BASIC INTERNET TUTOTIAL

Contents
Introduction: Definition and How Does the internet Work? ........................................................................ 2
Launching the Explorer ................................................................................................................................. 2
Load and Save Web Pages ............................................................................................................................ 2
E-Mails and Creating Free E-Mail Accounts .................................................................................................. 3
Using Your New E-mail Account.................................................................................................................... 3
How to Sign in/ Sign out Mails ...................................................................................................................... 4
Read/ Reply to messages .............................................................................................................................. 4
Composing /Sending Message ...................................................................................................................... 4
Connecting with Your Friends ....................................................................................................................... 5
Search Engine Basics ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction: Definition and How Does the internet Work?
The Internet is a worldwide collection of public networks that
are linked to each other for information exchange. The Internet
offers a range of services to its users, such as file transfers
between Internet users and electronic mail for sending
messages. The World Wide Web (WWW), or the Web, is
another service that the Internet provides. WWW includes
specially formatted documents that are interlinked and stored
on servers around the world.

You can use the Internet and its services to send messages to
other Internet users, search and apply for jobs, watch movies, and buy and sell products.

Launching the Explorer

To open Internet Explorer, select Start , and enter Internet Explorer in Search . Select Internet
Explorer (Desktop app) from the results.

We recommend you transition to Microsoft Edge before June 15, 2022, to start enjoying a faster, more
secure and more modern browsing experience.

Load and Save Web Pages

Type the web address of the site you want to access in the address bar and press the enter key.

To save as a PDF

 Have the website you would like to convert a webpage as PDF open
 Press Ctrl + P (Windows)
  On the pop-up, click the drop-down arrow located at the bottom left and choose 'save as PDF'
 Afterward, another popup will appear, prompting you to pick the location to save the webpage
to PDF

E-Mails and Creating Free E-Mail Accounts

Electronic mail (e-mail) is a computer-based application for the exchange of messages between users. A
worldwide e-mail network allows people to exchange e-mail messages very quickly. E-mail is the
electronic equivalent of a letter, but with advantages in timeliness and flexibility. If you have an e-mail
account, it will be similar to [email protected], where the username is set by the account owner.

The “at” symbol and then example.com is the domain name.

A domain name identifies the name and type of organization with whom you have an e-mail account.

Creating E-Mail Account

Microsoft account gives you access to Microsoft products and services with just one login. Here's how to
set one up:

 Open a web browser, go to the Outlook.com sign-up screen, and select Create free account.
 Create free account options on Outlook.com web page in Chrome
 Enter a username—the part of the email address that comes before @outlook.com.
 Outlook.com email creation screen in Chrome browser showing the username creation field
 Select the dropdown arrow at the far right of the username field to change the domain from the
default outlook.com to hotmail.com if you prefer a Hotmail address. Then select Next.
 Create account options in Chrome web page for Outlook.com email account showing the choice
between outlook and hotmail
 Enter a password, then select Next.
 Choose a password that is easy for you to recall and difficult for anyone else to guess.
 Password field in Outlook.com account creation process
 Enter your first and last name in the fields provided, then select Next.
 First and last names in Create account screen for Outlook.com email address
 Choose your Country/region, enter your Birthdate, then select Next.
 Region and Birthdate fields in email creation process for Outlook.com email address
 Enter the characters from the CAPTCHA image, then select Next.
 CAPTCHA screen from Outlook.com email creation process
 Outlook will set up your account and display a welcome screen.
 You can now open your new Outlook.com account on the web or set it up for access in email
programs on computers and mobile devices.

Using Your New E-mail Account

Open a web browser, go to the Outlook.com sign-up screen, and select sign in to use your new
email.
How to Sign in/ Sign out Mails
 To sign in to Outlook on the web using your work or school account in Microsoft 365:
 Go to the Microsoft 365 sign-in page or to Outlook.com.
 Enter the email address and password for your account.
 Select Sign in.

To Sign Out

 Select your account picture at the top of the screen.

 Select Sign out.

Read/ Reply to messages

Read Messages

 Go to Outlook.com.
 Enter the email address and password for your
account.
 Select Sign in
 Click on the subject in the Inbox (Inbox is
located in the Message List).
 Emails open in the Reading Pane.

Reply Messages

 The ribbon gives you more options to organize

emails. Select the arrow on the far right to
expand or collapse the ribbon.
 In your message list, choose the message that you want to reply to.
 At the top right corner of the message pane, select Reply or Reply all, or select Message actions
and then choose Reply or Reply all.
 Type your response and then select Send.

Note: By default, the original email and its history will not be displayed when you're replying to a
message. To show the original email or change the email subject, select Show message history at the
bottom of the message pane.

Composing /Sending Message

Send Email Outlook

 Open a browser and go to outlook.com, then sign in using your username and password
 Choose New Email to start a new message.
  Enter a name or email address in the To, Cc, or Bcc field. If you don't see Bcc, see Show, hide,
and view the Bcc box.
 In Subject, type the subject of the email message.
 Place the cursor in the body of the email message, and then start typing.
 You can also click on attach to attach a file to the mail
 After typing your message, choose Send.

Connecting with Your Friends

Sending and receiving e-mail messages is an instant way of communicating with anyone.

It only takes a few seconds to send and receive an e-mail message depending on the speed of your
Internet connection.

Search Engine Basics

There are many different search engines you can use, but some of the most popular
include Google, Yahoo!, and Bing. To perform a search, you'll need to navigate to a search engine in your
web browser, type one or more keywords—also known as search terms—then press Enter on your
keyboard. In this example, we'll search for recipes.

After you run a search, you'll see a list of relevant websites that match your search terms. These are
commonly known as search results. If you see a site that looks interesting, you can click a link to open
it. If the site doesn't have what you need, you can simply return to the results page to look for more

options.

Most browsers also allow you to perform a web search directly from your address bar, although some
have a separate search bar next to the address bar. Simply type your search terms and press Enter to
run the search.

Search suggestions

If you don't find what you're looking for on the first try, don't worry! Search engines are good at finding
things online, but they're not perfect. You'll often need to try different search terms to find what you're
looking for.

If you're having trouble thinking of new search terms, you can use search suggestions instead. These will
usually appear as you're typing, and they're a great way to find new keywords you might not have tried
otherwise. To use a search suggestion, you can click it with your mouse, or select it with the arrow keys
on your keyboard.

Refining your search

If you're still having trouble finding exactly what you need, you can use some special characters to help
refine your search. For example, if you want to exclude a word from a search, you can type a hyphen (-)
at the beginning of a word. So if you wanted to find cookie recipes that don't include chocolate, you
could search for recipes cookies -chocolate.

You can also search for exact words or phrases to narrow down your results even more. All you need to
do is place quotation marks (" ") around the desired search terms. For example, if you search
for recipes "sugar cookies", your search results will only include recipes for sugar cookies, instead of any
cookies that happen to use sugar as an ingredient.
These techniques may come in handy in certain cases, but you probably won't need to use them with
most searches. Search engines can usually figure out what you're looking for without these extra
characters. We recommend trying a few different search suggestions before using this method.

Content-specific searches

There may be times when you're looking for something more specific, like a news article, picture,
or video. Most search engines have links at the top of the page that allow you to perform these unique
searches.

In the example below, we've used the same search terms to look for images instead of websites. If you
see an image you like, you can click to visit the website it originally came from.
You can use the extra search tools to narrow down your results even more. These tools will change
based on the type of content you're looking for, but in this example we can filter our images
by size, color, image type, and more. So if you wanted to find cookies with pink frosting, you could
search for images that are mostly pink.