Gateway DX442XP User Manual

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www.gateway.com21Accessing your Internet accountThe method you use to access your Internet account varies from ISP to ISP. Contact your ISP forthe correct procedure.Using the World Wide WebThe World Wide Web is a multimedia window to the Internet that gives you access to millions ofinformation sources.Information on the Web comes to you on Web pages, which are electronic documents that youview using a Web page display program called a browser. You can use any of the commerciallyavailable Web browsers, like Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.Web pages can contain text, animations, music, and other multimedia features. A group of relatedWeb pages is called a Web site. You can access Web sites to shop, track investments, read the news,download programs, and much more.You can explore a Web site or visit other Web sites by clicking areas on a Web page called linksor hyperlinks. A link may be colored or underlined text, a picture, or an animated image. You canidentify a link by moving the mouse pointer over it. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item isa link.To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar.Connecting to a Web siteAfter you set up an account with an Internet service provider (ISP), you can access the manyinformation sources on the World Wide Web.To connect to a Web site:1 Connect to your Internet account.2 Depending on the method you use to connect to your Internet account, you may need tostart your Web browser. Click Start, then click Internet. Your default Web browser opensshowing an opening page or welcome screen.3 To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for “Universal Resource Locator”)in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on thebrowser 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) datato 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 dependson the complexity of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Additionally, the speed of yourconnection will determine how fast Web pages display.HelpFor general information about using Internet accounts, click Start, then click Helpand Support. Type ISP in the Search box, then press E NTER.HelpFor more information about connecting to a Web site, click Start, then clickHelp and Support. Type connecting to Web site in the Search box, then pressE NTER.