Starting and Ending an Internet Explorer Session

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You can open Internet Explorer by double-clicking the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop or by clicking the similar icon on the Quick Launch toolbar. You can also open the program by opening the Start menu and choosing Programs, Internet Explorer.

Provided you have not made some other product your default Web browser, the following actions also start Internet Explorer:

• In a Windows Explorer window, type an Internet address into the Address bar.
• Open the Start menu and choose Run, and then type an Internet address.
• Type an Internet address into the desktop's Address toolbar.
• Click a link to an Internet site in an e-mail message or other document.
• Click a shortcut, on your desktop or elsewhere, to an Internet site.
• Choose an Internet site on your Favorites menu (on the Start menu, in Windows Explorer, or in Internet Explorer).

SEE ALSO

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For information about working offline, see "Working Offline." For information about dial-up connections, see "Using Dial-Up Connections."

In response to any of these actions, Internet Explorer springs to life and attempts to display the selected Internet resource. If you aren't already connected to the Internet (through a full-time network con- nection or through a dial-up connection) and haven't asked to work offline, Internet Explorer activates the dial-up connection with which it is associated, and that connection then dials the appointed telephone number.

To end a dial-up Internet session, close all open Internet Explorer windows, or right-click the connection's icon in the taskbar's status area and choose Disconnect from the shortcut menu. (The latter method has the advantage of leaving Internet Explorer open, allowing you to continue reading the last Web page it displayed without tying up a phone line.)