........ Topic 0 ........ Welcome to Microsoft Internet Explorer The Internet is a collection of computer networks that connects millions of computers around the world, including the one on your desktop. It is also a vast source of information that is constantly changing and expanding. Since its creation in the 1960s, the Internet has grown exponentially and is now used by millions of people, from those in commercial and educational institutions to individual consumers. Once you are connected to the Internet, you can use Internet Explorer to view a huge variety of information. You can also incorporate this information into your documents or save it to a file on your computer. Begin exploring the Internet by clicking an item in the Internet Explorer main window. ........ Topic 1 ........ What’s new in Microsoft Internet Explorer? For Web browsers For Web authors For Web site administrators ........ Topic 2 ........ For Web browsers For more convenient Web browsing, you can now download files from the Internet in a separate window while you continue browsing other Web pages. The new resizable toolbar provides you with Links, which give you fast and easy access to great Internet pages with content that is updated regularly. With the industry-standard Internet ratings support, parents can filter out Web sites that could be inappropriate for their children. Internet Explorer also provides support for ActiveX documents. This means that you can view documents such as Microsoft Office files right in Internet Explorer, without starting another program, such as Microsoft Word. ........ Topic 3 ........ For Web authors Internet Explorer provides support for all of the latest HTML authoring features, including some features that are unique to Internet Explorer, such as borderless frames, floating frames, and HTML style sheets. Internet Explorer also provides support for ActiveX controls, which enable you to add custom capabilities, such as sound, animations, and 3-D graphics. For even more exciting Web pages, you can now use Visual Basic Scripting Edition and JScript to create sophisticated pages with information that is active rather than static. ........ Topic 4 ........ For Web site administrators SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, and PCT security provide ultra-secure transactions over the Internet. For example, this new feature of Internet Explorer enables you to make secure credit-card purchases from a catalog on a Web page. ........ Topic 5 ........ To view a page on the Internet Click any hyperlink on your start page. A hyperlink can be a picture, a 3-D image, or colored text (usually underlined). If you want to go to the next page, click the button on the toolbar. If you want to return to the previous page, click the button on the toolbar. Tip You can see whether an item on a page is a hyperlink by moving the mouse pointer over the item. If the pointer changes to a hand, the item is a hyperlink. ........ Topic 6 ........ Tips for viewing and organizing pages You can speed up the time it takes to display a page by not displaying pictures, sounds, or video. You can cancel a page that is taking too long to display by clicking the button on the toolbar. Internet Explorer keeps track of the last five pages you viewed. They are added to the Go menu so that you can easily return to them. If you plan to view a page often, you might want to add it to your collection of favorite pages, or create a shortcut to it on your desktop. You can save the current page to a file on your computer by clicking the File menu and then clicking Save As File. For step-by-step procedures, click Related Topics below. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 7 ........ To go to a specific place or page In the Address box, type the address of the page you want to open, or click the down arrow to select it from the list, and then press ENTER. Tips To display the page in a new window, click the File menu, and then click New Window before typing the address. You can also go to a specific page by clicking the File menu, clicking Open, and then typing the address in the text box. ........ Topic 8 ........ To return to a page you've already seen On the Go menu, click the page in the list that you want to go to. Notes This list is emptied when you quit Microsoft Internet Explorer. For a complete list of all the pages you've viewed in all sessions, click the Go menu, and then click Open History Folder. Then double-click the page you want to open. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 9 ........ To return to the start page Click the button on the toolbar. Tip If you can't see the toolbar, click the View menu, and then click Toolbar. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 10 ........ To change your start page 1 Go to the page you want to appear when you first start Microsoft Internet Explorer. 2 On the View menu, click Options. 3 Click the Navigation tab, and then click Use Current. Tips If you are familiar with authoring Web pages, try creating your own start page, with hyperlinks to your favorite Web sites. To restore your original start page, click Use Default. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 11 ........ To go to the search page Click the button on the toolbar. Tip If you can't see the toolbar, click the View menu, and then click Toolbar. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 12 ........ To change your search page 1 Go to the page you want to use as your search page. 2 On the View menu, click Options. 3 On the Navigation tab, select Search Page from the Page list. 4 Click Use Current. Tip To use your original search page, click Use Default. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 13 ........ To create a collection of favorite pages 1 Go to the page you want to add to your collection of favorite pages. 2 On the Favorites menu, click Add To Favorites. 