Lab 3 / Browsing A Website: Usinq An OS

This document provides instructions for using the web browser Microsoft Edge in Windows 10. It details how to start Edge, browse websites, use various browser features like tabs, bookmarks, history and settings. It also explains how to switch between Edge and Internet Explorer as the default browser and access basic settings and options for each.

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Lab 3 / Browsing a Website

In this lab, you will practice using some of the features of the web browser
Microsoft Edge.

If you do not have an Internet connection set up already, you may want
to refer to Unit 3.1.

Windows 10 provides two web browsers: Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet
Explorer.

1) Start the computer and sign in. Then, if necessary, show the desktop
(START+D).

2) Click the Microsoft Edge icon on the taskbar to start the browser.
3) Your browser home page is loaded. Navigate to _qpmptja:prg. by typing in the
address bar and pressing ENTER.

Notice that when you open the page the full URL https : / /www.
comptia.org/ is displayed in the address bar.

4) Spend a couple of minutes browsing the site. Try all of the following:
o Using the scroll bar or mouse scroll wheel to view a page.

o Following text and picture hyperlinks to other pages within the same site.

o Using the Back button or BACKSPACE to return to a previous page.

o Following hyperlinks to pages on other sites.

5) Point to the new tab icon and click it. This opens a new tab. Tabbed browsing
makes it easier to view multiple pages at the same time. In the address bar, type
_msn:cpm and press ENTER.

6) Click the Hub button This displays a number of options:

o Favorites —a list of web pages that you have bookmarked. You can bookmark
a page by visiting it then clicking the Add To icon in the address bar.

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o Reading list —adding a page to the reading list rather than favorites
saves a copy of the page to your device, meaning that you can view
it later, even if you not connected to the Internet.

o History I—a browser keeps a record of the pages you have

visited, unless you choose to browse in "private" mode.

o Downloads —some web pages include files that you can download,
such as documents or apps. The downloads icon lets you see which
files you have chosen to save to your computer.

7) Click History and then click comptia.org.

8) Close the comptia tab.

9) Click the More Actions ellipse icon and then click Settings.

10) Click View advanced settings. You can configure a number of options and
control the way Microsoft Edge handles new tabs and website browsing and
security options.

1 1) Close Microsoft Edge and when prompted, click Close all.

12) Click Start, scroll down and click Windows Accessories.

13) Right-click Internet Explorer, point to More, and then click Pin to
taskbar.

14) On the taskbar, click the Internet Explorer icon.

15) Click the Tools icon and then click Internet Options.

16) In the Internet Options dialog box, click through the available tabs (General,
Security, Privacy, Content, Connections, Programs, and Advanced). View
the available options and then click Cancel.

1 7) To configure a preferred browser, click Start and then click Settings.

18) Click Apps, and then, on the Default apps tab, under the Web browser
heading, click and select Internet Explorer. If prompted, click Switch
anyway.

19) To default to Microsoft Edge, under Web browser, click and select
Microsoft Edge. Close Settings.

20) Optionally, shut down your computer if you are not continuing to use it after
this lab.

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