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Tables of Contents for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Part 1: Internet Explorer
3
86
1 Downloading and Installing Internet Explorer
3
9
Introducting Internet Explorer 4.0
3
1
Downloading Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup Wizard
4
3
Installing Internet Explorer for Windows 95
7
3
Upgrading Internet Explorer's Options with the Product Updates Site
10
1
Additional Notes for Windows NT
11
1
2 Starting and Exiting Internet Explorer
12
4
Starting Internet Explorer
12
2
Understanding Internet Explorer's Layout
14
1
Exiting Internet Explorer
15
1
3 Opening Your First Web Site
16
6
Understanding Internet Addresses
16
1
Opening a Web Site
17
2
Navigating with the Internet Explorer Toolbar
19
1
Jumping Forward and Backward
20
1
Starting Over
21
1
4 Navigating the Internet
22
5
Understanding Links
22
1
Navigating Links
23
1
Using the Right Mouse Button
24
1
Viewing the History
25
2
5 Opening, Saving, and Printing Files
27
5
Opening Local Web Files
27
1
Saving a Web Page
28
1
Printing a Web Page
29
1
Searching for Text
30
2
6 Setting the Internet Explorer Options
32
12
Controlling the Cache and History
32
2
Setting Up Security
34
3
Connecting to a Secure Site
34
2
Using Security Certificates
36
1
Modifying the Start Page
37
1
Turning Off Image Downloading
38
1
Configuring Content Ratings
39
2
Associating Applications
41
3
7 Changing the Appearance of Internet Explorer
44
5
Resizing the Toolbar
44
1
Switching Between the Address and the Links Toolbar
45
1
Controlling Your Screen Appearance
46
3
8 Adding Links to the Favorites Menu
49
4
What Are Favorites?
49
1
Adding Favorites
50
1
Accessing the Favorites Menu
51
1
Subscriptions
52
1
9 Editing and Deleting Favorites
53
5
Editing the Favorites Menu
53
2
Adding Folders to OrganizeYour Favorites
55
1
Nesting Folders in the Favorites Menu
56
1
Deleting Links in Favorites
56
2
10 Searching the Internet
58
10
Understanding Search Engines
58
1
Using Internet Explorer's Search Button
59
1
Searching with Lycos
60
1
Searching with E!Net Galaxy
61
2
Searching with Infoseek
63
2
Searching with Yahoo!
65
1
Searching with Webcrawler
66
2
11 Searching Specialized Internet Directories
68
6
Finding Your Way with the Lycos Internet Roadmap
68
2
Searching Big Yellow: Yellow Pages Online
70
1
Finding Individuals with Four11
71
1
Finding Individuals with the Switchboard
72
2
12 Downloading Software with Internet Explorer
74
8
Saving Downloaded Files
74
2
Using Windows95.com
76
3
Using Shareware.com
79
2
Using TUCOWS
81
1
13 Using Internet Explorer for FTP Downloads
82
7
An Introduction to FTP
82
1
Opening an FTP Site
83
1
Retrieving an FTP File
83
6
Part 2: ActiveX Controls, Plug-Ins, and Add-Ons
89
94
1 Using Add-Ons and Plug-Ins
89
7
Enhancing Your Web Browser's Capabilities
89
2
Popular Explorer Add-Ons
91
2
Popular Explorer Plug-Ins
93
1
Finding Add-Ons and Plug-Ins
94
2
2 Using ActiveX Controls
96
4
Understanding ActiveX Controls
96
2
Popular ActiveX Controls
98
1
Where to Find ActiveX Controls
99
1
3 NetMeeting
100
11
Introducing NetMeeting
100
1
Downloading and Installing NetMeeting
100
1
Configuring NetMeeting
101
3
Holding an Online Meeting
104
7
Online Video
108
1
Changing Configuration Settings
109
2
4 Microsoft Chat
111
9
Introducing Microsoft Chat
111
1
Downloading and Installing Microsoft Chat
111
3
Configuring Microsoft Chat
114
1
Choosing a Character
115
1
Chatting in Microsoft Chat
116
2
Connecting to Other Chat Servers and Rooms
118
2
5 DirectShow ActiveMovie
120
6
Introducing DirectShow
120
1
