Surfing The Internet - Toshiba Satellite 1750 User Manual

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Exploring Your Options
An overview of using the Internet
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) account
Internet Explorer, Microsoft's Web browser, is automatically
configured on your system so that when you first start it, it guides
you through signing up for a new ISP account with AT&T
WorldNet Service, or assists you in setting up your computer to
work with your existing ISP. If you choose to sign up for Internet
access with AT&T WorldNet, you will not be charged for the call.
Once you have established an ISP account, you can connect to the
Internet.
1 Connect your computer's modem to a telephone line.
For more information on connecting a modem, see
up for communications on page
2 Start your Web browser. Have your modem dial the ISP's
telephone number, and establish a connection with the ISP's
computer.
Toshiba and Yahoo! have joined together to offer you a free
account on Yahoo!. In order to sign up for Yahoo!, you must have
an Internet access account.
If you are using your computer at the office, then you probably
connect to the Internet through your company's network. See your
network administrator about connecting to the Internet.

Surfing the Internet

Once connected to the Internet, the Web browser displays a home
page, for example, your ISP's home page on the Internet or your
company's Web site home page.
To visit a desired Web site, type in the Web address. The Web
address, or Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a unique
identifier for that computer system linked to the Internet. Web
addresses can also appear within a Web page's text, and are known
as links. Clicking a link automatically transfers your Web browser
to that site.
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