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Some of the more important menu items are:
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File Menu
Open (PC) - Open an Internet site using the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or open a page located on your hard drive or local network in the current window. Open File (Mac) - Open a page located on your hard drive or local network in the current window. Open Location (Mac) - Open an Internet site using the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in the current window. Close (Mac) - Close the active window. Close All (Mac) - Cloase all open windows. Save (PC) - Saves changes. Save As (File) - Saves the document you are viewing to your hard drive (or to a disk.) Get Info (Mac) Import (Mac) Export (Mac) New Message (PC) - Opens a blank email message. (Your email must be configured in IE first.) Send To (PC) - Mail current document using methods available onyour computer (email, fax, etc.) Download File (Mac) - Initiate a download by entering URL of file to transfer to your Mac. Download Manager (Mac) - View Download manager window. Page Setup - Displays the Page Setup dialog box in preparation for printing. Print - Displays the Print dialog box allowing you to print the document you are viewing. Create Shortcut (PC) - Create a shortcut to this document. Properties (PC) - Displays the properties of this document. Close (PC) - Closes the active window. Quit (Mac) - Quit the Internet Explorer program completely Edit Menu
Cut - Cut selected text to the clipboard. Copy - Copy selected text to the clipboard. Paste - Paste the contents of the clipboard. (You can only paste into fields that accept text or graphics. You can NOT paste into the Web document itself.) Clear (Macintosh only) - Deletes selected text from a text field. Select All - Selects all text in the field where your cursor is located. Find...(on this page) - Find a text string within the document you are viewing. Find Again (Mac) - Look for the next occurance of a text string you have already searched. (In Windows, this option is found in the Find Dialog Box.) Preferences (Mac) - Customize IE to work best for you. Current Page - Opens the Front Page Editor with current page, if installed on your PC. View Menu
Button Bar (Mac) - When checked, the Button (Tool) Bar is displayed. If not, it is hidden from view. Address Bar (Mac) - When checked, the Address Bar is displayed. If not, it is hidden from view. Status Bar - When checked, the Status Bar at the bottomof the window is displayed. If not, it is hidden from view. Favorites Bar (Mac) - When checked, the Favorites Bar is displayed. If not, it is hidden from view. Fonts (PC) - Change size of fonts. Text Size (Mac) - Change size of fonts. Character Set (Mac) - Change character set.. Stop (Loading) - Stop or interrupt the loading of the current document. (Same as Stop Button.) Refresh - Refreshes the document by reloading from local memory. Load Images (Mac) - Load images for the current document (if you have auto load turned off for faster surfing. Java Messages (Mac) - Display Java messages as appropritate. Source - View the HTML codes for the current document. Options (PC) - Customize IE to work best for you. Go Menu
Forward - Move forward one document. (Only available when you have gone "Back." Same as Forward Button.) Start (Home) Page - Return to the designated Home Page. Search the Web - Opens IE's search page with links to popular search tools on the Internet. Best of the Web (PC) - Opens IE's Best of the Web page with links to popular sites on the Internet. Read Mail (PC) - Opens selected email program. Read News (PC) - Opens IE's News reader. History Items - Each item in this list is a document you have visited this session. The items are listed with the most current first. Return to a document by selecting that item from the menu. Open History (Folder) - Opens IE's History folder with linsk to all sites visited recently. Favorites Menu
Organize (Go To) Favorites - Opens the Favorites window. Allows you to rearrange your collection, delete entries, add category headers, rename items, etc. New Folder (Mac) - Add a new folder to your Favorites list. New Favorite (Mac) - Add a site to your Favorites list. New Divider (Mac) - Add a dividerto your Favorites list. Favorites Items - Each of your Favorite Items appears in this Favorites list. Select any Favorites from the menu to go to that document. Folders will allow opening of secondary menu with additional items. Help Menu (PC)
Web Tutorial - Opens Microsofts Web tutorial Microsoft on the Web - Takes you to MS Web site Online Support - Opens Microsofts Web tutorial About Internet Explorer - A page with information about Internet Explorer. Window Menu (Mac)
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