Internet Features - Toshiba 2800-S201 User Manual

Exploring Your Options

Internet features

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 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.
You can also use a Search Engine, a Web site specifically
designed to help you look for information.
Internet features
The Internet offers many types of communication tools to
help you perform many tasks.
Internet email


To send and receive email of your own, you need a
mailbox on the Web, or an email address.
If you have an account with an ISP , you can probably
set up an email address at the same time you sign up
for the service.
Internet chat rooms


A chat room is a Web site that offers a place where
people with similar interests and ideas can
communicate in real-time, one-on-one or in groups, by
typing messages which are instantly viewed by others
on their computer screens.
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