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Tables of Contents for 60 Minute Guide to Internet Explorer 3.0
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
2
About This Book
3
1
What Is Microsoft Internet Explorer?
4
2
Part I: In the Beginning
4
1
Part II: Exploring Internet Explorer
5
1
Part III: Beyond the Basics
5
1
How to Use This Book
6
1
Where to Go from Here
7
1
The Final Introductory Word
8
1
Part I In the Beginning
9
64
Chapter 1 The World Wide Web: The '90s Road to Adventure
11
28
What Is the Internet?
13
3
How Did We Get Here, Anyway?
16
12
In the Beginning Was the Word (and Only the Word)
20
1
What's in a Name?
21
7
From Mosaic to Microsoft Internet Explorer
28
6
The Microsoft-Netscape Battle Continues
32
2
Security on the Internet: Fact or Fiction?
34
4
Signs of the Financial Times
36
2
Summary
38
1
Chapter 2 Getting Up and Running
39
18
Collecting the Information You Need
40
14
Installing Dial-Up Networking
41
2
Adding SLIP
43
1
Preparing Your System to Use Dial-Up Networking
43
3
Setting Up Dial-Up Networking
46
7
Installing MSIE
53
1
Launching the Installer
53
1
Testing the Setup
53
1
Summary
54
3
Chapter 3 A Volcanic Experience
57
16
Entering the Land of Volcanoes
58
13
Home Base for Our Expedition
58
2
Next Stop: Volcano #3
60
4
How Did They Do That?
64
1
Last Stop: Volcano #2
65
6
Summary
71
2
Part II Exploring Microsoft Internet Explorer
73
92
Chapter 4 Microsoft Internet Explorer Basics
75
28
The User Interface
76
4
MSIE's Main Screen
76
1
Defining a Home Page
77
3
Navigating the Internet
80
6
Other Useful Buttons
81
3
Quick Links
84
2
The Menu Bar
86
9
File Menu
87
3
Edit Menu
90
1
View Menu
91
2
Go Menu
93
1
Favorites Menu
94
1
Help Menu
95
1
Other Basic Things to Know
95
5
Object Tips
95
2
The Status Bar
97
1
Resizing Internet Explorer's Window
98
2
60 Minute Self-Test
100
1
Summary
101
2
Chapter 5 Navigating the Web
103
18
Internet Addresses
103
5
E-Mail Addresses
104
2
Uniform Resource Locators
106
2
Using URLs
108
4
Using http://
108
2
Using Other URLs
110
2
Retracing Your Steps Through History
112
4
Using the History Window
113
1
Creating a Shortcut from the History Window
114
1
What's Going on Here?
115
1
Setting History Preferences
115
1
Understanding the Cache
116
4
Summary
120
1
Chapter 6 Managing Web Information
121
16
Managing URLs
122
6
Storing Favorite URLs with Right Clicks
122
2
Storing URLs with the Favorites Icon or Menu
124
1
Storing URLs with Drag and Drop
125
3
Organizing URLs
128
5
Copying URLs to Other Applications
131
2
Downloading Files
133
3
Dragging Graphics to Your Desktop
135
1
Summary
136
1
Chapter 7 Communicating with Others on the Web: Mail and Newsgroups
137
28
Internet Mail Basics
138
2
Setting Up Internet Mail
140
3
Defining a Connection
143
1
Send Options
144
2
Read Options
146
2
Other Options
148
2
Sending Mail
150
4
New Message Menu Bar Commands
153
1
Internet Mail's Menu Bar Commands
154
2
Using the Address Book
156
2
Using Internet News
158
4
Reading a Newsgroup
162
2
Summary
164
1
Part III Beyond the Basics
165
90
Chapter 8 Luscious Add-Ons -- The Icing on the Cake
167
48
Plug-Ins, Helper Apps, Add-Ons -- Say What?
169
7
Guide to This Chapter's Listings
171
1
Major Categories
172
1
Subcategories
172
1
Individual Product Listings
173
3
Plug-Ins, Helper Apps, and Utilities Galore!
176
2
The Windows 95/NT Internet Add-On
177
1
Audio
178
36
Images and Video
181
8
Virtual Reality
189
5
Conferencing
194
3
Offline Readers
197
3
Potpourri
200
14
Summary
214
1
Chapter 9 Web Sites You Won't Want to Miss
215
18
Roadmap to This Chapter's URLS
215
16
Web Search Sites
216
6
Directory Assistance, Web Style
222
3
Zip Codes
225
1
News, Weather, and Sports
226
1
On the Lighter Side
227
3
Best of the Best MSIE Web Sites
230
1
Summary
231
2
Chapter 10 Into thee Great Beyond
233
22
Point - Counterpoint
233
12
What Other Developments Are in Our Future?
245
8
Content Rating Systems
245
1
Conferencing
246
1
Blurring the Line between Browsers and Other Apps
247
1
Multimedia on the Internet
247
3
Bandwidth, Bandwidth, and More Bandwidth
250
1
Virtual Reality
251
1
Secure Electronic Commerce
252
1
Standards, Standards, and More Standards
253
1
Summary
253
2
Glossary
255
18
Appendix: About the Accompanying CD-ROM
273
8
Index
281