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In this lesson, you will learn how to switch between the Active Desktop
and the standard Windows desktop, and how to use the shortcuts on the <b>Quick Launch</b> toolbar to start programs. Finally, you'll learn how to view and add channels, which deliver Web content to your computer.
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Click the <b>Next</b> button, above, to continue.
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The <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column37', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">
Active Desktop</a> integrates your Internet Explorer
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browser</a> with the standard Windows <a id=a3 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>. You can switch back and forth between the Active Desktop and
the standard Windows desktop at any time.
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To return to the standard desktop, <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column8', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">
right-click</a> an empty area of the desktop,
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shortcut menu</a>, and click <b>View As Web Page</b>.
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To restore the Active Desktop, right-click an empty area of your
desktop, click <b>Active Desktop,</b> and click <b>View As Web Page.</b> The Active
Desktop reappears.
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To complete the following steps, your computer must be connected to the Internet. To learn how to connect, click the <b>Lessons</b> button <img src="images/ovhome.gif">
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toolbar</a>, and click the <b>Connecting to the Internet</b> lesson.
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Locate the <b>Quick Launch</b> toolbar to the right of the <b>Start</b> button on the
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taskbar</a>. The <b>Quick Launch</b> toolbar contains buttons that start Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, a button that minimizes all open <a id=a2 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column17', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">
windows</a> at once, and a button that displays your list of Active Channels.
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On the <b>Quick Launch</b> toolbar, click the <b>Launch Internet Explorer Browser</b>
button <img src="images/TurQwkie.gif"> to open Internet Explorer.
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With Internet Explorer, you can view Web pages and explore the <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column47', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">
World Wide Web</a>. Click the <b>Close</b> button <img src="images/StdClose.gif"> on the <a id=a2 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>Internet Explorer</b> window.
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Locate the <b>Quick Launch</b> toolbar on the taskbar, and click the <b>View
Channels</b> button <img src="images/TurVwChn.gif">. Move your pointer to the
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Channel bar</a> and view the full-screen window.
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To view the Channel bar again, move your pointer to the left edge of the
window. To split the window into two panes, click the pushpin button <img src="images/TurPshPn.gif"> on
the title bar of the Channel bar.
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Click the <b>MSNBC News</b> <a id=a1 href="javascript:;" onclick="javascript:popup('Column51', window.event.x, window.event.y+65);" class=glossary onfocus="this.style.color='red'" onblur="this.style.color='blue'">
channel</a> on the Channel bar. A preview of this channel appears in the right
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pane</a> of the window. To add this channel, click the <b>Add Active
Channel</b> button when it appears.
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drag</a> the step window to the left to see the <b>Add Active Channel</b> button.
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In the <b>Modify Channel Usage</b> dialog box, click the <b>Yes, but only tell
me when updates occur</b> option. Click <b>OK</b>.
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You now have a subscription to the <b>MSNBC News</b> channel. Internet Explorer will notify you when the channel content changes.
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Click the <b>Close</b> button <img src="images/TurChCls.gif"> on the toolbar to close the window.
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You now know how explore the Active Desktop.
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