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In this lesson you'll learn how to connect to the Internet. Once you're connected, you'll begin to explore the Internet and the World Wide Web.
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Click the <b>Next</b> button, above, to continue.
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This lesson shows you how to connect to the <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column27', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>Internet</a> via a modem and through an <a id=a2 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column28', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>Internet Service Provider</a> (ISP).  You must have a modem properly installed
and configured to perform the steps in this lesson.
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The first step in connecting to the Internet is choosing an ISP.  Double-click the <b>Online Services</b> <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column5', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>folder</a> on your <a id=a2 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column19', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>desktop</a> to view icons for several ISPs.
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<a id=a3 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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The sign up process varies, depending on the ISP.
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At this time, if you want to complete the sign up process, double-click the <b>About The Onlines Services</b> <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column18', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>icon</a> or the icon corresponding to the ISP in which you are interested. Your area may have other ISPs which are not included in the <b>Online Services</b> folder.
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Click the <b>Close</b> button <img src="images/stdclose.gif"> on the <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column3', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>title bar</a> of the <b>Online Services</b> window.
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<a id=a3 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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To complete the rest of the steps in this lesson, you must be connected to the Internet.
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Once you've established an online connection, double-click the <b>Internet Explorer</b> icon on your desktop.
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<a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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In the <b>Internet Explorer</b> window, click the <b>Address</b> box on the <b>Address</b> <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column43', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>toolbar</a>, type <i>www.microsoft.com/</i> and press the ENTER key. Note that the Microsoft
Corporation <a id=a2 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column59', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>home page</a> opens.
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In the <b>Internet Explorer</b> window, click the <b>Internet Explorer News</b> button on the <b>Links</b> toolbar.
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If you do not see the <b>Internet Explorer News</b> button on the <b>Links</b> toolbar, click <b>Links</b> on the <b>Links</b> toolbar, and <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column57', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">drag</a> the <b>Links</b> toolbar directly beneath the <b>Address</b> toolbar. The <b>Links</b> toolbar now appears below the <b>Address</b> toolbar.<br><a id=a2 id="tiplink" href="javascript:;" onClick="javascript:popup('Column74', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" onmouseOver="tip.style.borderColor='#000099'" onmouseOut="tip.style.borderColor='white'" onfocus="tip.style.borderColor='#000099'" onblur="tip.style.borderColor='white'"><span id="tip" class=tip>
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<a id=a3 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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The <b>Internet Explorer News</b> <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column60', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>Web site</a> opens with the latest information about your Web browser.
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To return to the previous <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column75', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>Web</a> page, click the <b>Back</b> button  <img src="images/turbkbtn.gif">  on the toolbar in the <b>Internet Explorer</b> window.
To return to the Web site you just visited, Internet Explorer News, click the <b>Forward</b> button
<img src="images/turforwd.gif"> on the toolbar.
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<a id=a2 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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To view the content on a different site, click <b>Best of the Web</b> on the <b>Links</b> toolbar.
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A Web page with links to recommended Web sites appears.
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<a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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Move your mouse pointer over some of the images and text in <b>Best of the Web</b>.  Your
mouse pointer turns into a hand when it passes over a <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column64', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>hyperlink</a>.  Click one of the text <a id=a2 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column65', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>links</a>.
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You may need to <a id=a3 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column78', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>scroll</a> down the page to view the links.
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<a id=a4 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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To return to your Internet <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column79', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'"
>start page</a>, click the <b>Home</b> button <img src="images/turhome.gif"> on the Standard toolbar.
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<a id=a3 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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To close <b>Internet Explorer</b>, click the <b>Close</b> button <img src="images/stdclose.gif"> on the title bar of the window. If your ISP prompts you to disconnect from the Internet, click <b>Yes</b>.
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You now know how to explore the Internet and World Wide Web.
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<a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:LaunchShowMe();" onfocus="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onblur="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onkeypress="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseover="showmelabel.style.color='red';showmegif.src='images/show_ovr.gif'" onmouseout="showmelabel.style.color='black';showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'" onmousedown="showmegif.src='images/show_dep.gif'" onmouseup="showmegif.src='images/show_def.gif'"><img src="images/show_def.gif" name="showmegif" border=0 align=absmiddle hspace=0><span class=Select id="showmelabel">
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