Downloading Files - eMachines T3104 - 256 MB RAM User Manual

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Tips & Tricks
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objectionable Web sites, use the Parental
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Downloading files

To protect your computer against viruses,
make sure that you scan the files you
download. For more information, see
"Protecting your computer from viruses"
on page
Help and Support
For general information about using
Internet accounts, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type the keyword
downloading files in the Search box,
then click the arrow.
Downloading is the process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet
to your computer.
Caution
To download files or programs from a Web site:
Connect to your Internet account.
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In the address bar, type the address of the Web site that contains the file
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or program you want to download, then click GO on the browser address
bar.
- OR -
Click a link on a Web page to navigate to the Web site containing the file
that you want to download.
Create or locate the folder where you want to store the file on your
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computer. For more information, see
page 29.
Click the link on the Web page for the file that you want to download.
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Follow the on-screen instructions for saving the file in the folder that you
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want. A copy of the file is downloaded to your computer. The time that it
takes to transfer the file to your computer depends on file size and Internet
conditions.
Open the folder that you created.
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Install or view the downloaded file by double-clicking it. If applicable,
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follow the instructions provided on the Web site to run or install the
program.
Using the World Wide Web
"Working with files and folders" on
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