Compaq Presario Internet PC - Manual (Page 48)

5-4 C ONNECTING TO THE I NTERNET M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TARTED AND B EYOND
Getting on the
World Wide
Web
As soon as you are
connected to your ISP you
can start surfing the Web.
The ‘History’ button in the
button bar shows you the
pages which you have visited
recently.
Getting on the World Wide Web
Surfing The Web
To begin surfing the Web:
1. Click the Internet Explorer
icon on the Desktop and
follow the instructions on
the screen.
2. As soon as you are
connected you will see two
green monitor lights in the
lower right-hand corner of
the desktop. These lights indicate that you are connected and
that your phone line is open.
Internet Explorer will open with a Start Page. You can click on
the items on the page which will lead you to other pages. Use
the Back and Forward buttons in the button bar to go one page
back or one page forward.
Storing your Favorite Pages
If you see an interesting page which you are likely to want to
visit later, you can store it as ‘favorite’. Click Favorites in the
menu bar and click Add to favorites. You can store the address
in any of the folders.
If you want to visit one of your favorite pages, click Favorites
on the button bar. In the panel on the left you will see a list of all
your previously stored pages.