Connecting To A Web Site - Gateway GT4015H User Manual

CHAPTER 5: Using the Internet and Faxing

Connecting to a Web site

Help & Support
For more information about connecting
to a Web site, click Start, then click Help
and Support. Type the keywords
connecting to Web site in the Search
box, then click the arrow.
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To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar.
Web
page
After you set up an account with an Internet service provider (ISP), you can
access the many information sources on the World Wide Web.
To connect to a Web site:
Connect to your Internet account.
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Depending on the method you use to connect to your Internet account,
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you may need to start your Web browser. Click Start, then click Internet.
Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome
screen.
To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for "Universal
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Resource Locator") in the browser address bar (for example
www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar.
- OR -
On the current Web page, click a link to a Web site.
The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads
(transfers) data to your computer, and displays the page on the site that
you requested.
Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that a Web page displays on
your screen depends on the complexity of the Web page and other Internet
conditions. Additionally, the speed of your connection will determine how fast
Web pages display.
Link
Linked Web
page
www.gateway.com