3 Web Browsers

A web browser is a software program used to access the World Wide Web.
A browser (also known as client software) retrieves data from remote web servers and displays a web page.
The two most popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

Browsers basically work the same way. Once you know one, you can easily learn the other.

Anatomy of a Web Browser: The Toolbar

Back -- Returns you to the previous page
Forward -- Returns you to a page you have backed up from.
Home -- Takes you to a home page specified in the browser preferences.
Reload or Refresh -- Downloads the web page from the server again.
Stop -- Stops the browser from loading the current page.
Print -- Lets you make a hard copy of the current document or frame loaded in your browser.

More Web Browser Anatomy

Access indicator icon (upper right) -- When animated, it tells you the retrieving data. Status bar (lower left) -- Reports on the progress of the data download.
Go menu -- Lets you select a web page you have previously accessed.
Text-only mode (Images button) -- Prevents graphics from loading, providing a faster way to access web pages.

Specifying a Home Page in Firefox 2.0

On the browser Menu bar, click Tools, then select Options.

In the Startup section, type the address of the web page you want as your start-up page or if you are on the page you want to be your home page, click the Use Current Page button.

Click OK. 















Specifying a Home Page in Explorer 6.0

Go to the web page you want to use as your start-up page.
On the browser menu bar, click Tools, select Internet Options, then select the General tab.
The address of the web page you want as your start-up page should appear in the Address box.


Click Use Current















Source: learnthenet.com