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| Back button: Click this to return to the previous page. |
| Forward button: Click this to go to the next page in a series of pages you have already visited. |
| Refresh button: Click this to update the current page if all the latest or expected information did not appear. This is helpful if you see old information on a page that is updated frequently or if graphics appear incorrectly. |
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| Security while shopping online |
| If you provide your credit-card number to a Web site, you'll want to make sure that the site is secure. Internet Explorer notifies you if a site is secure by displaying a lock icon on the status bar, in the lower-right corner of the window. |
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| When you see this lock you can be assured of two things: |
| · The site is owned and maintained by the organization it claims to be. (Double-click the lock to see a certificate verifying site ownership.) |
| · Any communication you send to or receive from the site is encrypted, so no one else can read the information. |
| Even with these assurances, you should always be cautious when giving out personal information online. Only share information with reputable Web sites that you trust. |
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| Exploring your browsing history |
| Want to go back to a Web page you found two weeks ago? The History list can help. If you click the History button on the browser toolbar, the History bar opens, displaying a record of all the sites you have visited in the last 20 days, including HTML pages on your computer. You can change the number of days that History keeps. (Note: In My Computer, click the View menu, point to Explorer Bar, and then click History.) |
| You can sort the list in several ways - by site name, frequency of visits, or order visited - to make it easier to find the site you want. You can also search the list for a key word in a site name. |
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| Returning easily to useful sites |
| Keep your favorite sites or documents a mouse click away by adding them to your Favorites list. You can easily add items to this list by using the Favorites menu. For convenient access to your favorite Web pages, click the Favorites button on the browser toolbar. This opens the Favorites bar, which contains shortcuts to all your favorite items. (Note: In My Computer, click the View menu, point to Explorer Bar, and then click Favorites.) DescriptionClick the Favorites button, and the Favorites bar opens |
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