3 Type a new name for the page if you want to. Tips To store your page in a different folder, click the Create In button in the Add To Favorites dialog box. To open one of your favorite pages, click the button on the toolbar, and then click the page you want to open. To keep track of your favorite pages, you can organize them into folders. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 14 ........ To organize your favorite pages into folders 1 On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites. 2 To create a new folder in which to store shortcuts to your pages, click , type a name for the folder, and then press ENTER. 3 Drag the shortcuts in the list to the appropriate folders. Tips You might want to organize your pages by topic. For example, you could create a folder named Art Pages for storing information about art exhibits and reviews and a folder named Flying for storing information about aviation. If the number of shortcuts or folders makes dragging impractical, you can use the Move button instead. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 15 ........ To create a shortcut to a page on your desktop 1 Go to the page you want to create a shortcut to. 2 On the File menu, click Create Shortcut. Tip If the Internet Explorer window is not maximized, you can create a shortcut by dragging a hyperlink from the Internet Explorer window to the location you want, such as your desktop. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 16 ........ To save the current page on your computer 1 On the File menu, click Save As File. 2 Double-click the folder you want to save the page in. 3 In the File Name box, type a name for the page, and then click Save. Note Internet Explorer saves only the text on a page, not the graphics. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 17 ........ To save a page or picture without opening it 1 Right-click the hyperlink for the item you want. 2 Click Save Target As. 3 In the File Name box, type a name for the item, and then click Save. Notes Internet Explorer saves a copy of the page or picture rather than a shortcut to it. You can use this method to download a copy of an item without opening it. To save a copy of the hyperlink instead, just drag the hyperlink to the location you want, such as your desktop. A shortcut to the Web page will appear. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 18 ........ To search for text on a page 1 On the Edit menu, click Find (On This Page). 2 Type the text you want to find. 3 Change any settings as needed. 4 Click Find Next. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 19 ........ To copy information from a page into a document 1 Select the information you want to copy. To copy the contents of an entire page, click the Edit menu, and then click Select All. 2 On the Edit menu, click Copy. 3 Open the document where you want the information to appear, and then click the location where you want to place it. 4 On the Edit menu in that document, click Paste. Tip You cannot copy information from one Web page into another. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 20 ........ To change how a page is displayed 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 On the General tab, change the settings as needed. Notes For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. Some pages use predetermined colors and fonts instead of the ones you specify. ........ Topic 21 ........ To display text larger or smaller 1 On the View menu, point to Fonts. 2 Click the font size you want. Notes You can also change your font size by clicking the button on the toolbar. Some pages use predetermined font sizes instead of the size you specify. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 22 ........ To display previously viewed pages faster 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings. 3 To create more space to store pages temporarily, move the slider to the right. 4 To prevent Internet Explorer from updating pages in the Temporary Internet Files folder, click Never. Tips You can delete the pages stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder by clicking Empty Folder. However, pages will take longer to display because they are opened from the Internet instead of from your hard disk. For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 23 ........ To display pages faster 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 On the General tab, clear one or more of the Show Pictures, Play Sounds, or Play Videos check boxes. Tips If the Show Pictures or Play Videos box is cleared, you can still display an individual picture or animation by right-clicking the icon in the Web page that represents that picture or animation and then clicking Show Picture. If the pictures on the current page are still visible after you clear the Show Pictures check box, you can hide them by clicking the View menu and then clicking Refresh. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 24 ........ To start a program when you open a particular type of file 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 Click the Programs tab, and then click File Types. 3 If you want to open a new type of file that Internet Explorer doesn't yet recognize, click New Type. If you want to change the program that starts when you open a certain type of file, click the type, and then click Edit. 4 Type a description for the file type, and then specify its content type and extension. 5 To define a new action for this file type, click New. To modify an action for an existing file type, click the command that you want to modify, and then click Edit. 6 Specify the action that you want to define, such as Open or Print, and the program that should complete this action. Tip For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. ........ Topic 25 ........ To view the source file for the current page Click the View menu, and then click Source. Tips If you create your own Web pages, this is a good way to see how other Web pages are constructed. You can edit the page by saving it to your computer and then making the changes you want. After you edit the page, you can open it in Internet Explorer to view your changes. