing messages