Downloading and Installing DirectShow
120
2
Using DirectShow
122
4
Playing Sound Files
122
2
Playing Video Files
124
2
6 NetShow
126
6
Introducing NetShow
126
1
Downloading and Installing NetShow
126
2
Using Microsoft NetShow
128
4
Playing Saved NetShow Files
128
1
Playing NetShow Presentations on the Web
129
3
7 Task Scheduler
132
7
Introducing the Task Scheduler
132
1
Downloading and Installing Task Scheduler
133
1
Using Task Scheduler
134
5
Scheduling a New Task
134
2
Editing a Task
136
2
Deleting a Task
138
1
8 Microsoft Wallet
139
7
Introducing Microsoft Wallet
139
1
Downloading Microsoft Wallet
139
1
Configuring Microsoft Wallet
140
4
Online Purchases with Microsoft Wallet
144
2
9 ShockWave
146
6
Introducing ShockWave
146
1
Downloading and Installing ShockWave
146
3
Using ShockWave
149
3
10 RealPlayer
152
8
Introducing the RealPlayer
152
1
Downloading RealPlayer
152
3
Installing the RealPlayer
155
1
Using the RealPlayer
156
4
11 Microsoft VRML Viewer
160
7
Introducing VRML
160
1
Downloading and Installing the VRML ActiveX Control
161
1
Using the VRML Viewer
161
2
Controlling Movement in 3-D Space
163
2
Cool VRML Sites
165
2
12 Adobe Acrobat ActiveX Control
167
6
Introducing Adobe Acrobat
167
1
Downloading Adobe Acrobat
168
1
Installing Adobe Acrobat
169
1
Using Adobe Acrobat
170
3
13 DirectX
173
10
Introducing DirectX
173
1
Downloading and Installing DirectX
174
1
Using DirectX
174
9
DirectX on the Web
175
2
Running blaxxun Passport
177
6
Part 3: Outlook Express Mail
183
60
1 Configuring Electronic Mail
183
9
Introducing E-Mail
183
1
Learning E-Mail Etiquette
184
1
Configuring Your Account
185
3
Configuring Your Message Windows
188
2
Creating and Configuring Your Signature File
190
2
2 The Windows Address Book
192
9
Understanding E-Mail Addresses
192
1
Internet Address Directories
193
2
Using the Windows Address Book
195
4
Adding a Contact
195
2
Editing a Contact
197
1
Adding a Group
197
1
Deleting an Entry
198
1
Importing Addresses
199
2
3 Creating Messages
201
9
Writing a Message
201
2
Inserting Text from a File
203
1
Inserting Stationery
204
1
Attaching a File
205
1
Writing with HTML
206
2
Adding a Web Page Address
208
1
Setting Message Priority
209
1
4 Sending E-Mail and Retrieving Your Mail Messages
210
3
Sending and Retrieving While Connected
210
2
Scheduling Messages to Be Delivered
212
1
5 Reading and Replying to Messages
213
5
Opening a Message
213
1
Replying to a Message
214
1
Replying to All the Message Recipients
215
1
Forwarding a Message
216
1
Forwarding as an Attachment
217
1
6 Working with Attached Files
218
6
Recognizing Attached Files
218
1
Common File Encoding Methods
218
2
Finding the Files Attached to Your Messages
220
1
Uploading Files with E-Mail
221
1
Downloading and Opening Attached Files
222
2
7 E-Mail Maintenance
224
6
Sorting Your E-Mail
224
2
Creating Folders
224
1
Moving Messages into Folders
225
1
Filtering Messages
226
1
Deleting Old E-Mail Messages
227
1
Compacting Mail Folders
227
2
Configuring Your E-Mail Options
229
1
8 HTML Mailing Services
230
8
About HTML News Mailing Services
230
1
Microsoft's News Services
230
3
Other News Broadcast Services
233
4
Business
233
1
Entertainment
234
1
Home and Leisure
234
1
News Services
234
1
Personal Finance
235
1
Shopping
235
1
Sports and Fitness
235
1
Technology News
236
1
Travel
236
1
Subscribing to These Services
237
1
9 Using Outlook Express with Outlook 97
238
5
Introducing Outlook 97
238
1
Importing Message Folders
238
2
Importing Your Personal Address Book
240
3
Part 4: Outlook Express News
243
36
1 Configuring Outlook Express for News
243
5