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 26 ........ To use a graphic image as desktop wallpaper 1 Go to the page that contains the image you want to use. 2 Right-click the image, and then click Set As Wallpaper. ........ Topic 27 ........ To configure your computer for Internet access by using a proxy server 1 Obtain the proxy system address from your network administrator. 2 On the View menu, click Options. 3 Click the Connection tab. 4 In the Proxy Server area, select the Connect Through A Proxy Server check box. 5 Click Settings, and then type the appropriate proxy system address or addresses supplied by your system administrator. Notes Microsoft Internet Explorer works only with proxy servers that are compliant with the CERN proxy server standard. If you are using Windows 95 and your computer is not yet configured to connect to the local area network (LAN), run the Internet Connection wizard. To do this, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Internet Tools, and then click Get On The Internet. For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. ........ Topic 28 ........ Overview: Security on the Internet The Internet works by sending information from computer to computer until the information reaches its destination. When data is sent from point A to point B, every computer in between has an opportunity to look at what's being sent. This can pose a security problem. For example, you are viewing a clothing catalog on the World Wide Web and you decide to buy a shirt. This requires that you type information into an order form, including your credit-card number. You know the clothing company in question is reputable, so you type your credit-card number and other information, and then send the completed form. Your information passes from computer to computer on its way to the clothing company. Unfortunately, one of the computers in between has been infiltrated by criminals who watch the data passing through that computer until they see something interesting, such as your credit-card number. How often does something like this happen? It's hard to say, but the important thing is that it's technically possible. And, as the Internet grows, it could happen more and more. How does Microsoft Internet Explorer help protect you and your data? Many Internet sites are equipped to prevent unauthorized people from seeing the data sent to or from those sites. These are called "secure" sites. Because Internet Explorer supports the security protocols used by secure sites, you can send information to a secure site with safety and confidence. (When you are viewing a page from a secure site, Internet Explorer displays a "lock" icon on the status bar.) Internet Explorer can also notify you when you are about to do something that might pose a security risk. For example, if you are about to send your credit-card number to a nonsecure site, Internet Explorer can warn you that the site is not secure. If the site claims to be secure but its security credentials are suspect, Internet Explorer can warn you that the site might have been tampered with or might be misrepresenting itself. To specify when Internet Explorer should warn you, click the View menu, click Options, and then click the Security tab. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 29 ........ Overview: Security certificates There are two different types of certificates, personal and Web site. A personal certificate is used when you send personal information to a client authentication server that requires a certificate. For example, a personal certificate would contain information such as your username and password. A Web site certificate is used when a secure Web site sends Internet Explorer a certificate that provides certain information about security for that Web site. A certificate is issued to a particular organization for a specific period of time. When you try to open that organization’s Web site, Internet Explorer verifies the Internet address stored in the certificate and that the current date precedes the expiration date. If not, Internet Explorer can display a warning. For example, a Web site certificate would contain information verifying that the site is secure and genuine. This ensures that no other Web site can assume the identity of the original secure site. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 30 ........ To set levels for Internet privacy 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 Click the Security tab. 3 In the Privacy area, click the options you want. Tip For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 31 ........ To view security certificates 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 Click the Security tab. 3 In the Certificates area, click the Personal, Sites, and Publishers buttons to set the options you want. Tips When you select these options, Internet Explorer will use personal and Web site security certificates you have installed on this computer before you send and receive information between secured Web sites. For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 32 ........ To view multimedia and other active content 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 Click the Security tab. 3 In the Active Content area, select the check boxes you want. Tips When you select these options, Internet Explorer automatically displays items that show active content (for example, a vertical marquee or an animation). For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 33 ........ An Internet site address typically starts with a protocol name followed by the organization that maintains the site; the suffix identifies the kind of organization. For example, "http://www.yale.edu/" identifies the Web server at Yale University. "http://www" indicates that it is a Web server that uses the http protocol, and ".edu" identifies Yale as an educational institution. Generally, commercial site addresses end with .com and government site addresses end with .gov. If the address points to a specific page, additional information—such as a port name, the directory in which the page is located, and the name of the page file—is included. Web pages authored by using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) often end with an .htm or .html extension. ........ Topic 34 ........ The content type specifies the MIME (multipurpose Internet mail extension) type for the file. The MIME type enables an Internet browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, or an Internet mail viewer, such as Microsoft Internet Mail and News, to associate a MIME type with a file type, specifying which program should run when a file of a specific type is opened over the Internet. ........ Topic 35 ........ Many sites on the Internet are now equipped to communicate in such a way that no one can see what you are sending and receiving. These are called "secure" sites. When you are viewing pages from a secure site, Internet Explorer displays a "lock" icon on the status bar. Internet Explorer can also notify you when you are about to do something that might pose a security risk. ........ Topic 36 ........ A search page provides an organized way to find and go to other Internet sites. Many search pages provide searching capabilities, such as the ability to search by topic or by keyword. Others might provide a well-organized list of hyperlinks to selected Internet sites. You can quickly go to the search page by clicking the Search button on the toolbar. ........ Topic 37 ........ This is the first page that opens when you start Internet Explorer. A start page can be a page on the Internet or a page on your computer. You can change your start page at any time. ........ Topic 38 ........ To use the Links toolbar Click the word Links on the toolbar, and then click one of the links. Tips The Links section of the toolbar opens specific Web pages on the Internet where information is updated regularly. To enlarge or reduce the Links section of the toolbar, click the word Links. ........ Topic 39 ........ To change the appearance of the toolbar You can move the Address or Links section of the toolbar by dragging it up, down, left, or right. To make more room on your screen, you can hide toolbar button labels. To do this, drag the thick bar at the bottom edge of the toolbar upward until the button labels are hidden. ........ Topic 40 ........ To send a shortcut in e-mail 1 On the File menu, point to Send To. 2 Click the destination you want. Note To include this shortcut in an e-mail message, you must have an e-mail program installed. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 41 ........ To search the Internet Click the button on the toolbar. The search programs that are available vary depending on your Internet service provider. Tip You can change your search page at any time. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 42 ........ The Temporary Internet Files folder is the place on your hard disk where pages are stored as you view them. ........ Topic 43 ........ Keyboard shortcuts Viewing documents To do this Press this Go to next page SHIFT+BACKSPACE Go to previous page BACKSPACE Display a shortcut menu for a hyperlink SHIFT+F10 Move between frames SHIFT+CTRL+TAB Scroll toward the beginning of a document UP ARROW Scroll toward the end of a document DOWN ARROW Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments PAGE UP Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments PAGE DOWN Move to the beginning of a document HOME Move to the end of a document END Working with Internet Explorer To do this Press this Refresh the current page F5 Stop downloading a page ESC Go to a new location CTRL+O Open a new window CTRL+N Save the current page CTRL+S Print the current page or active frame CTRL+P Activate a selected hyperlink ENTER ........ Topic 44 ........ Using Accessibility features in Internet Explorer In addition to Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, and Windows 95 accessibility products and services, the following features make Internet Explorer more accessible for people with disabilities. Keyboard access All features in Internet Explorer are accessible to you by using the keyboard or the mouse. Internet Explorer supports Dvorak keyboard layouts, which make the most frequently typed characters more accessible. For more information about keyboard access, look for Keyboard Shortcuts in the Help Contents. Navigating the document With Internet Explorer 3.0, you can explore the Web from the keyboard by pressing TAB and SHIFT+TAB to navigate forward and backward between screen elements such as: Hyperlinks that are text or images Hotspots on image maps The address bar Frames Highlighting box As you move to or click a hyperlink or image, a one-pixel border appears around it so you can see what is selected. Adjustable font sizes You can customize the size of fonts displayed on your computer’s screen. High-contrast users Internet Explorer not only responds to your high-contrast settings, but also allows for further customization. ........ Topic 45 ........ A proxy server acts as a security barrier between your internal network and the Internet, keeping other people on the Internet from gaining access to confidential information on your internal network. ........ Topic 46 ........ To display text in a different font 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 On the General tab, click the fonts you want in the Proportional Font and Fixed-Width Font boxes. Tips Some pages use predetermined colors and fonts instead of the ones you specify. For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. <> Related Topics ........ Topic 47 ........ To change the number of pages in the History list 1 On the View menu, click Options. 2 Click the Navigation tab. 3 In the History area, change the number of days that Internet Explorer keeps track of your pages. Tip For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item. ........ Topic 48 ........ To use the IntelliMouse pointing device In Internet Explorer you can use IntelliMouse to perform these functions: Hyperlink jumps. You can jump to any hyperlink by pointing to it, and then "datazooming" forward. To return to the previous topic, datazoom back. To datazoom, you press and hold down SHIFT while rotating the wheel button. Scrolling. You can scroll through a Web page by rotating the wheel button forward or back. Panning. You can continuously scroll through the current Web page by holding down the wheel button while moving the mouse. Tip For more information about IntelliPoint software and IntelliMouse, see your IntelliMouse documentation. ........ Topic 49 ........ Help is available for each setting in this box. Click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the setting or button you want information about. ........ Topic 50 ........ Specifies whether graphical images should be included when pages are displayed. Pages that contain several graphical images sometimes display very slowly. If you want to display pages more quickly, make sure this check box is cleared. When this check box is cleared, you can still display an individual image by right-clicking the icon that represents the graphic and then clicking Show Picture. ........ Topic 51 ........ Specifies whether music and other sounds can play when pages are displayed. Pages that contain audio clips sometimes display very slowly. If you want to display pages more quickly, make sure this check box is cleared. If a RealAudio is installed, or if an AVI is playing, sound may not be disabled. ........ Topic 52 ........ Specifies whether video clips and other animations can play when pages are displayed. Pages that contain video clips or other animations sometimes display very slowly. If you want to display pages more quickly, make sure this check box is cleared. When this check box is cleared, you can still play an individual animation by right-clicking the icon that represents the animation and then clicking Show Picture. ........ Topic 53 ........ Click this to use the colors you select to display text and the background of a page. If this check box is cleared, Internet Explorer uses the current color settings specified in Windows Display properties. ........ Topic 54 ........ Specifies the color you want to use to display text and background of a page. To select a color, click the box, and then click the color you want. ........ Topic 55 ........ Specifies the color you want to use for visited and nonvisited hyperlinks. Try using a combination of colors and underlining to make hyperlinks easy to find. ........ Topic 56 ........ Specifies whether all hyperlinks on a page should have underlines. ........ Topic 57 ........ Specifies whether to display the standard toolbar. ........ Topic 58 ........ Specifies whether to display a toolbar that contains your favorite Web sites. ........ Topic 59 ........ Specifies whether to display a toolbar that shows the Web site address. For example, http://www.microsoft.com/. ........ Topic 60 ........ Specifies whether to display background graphics for all toolbars. ........ Topic 61 ........ Specifies whether to display the names of the buttons in each toolbar. ........ Topic 62 ........ Specifies the name of the font you want to use when displaying proportionally spaced text on a page. Most pages contain text that uses this font. ........ Topic 63 ........ Specifies the name of the fixed-width font you want to use. Some pages contain text that must be displayed in a nonproportional (fixed-width) font. ........ Topic 64 ........ Click this to change your font settings and language defaults. ........ Topic 65 ........ Specifies the default language. In the list, click the language you want to use. ........ Topic 66 ........ Lists the installed character sets on your computer. After you select a character set, you can change the font. ........ Topic 67 ........ Specifies the name of the font you want to use when displaying proportionally spaced text on a page. Most pages contain text that uses this font. To change the font, select one from the list. ........ Topic 68 ........ Specifies the name of the fixed-width font you want to use. Some pages contain text that must be displayed in a nonproportional (fixed-width) font. To change the font, select one from the list. ........ Topic 69 ........ Specifies that you can select your default MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type character set for the selected default font. In the list, click the character set you want to use. ........ Topic 70 ........ Specifies whether you connect to the Internet by using the Dial-Up Networking connection you specify. When this check box is selected, a prompt appears if you try to view something on the Internet but have not yet established a connection. You can then connect to the Internet immediately from the prompt. If you have direct access to the Internet through a local area network (LAN), you can clear this check box. Note This option is unavailable unless you have Dial-Up Networking installed. ........ Topic 71 ........ Lists the Dial-Up Networking connections that you have set up. Click the connection you want to use to connect to the Internet. If you don’t have any connections set up, the Make New Connection wizard appears. ........ Topic 72 ........ Click this to change phone number, modem, and other advanced settings (such as TCP/IP protocol information) for the selected Dial-Up Networking connection. ........ Topic 73 ........ Click this to create a new Dial-Up Networking connection by using the Make New Connection wizard. ........ Topic 74 ........ Specifies whether to disconnect from the Internet if you have not actively used your computer for the specified time. You can type a number or click the arrows to choose the number of minutes. Use this option to save money on Internet connection fees (if your service provider charges an hourly rate). If this check box is clear, you must disconnect from the Internet manually by clicking the Disconnect button in the Connected To window. ........ Topic 75 ........ Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to perform a security check of your password information before you dial. ........ Topic 76 ........ Specifies whether you want to connect to the Internet through a proxy server on your local area network (LAN). A proxy server acts as a security barrier between your internal network and the Internet, keeping other people on the Internet from gaining access to confidential information on your internal network. ........ Topic 77 ........ Click this to specify your proxy server settings. ........ Topic 78 ........ Provides a space for you to type the address and port number of the proxy server you want to use to access the Internet over HTTP, Secure, FTP, Gopher, and Socks protocols. Use this option only if you are connecting to the Internet through a proxy server on your local area network (LAN). For more information, contact your network administrator. ........ Topic 79 ........ Specifies whether you want to use the same proxy server to access the Internet over all protocols. If there is only one proxy server that you use, make sure this check box is selected. ........ Topic 80 ........ Provides a space for you to type the protocols that should not be used over your proxy server. If you have a computer on your Intranet that you want to connect to, make sure that you type its address in this box. For example, if a computer is named Joe1, type this into the box. You can use wild cards to match domain and host names or addresses—for example, www.*.com; 128.*.240.*; *.mygroup.*; *x*, etc. ........ Topic 81 ........ Specifies whether you do want to use the proxy server for all local (intranet) addresses. ........ Topic 82 ........ Displays the page you are currently viewing as the start page, search page, or a page on the Links section of the toolbar. The start page is the page you see each time you start Internet Explorer. You can return to the start page at any time by clicking the button on the toolbar. The search page is the page you see when you click the button on the toolbar. You can also specify that a hyperlink on the Links section of the toolbar points to one of your favorite Web pages. ........ Topic 83 ........ Displays the name of the selected page. ........ Topic 84 ........ Displays the Internet address for the page. You can change the address for a page by typing it in the box. ........ Topic 85 ........ Sets the current item as the start page, search page, or page on the Links section of the toolbar. ........ Topic 86 ........ Returns to your default setting for the default start page, search page, or page on the Links section of the toolbar. ........ Topic 87 ........ Specifies the number of days that Internet Explorer should keep track of your viewed pages in the History list. Internet Explorer keeps track of pages you view in this and previous sessions. If you are low on disk space, you might want to decrease this number. ........ Topic 88 ........ Displays your History list folder, which holds the shortcuts to the most recently viewed pages. ........ Topic 89 ........ Empties the folder for the History list. This folder stores shortcuts to the pages you viewed during this and previous sessions. ........ Topic 90 ........ Specifies the Internet e-mail program you want to use with Internet Explorer. ........ Topic 91 ........ Specifies the Internet newsreader program you want to use with Internet Explorer. ........ Topic 92 ........ Click this to associate a program with a file type in order to open or run a file. ........ Topic 93 ........ Specifies whether you want Internet Explorer to remain your default Internet browser, even if you install additional Web browsing software. When this check box is selected, each time Internet Explorer starts it checks to make sure it is still registered as the default Internet browser. If another program is registered as the default browser, Internet Explorer asks whether you want to restore Internet Explorer as your default browser. ........ Topic 94 ........ Click this to start Content Advisor. This feature is useful if you have children and want to control what kinds of material they can view on the Internet. ........ Topic 95 ........ Click this to modify the Content Advisor ratings for Internet Web sites. ........ Topic 96 ........ Click this to view the personal security certificates you have installed on this computer. These certificates are only used with client authentication servers that require personal certificates. ........ Topic 97 ........ Click this to use security certificates sent from secure Web sites before you send information. Secure Web sites send Internet Explorer a certificate that provides certain information about security for that site. Certificates are issued to a particular organization for a specific period of time. Internet Explorer verifies the Internet address stored in the certificate and that the current date precedes the expiration date. If there is a problem, Internet Explorer can display a warning. Viewing information almost never presents a security risk, but sending information, such as your credit-card number, often does. Therefore, you might want to disable the warnings for viewing Web pages but retain them for sending information. ........ Topic 98 ........ Click this to display the certificate publishers in Internet Explorer. ........ Topic 99 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer should automatically download any active content to your computer. This content includes animations, multimedia files, and more. ........ Topic 100 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer should automatically use items that show active content (for example, a vertical marquee, or an animation). ........ Topic 101 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer automatically runs ActiveX scripts from Web sites. ........ Topic 102 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer automatically runs Java(tm) programs. ........ Topic 103 ........ Click this to control how potential security problems (caused by active content on Web pages) will be dealt with. ........ Topic 104 ........ Lists the security certificates installed on your computer. ........ Topic 105 ........ Click this to view detailed information about a security certificate. ........ Topic 106 ........ Click this to delete the selected certificate. You might want to do this if the security certificate is out of date or the Web site is no longer valid. ........ Topic 107 ........ Specifies that you want Internet Explorer to accept and use a new secure certificate from the Web site you are currently viewing. ........ Topic 108 ........ Specifies that you want Internet Explorer to accept, but not use, a new secure certificate from the Web site you are currently viewing. ........ Topic 109 ........ Specifies that you do not want Internet Explorer to accept and use a new secure certificate from the Web site you are currently viewing. ........ Topic 110 ........ Specifies that secured information is not saved to your hard disk. This is useful if you are using Internet Explorer from a shared server and you do not want other people to see your secure information. ........ Topic 111 ........ Specifies that you want to send and receive secured information through SSL2 (Secured Sockets Layer Level 2), the standard protocol for secure transmissions. All secure Web sites support this protocol. ........ Topic 112 ........ Specifies that you want to send and receive secured information through SSL3 (Secured Sockets Layer Level 3), a proprietary protocol that is intended to be more secure than SSL2. If you select this check box, some Web sites might not support this protocol. ........ Topic 113 ........ Specifies that you want to send and receive secured information through PCT (Private Communications Technology), a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft that is significantly more secure than SSL2. If you select this check box, some Web sites might not support this protocol. ........ Topic 114 ........ Specifies that you want to be notified about any potential security problems from a Web site. Active content that might pose a security problem is not downloaded, and you are not able to view it. ........ Topic 115 ........ Specifies that you want to be warned about any potential security problems from a Web site. You can then choose whether or not to download or view active content. ........ Topic 116 ........ Specifies that you do not want to be warned about potential security problems from a Web site. All active content is automatically downloaded to your computer. This option is not recommended. ........ Topic 117 ........ Specifies whether you want to be warned before sending data to an Internet site that is not secure. When you select this check box, you can then specify when Internet Explorer warns you. ........ Topic 118 ........ Specifies that you want to be notified only when you are about to send more than one line of text to an Internet site that is not secure. Typically, this level of security is sufficient for everyday use. ........ Topic 119 ........ Specifies that you want to be notified every time you are about to send data to an Internet site that is not secure (even if you are sending only a small amount of data). Typically, this level of security is necessary only if you are sending highly confidential information, such as a credit-card number. ........ Topic 120 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer should warn you if you are switching between Internet Web sites that are and are not secure. ........ Topic 121 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer should warn you if the uniform resource locator (URL) in a security certificate of an Internet site is not valid. ........ Topic 122 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer should warn you if you are receiving a "cookie" from an Internet site. For example, if you subscribe to an online magazine, the Web site might download information to your computer so that you could be identified the next time you go to that site. ........ Topic 123 ........ Click this to display your Temporary Internet Files folder, which holds the disk cache. The disk cache is the space on your hard disk that stores pages as you view them. ........ Topic 124 ........ Click this to define the amount of disk space you want to make available for your temporary Internet files, to move the location of the files, and to empty the folder containing the files. ........ Topic 125 ........ Click this to define the cryptography protocols. ........ Topic 126 ........ Specifies whether to show a focus around the selected graphic or URL (uniform resource locator) on a page. ........ Topic 127 ........ Specifies whether to show the full Internet address or URL (uniform resource locator) for a page on the status bar. For example, the full address for the Microsoft home page on the World Wide Web is http://www.microsoft.com/. ........ Topic 128 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer should create all Java(tm) programs automatically via its internal Java compiler. For example, when you are visiting a Web site that has Java programs, Internet Explorer will automatically create and run them for you. ........ Topic 129 ........ Specifies whether a special type of scrolling is used to display content at a predefined speed. ........ Topic 130 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer can view HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) style on Web sites. ........ Topic 131 ........ Specifies whether Internet Explorer should create a log of all Java(tm) program activity. ........ Topic 132 ........ Specifies that when you return to a page you viewed previously, Internet Explorer should check to see whether it changed since you last viewed it. If the page has changed, Internet Explorer displays the new page and stores it in the disk cache. Internet Explorer checks for changes once per session. Selecting this option can slow down browsing between viewed pages. ........ Topic 133 ........ Specifies that when you return to a page you viewed previously, Internet Explorer should not check to see whether the page has changed since you last viewed it. Selecting this check box can speed up browsing between viewed pages. If you want to view possible updates to a specific page when this check box is selected, click the View menu, and then click Refresh. ........ Topic 134 ........ Specifies that when you return to a page you viewed previously, Internet Explorer should never check to see whether the page has changed since you last viewed it. Selecting this check box does speed up browsing between viewed pages. ........ Topic 135 ........ Specifies the percentage of disk space to use for the Temporary Internet Files folder. When you view a new page on the Internet, Internet Explorer stores it on your hard disk temporarily in a disk cache. This increases the speed at which pages are displayed when you browse the Internet. The more disk space you allot to the disk cache, the more pages Internet Explorer can store on your disk. If you are low on disk space, you might want to set this option to a lower percentage. ........ Topic 136 ........ Click this to specify a different folder for the disk cache. Note The new location does not become active until after you restart your computer. ........ Topic 137 ........ Click this to delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder or folders. This option is useful if disk space is low and you don't want to browse through the pages you viewed previously. ........ Topic 138 ........ Provides a space for you to type the complete Internet address of the document or folder you want to open. ........ Topic 139 ........ Click this to browse through folders to find the file you want. ........ Topic 140 ........ Provides a space for you to type the text you want to search for on the current page. You can type a single word or a phrase. ........ Topic 141 ........ Specifies whether to begin searching at the top of the current page for the text you typed in the Find box. When this check box is not selected, Internet Explorer begins searching from the current location on the page. ........ Topic 142 ........ Specifies whether to find only those occurrences of text on the current page whose characters match the uppercase and lowercase characters you type in the Find box. ........ Topic 143 ........ Finds the next occurrence of the text on the current page. ........ Topic 144 ........ Sets the left margin of the page. The margin you set here is never printed on. ........ Topic 145 ........ Sets the top margin of the page. The margin you set here is never printed on. ........ Topic 146 ........ Sets the right margin of the page. The margin you set here is never printed on. ........ Topic 147 ........ Sets the bottom margin of the page. The margin you set here is never printed on. ........ Topic 148 ........ Provides a space for you to type header text that will appear left-aligned at the top of the page. To print specific information as part of the header, include the following characters as part of the text. Type this To print this &w Window title &u Page address (URL) &d Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &D Date in long format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &t Time in the format specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel &T Time in 24-hour format &p Current page number &P Total number of pages && A single ampersand (&) ........ Topic 149 ........ Provides a space for you to type header text that will appear right-aligned at the top of the page. To print specific information as part of the header, include the following characters in the text. Type this To print this &w Window title &u Page address (URL) &d Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &D Date in long format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &t Time in the format specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel &T Time in 24-hour format &p Current page number &P Total number of pages && A single ampersand (&) ........ Topic 150 ........ Provides a space for you to type footer text that will appear left-aligned at the bottom of the page. To print specific information as part of the footer, include the following characters in the text. Type this To print this &w Window title &u Page address (URL) &d Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &D Date in long format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &t Time in the format specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel &T Time in 24-hour format &p Current page number &P Total number of pages && A single ampersand (&) ........ Topic 151 ........ Provides a space for you to type footer text that will appear right-aligned at the bottom of the page. To print specific information as part of the footer, include the following characters in the text. Type this To print this &w Window title &u Page address (URL) &d Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &D Date in long format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel) &t Time in the format specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel &T Time in 24-hour format &p Current page number &P Total number of pages && A single ampersand (&) ........ Topic 152 ........ Displays the name of the current page you are viewing. You can change the name. Internet Explorer creates a shortcut to this page in your Favorites folder. To add the shortcut to another folder or a new folder, click Create In. ........ Topic 153 ........ Click this to save the current page in another or new folder. ........ Topic 154 ........ Click this to display the Create New Folder dialog box where you can specify the name of a new Favorites folder. ........ Topic 155 ........ Displays a list of folders inside your Favorites folder. ........ Topic 156 ........ Click this to move the selected item(s) to a new location. ........ Topic 157 ........ Click this to rename the selected item. Type the new name. ........ Topic 158 ........ Deletes the selected item(s). ........ Topic 159 ........ Opens the selected item. ........ Topic 160 ........ Closes the dialog box