Finding a Web Page

You do most of your navigation on the Internet using the hyperlinks (also called links or jumps) that are located on Web pages and in search results. When you click a link, an Internet address is sent to your Web browser, which looks for the Web site and then displays the requested page. After you've located a Web page, you can explore further if you want. It's a bit like looking up a word in a dictionary and then looking up another word to expand your understanding of the first one.

Explore

Connect to the Internet if you're not already connected, and start Internet Explorer if it isn't already running.

From your current page, do any of the following:

• Click in the Search box, type names or keywords, and then press Enter to display on a new tab a listing of Web pages that contain the specific text.

• Click a relevant link on the page to go to a new page or site.

• Hold down the Ctrl key and click a link to open the Web page on a new tab, keeping the existing Web page open.

• Click the Forward or Back button to return to a previously visited site.

• Click the tab for an open Web page to view that page again.

• Open the Address bar drop-down list to specify and jump to a previously visited site, or type a new address to go to that site. Click the New Tab button first if you want the page to open on a new tab without replacing the existing page.

Tip

If you start Internet Explorer from the Start menu or from the Quick Launch toolbar, Internet Explorer goes to the page you've designated as your home page. If you start Internet Explorer by clicking a link, choosing a menu command, clicking search results, or using an Internet address, Internet Explorer goes to that specific page and bypasses your home page.