Configuring Your Server
243
2
Configuring Your Message Windows
245
1
Creating and Using a Signature File
246
2
2 Subscribing to Newsgroups
248
5
Getting a List of Newsgroups
248
2
Sorting the Newsgroup List
250
1
Subscribing to Newsgroups
251
2
3 Retrieving Articles
253
5
Downloading Article Headers
253
2
Tagging Articles
255
2
Downloading Selected Messages
257
1
4 Reading and Working with Articles
258
7
Opening Articles
258
1
Printing Articles
258
1
Threading Articles
259
1
Linking to Web Sites or Other Newsgroups
260
1
Replying to an Article
261
4
Replying to a Newsgroup
262
1
Replying to the Original Author
263
2
5 Writing an Article
265
4
Sending Text
265
1
Inserting Text
266
1
Using HTML for Rich Text
266
2
Inserting an Internet Link
268
1
6 Posting an Article
269
3
Sending While Connected
269
1
Scheduling Message Posting
270
2
7 Working with Attached Files
272
7
Recognizing Attached Files
272
1
Downloading and Opening Attached Files
273
2
Uploading Files to a Newsgroup
275
4
Part 5: FrontPage Express and HTML
279
90
1 Starting and Navigating FrontPage Express
279
5
Running FrontPage Express
280
1
Touring the FrontPage Express Window
281
3
2 Creating a Web Page with a Template or Wizard
284
6
Creating a Personal Home Page with the Wizard
284
2
Saving Your Web Page to Your Hard Drive
286
1
Making Pages with Templates
287
1
Opening a Web Page
288
2
3 Adding Headings and Other Text
290
3
Adding Headings to Introduce Sections
290
1
Insert Normal Paragraphs
291
2
4 Formatting Text
293
10
Selecting Text
293
2
Easy Formatting with the Format Toolbar
295
4
Applying Paragraph Styles
296
2
Applying Character Formatting
298
1
Controlling Text Alignment and Indents
298
1
Applying Formats Using the Format Menu
299
2
Adding Character Formatting
299
1
Entering Paragraph Settings
300
1
Setting Margins
301
2
5 Creating Lists
303
6
Creating a Bulleted List
303
1
Creating a Numbered List
304
3
Creating a Definition List
307
2
6 Inserting Tables
309
7
Creating a Basic Table
309
3
Typing Entries into Cells
310
1
Selecting Cells, Columns, and Rows
311
1
Redesigning Your Table
312
1
Changing Cell Properties
313
1
Editing Cells
314
2
7 Inserting Images and Horizontal Lines
316
6
Inserting Images
316
3
Understanding Graphic Formats
316
1
Inserting a Graphic Image
317
1
Moving and Resizing Images
318
1
Dividing Sections with Horizontal Lines
319
1
Drag-and-Drop Web Page Creation
320
2
8 Linking Your Page to Other Pages
322
9
Creating a Text Link
322
2
Editing and Removing Links
323
1
Understanding Absolute and Relative Links
324
1
Linking Your Page to Other Pages at Your Site
324
2
Linking to a Specific Place on a Page
326
2
Inserting a Bookmark
326
1
Linking to a Bookmark
327
1
Inserting a Link for Your E-Mail Address
328
1
Drag and Drop Links
328
1
Testing Your Links
329
2
9 Changing the Background and Color Scheme
331
5
Adding a Background Color or Graphic
331
1
Changing the Color Scheme
332
1
Adding Background Audio
333
3
10 Adding Audio and Video Clips
336
5
File Size and Format Considerations
336
1
Inserting Audio Clips
337
1
Inserting Inline Video Clips
338
1
Using Audio or Video Clips Stored on the Web
339
2
11 Inserting ActiveX Controls and WebBots
341
6
Inserting WebBot Components
341
2
Inserting ActiveX Components
343
2
Adding an ActiveX Component to Your Page
343
1
Specifying a Code Source
344
1
Adding a Scrolling Marquee
345
2
12 Creating Forms
347
9
Creating a Form with a Wizard or Template
347
4
Inserting Form Controls
351
1
Changing a Control's Properties
352
1
Collecting Feedback from a Form
353
3
13 Publishing Your Web Page
356
7
