World of E-Mail and Internet
- Learn how to make the most of using the Internet and handling e-mail.
Lesson One: Internet Overview; Using the Microsoft Internet Browser
- Short history of the Internet & what it is.
- Start the Internet Browser.
- How does the Browser work?
- Parts of the Browser.
- What are Internet addresses? How to enter them.
- "Browsing" the Internet by using links.
- Adding Internet addresses to your "Favorites" list.
- Choosing the Web page you want for your browser's "home page."
- Explore some interesting Web sites.
Lesson Two: E-Mail
- What you need in order to use e-mail.
- E-Mail addresses.
- Difference between Web-based and computer-based e-mail./li>
- Using Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail program.
- Configuring Outlook Express the way you like it.
- Practice composing, sending, forwarding, replying to e-mail messages.
- Sending and receiving attachments.
- Establishing an Address Book.
- Creating mailing lists in the Address Book.
- Organizing your messages.
Lesson Three: Searching the Web
- How to use "search engines" to find things on the Web of interest to you.
- How to refine your searches.
- Practice using some of the many free search engines - a rapidly developing area of the Internet.
- Learn which search engines are best for different types of searches.
Lesson Four: Privacy, Security and Commerce Online
- What are "cookies" & what do they do?
- How to set your preferred level of cookie security on your computer.
- What is a "secured" Web page? How to identify it.
- Visit different commercial Web sites: merchandise, airline reservations, automobile purchases.
- Web sites that allow you to compare prices of purchases.