Dealing with the Preliminaries
356
2
Saving Your Page to a Web Server
358
2
Uploading Files to an FTP Server
360
3
14 Publicizing Your Web Page
363
6
Trading Links
363
1
Registering Your Page with Search Engines
364
2
Making Your Page More Noticeable
366
3
Part 6: The Active Desktop
369
86
1 Integrating the Web and the PC
369
6
Installing the Web Integrated Desktop
370
1
Elements of the Web Integrated Desktop
371
4
The Common Standard Toolbar
371
1
The New Taskbar
372
1
The New Start Menu
372
1
The Explorer Bars
373
1
The Active Desktop
373
2
2 Using Smart Toolbars
375
11
Using the Standard Toolbar
375
3
Displaying and Using a Toolbar
378
3
Showing and Hiding Descriptions
378
1
Changing the Size of Toolbar Buttons
379
1
Floating a Toolbar on the Desktop
379
2
Using the Quick Launch Toolbar
381
1
Using the Links Toolbar
381
2
Using the Address Toolbar
383
2
Using the Desktop Toolbar
385
1
3 The New Taskbar
386
8
Launching a Task
386
2
Displaying the Toolbar
388
1
Controlling Window Displays
388
2
The Desktop Button
390
1
Using AutoHide
390
1
Customizing the Taskbar
391
2
Creating a Custom Toolbar
393
1
4 The Active Desktop and Your PC
394
10
About the Active Desktop
394
3
The Icon Layer
396
1
The HTML Layer
396
1
Using Shortcut Icons on the Desktop
396
1
Launching Programs and Opening Files
397
1
Adding Icons to the Desktop
397
1
Removing Icons from the Desktop
398
1
Single-Click Mode versus Double-Click Mode
398
2
About the Explorer Bars
400
4
Using the History Bar
400
1
Using the Favorites Bar
401
1
Using the Channels Bar
401
2
Using the Search Bar
403
1
5 Using Desktop Components
404
7
Viewing Desktop Components
404
1
Adding a Desktop Component
405
2
Customizing a Desktop Component
407
2
Updating Desktop Components
409
1
Hiding a Desktop Component
410
1
Removing a Desktop Component
410
1
6 Exploring a WebView Window
411
9
The Menu Bar
411
1
The Toolbars
412
1
Displaying or Hiding a Toolbar
413
1
Moving a Toolbar
413
1
Resizing a Toolbar
413
1
A WebView Look at Your Computer
413
2
Using Navigation Tools
415
1
Creating a Custom WebView Window
416
4
Using a Picture as a Folder Background
417
1
Turning Your Folder into an HTML Page
418
1
Undo Customization
419
1
7 Using the New Start Menu
420
6
An Overview of the New Start Menu
420
6
The Programs Menu
421
1
The Favorites Menu
422
1
The Documents Menu
423
1
The Settings Menu
424
1
The Find Menu
424
1
The Help Command
425
1
The Run Command
425
1
8 Managing Subscriptions
426
9
What Are Subscriptions?
426
1
Subscribing to a Site
427
1
Customizing Subscription Settings
428
4
Changing Notification Settings
429
2
Changing Schedule Settings
431
1
Downloading Subscriptions Now
432
1
Downloading All Your Subscriptions
432
1
Downloading a Single Site
433
1
Viewing a Changed Site
433
1
Deleting a Subscription
434
1
9 Managing Channels
435
8
What Are Channels?
435
1
Using Channels
436
2
Using the Channel Guide
438
1
Subscribing to Channels
438
2
Updating Channels
440
1
Changing a Channel's Subscription Settings
441
1
Deleting a Channel
442
1
10 Performing Searches
443
7
Searching for a File or Folder
443
2
Searching for a Computer
445
1
Searching on the Internet
445
3
Searching from the Start Menu
446
1
Searching with the Search Bar
447
1
Cleaning Out Your Web Page Folders
448
1
Searching for a Person
448
2
11 Exploring the New Help System
450
5
About the New Help Window
450
1
Using the Contents Window
451
1
Using the Index Window
452
1
Using the Search Window
453
1
Using Toolbar Buttons
453
2
The Hide Show Button
454
1
The Back and Forward Buttons
454
1
The Options Button
454
1
The Web Button
454
1
Index
455