Windows Internet Explorer 7 – Illustrated Essentials Unit B - Getting the Most from Internet Explorer 7

Windows Internet Explorer 7 – Windows Internet Explorer 7 – Illustrated Essentials Illustrated Essentials

Unit B - Getting the Most from Unit B - Getting the Most from

Internet Explorer 7Internet Explorer 7

2Windows Internet Explorer 7 – Illustrated Essentials

• Search the Web

• Create and use favorites

• Manage favorites

• Subscribe to a newsfeed

• Work with text and graphics on a Web page

ObjectivesObjectives


• Use the Phishing Filter

• Manage pop-ups

• Check the security of a Web page

• Explore add-ons

ObjectivesObjectives


Searching the WebSearching the Web

• Search provider (search engine)—a Web site that searches the Web for pages that contain the keyword you type

• Keyword—word you type in a search provider

• Search expression—keyword or phrase you type in a search provider



• Search resultsSearch results—Web page a search —Web page a search provider displays after completing a provider displays after completing a search for pages that contain the search for pages that contain the search expressionsearch expression

• Default search providerDefault search provider—the —the search provider Internet Explorer search provider Internet Explorer access when you type a search access when you type a search expression in the Instant Search boxexpression in the Instant Search box



• Type the search expression in the Type the search expression in the Instant Search box Instant Search box

• Click the Search button Click the Search button • A search results page appears on the A search results page appears on the

default search provider’s Web sitedefault search provider’s Web site• Sponsored resultsSponsored results——links to Web

sites that have paid to have their links displayed prominently on a search results page



• You can type You can type Find Find followed by a followed by a search expression into the Address search expression into the Address bar instead of using the Instant bar instead of using the Instant Search boxSearch box

• Press [Enter] or click the Go button to Press [Enter] or click the Go button to open a search results page in the open a search results page in the same tab same tab

• Press [Alt][Enter] to open a search Press [Alt][Enter] to open a search results page in a new tabresults page in a new tab



• Searches can yield millions of search Searches can yield millions of search resultsresults

• To reduce the number of results, add To reduce the number of results, add additional keywords to the search additional keywords to the search expressionexpression



Default search

provider Instant Search box

Search button



Search results

Sponsored results

Search expression

Search results on the Live Search Web site


Changing the default search provider and adding another search provider• Default search provider name appears in the Instant

Search box• Click the Search list arrow, then click Find More

Providers to open the Add Search Providers to Internet Explorer 7 Web page in the browser window.

• Click one of the search providers listed to open the Add Search Provider dialog box.

• To make this search provider the default search provider, click the Make this my default search provider check box, and then click Add Provider.

• To add this search provider as an alternative search provider, click Add Provider without selecting the Make this my default search provider check box.


Creating and Using FavoritesCreating and Using Favorites

• Favorite—the address of a Web page that you have saved in a folder.

• Click a favorite to return to the Web page it points to instead of trying to remember the URL.



• Click the Add to Favorites button , then click Add to Favorites to open the Add a Favorite dialog box

• Type a new name in the Name text box if desired

• Click New Folder to create a new folder in which to store the favorite, if desired

• Click Add



• To save multiple open tabs in a folder To save multiple open tabs in a folder as favoritesas favorites• click the Add to Favorites

button• click Add Tab Group to Favorites, type

a name for the folder in the Tab Group Name text box

• click Add



• Click a folder in the Favorites Center Click a folder in the Favorites Center to see the favorites stored in the to see the favorites stored in the folderfolder

• To open all the favorites in a folder in To open all the favorites in a folder in tabstabs• point to the folder in the Favorites point to the folder in the Favorites

CenterCenter• click the blue arrow that appearsclick the blue arrow that appears



Add a Favorite dialog box



Favorites Center with favorites


Using the Links barUsing the Links bar• Links bar—a bar you can display at the top of the

browser window to access favorites you visit frequently • To display the Links bar:

• click the Tools button on the Command bar • point to Toolbars • click Links

• To add a Web page as a favorite to the Links bar:• drag the icon at the left end of the Address bar to the bar• use the dark vertical line next to the pointer as you drag to

position the favorite on the Links bar • You can also drag a link from the current Web page to the

Links bar • The Links bar appears as a folder in the Favorites Center


Managing FavoritesManaging Favorites

• Create a new folderCreate a new folder• Right-click a link or folder in the Right-click a link or folder in the

Favorites CenterFavorites Center• Click Click Create New FolderCreate New Folder

• Drag favorites or other folders into a Drag favorites or other folders into a folder or up and down in the listfolder or up and down in the list

• Right-click a folder or link to delete a Right-click a folder or link to delete a favorite or folderfavorite or folder


Managing FavoritesManaging Favorites


Sharing and backing up your favorite

• Click the Add to Favorites button• Click Import and Export to start the Import/Export

Wizard• Click Next, click Export Favorites, then click Next • Click the folder you want to export, or click

Favorites at the top of the list to export all of your favorites, then click Next

• Click Next to accept the default filename bookmarks.htm stored in the My Documents folder, then click Finish

• To import this file, click Import Favorites on the Import/Export Selection screen of the Import/Export Wizard, and then browse to the location of the file.


Subscribing to a NewsfeedSubscribing to a Newsfeed

• Newsfeed (feed)—a list of links to headlines that is sent to your browser on a regular basis

• RSS (Really Simple Syndication)• the format that Web sites use to provide

the feed

• When a Web site offers a feed, it displays somewhere on the Web page or



• Click or to on the Click or to on the page to subscribe to a feed page to subscribe to a feed

• If the Feeds button on the If the Feeds button on the Command bar is flashing, you can Command bar is flashing, you can click it to subscribe to a feed on the click it to subscribe to a feed on the current page current page



• After clicking an icon, a page with the After clicking an icon, a page with the available feeds opensavailable feeds opens

• Click the Subscribe to this feed linkClick the Subscribe to this feed link

• Click SubscribeClick Subscribe



• To manage the feeds:To manage the feeds:• open the Favorites Centeropen the Favorites Center• click the click the Feeds buttonFeeds button

• Move and delete feeds in the same Move and delete feeds in the same manner as favoritesmanner as favorites

• Right-click a feed, then click Right-click a feed, then click Properties to change the feed name Properties to change the feed name or how often the feed is updatedor how often the feed is updated



Feed Properties dialog box


Sending a Web page as an e-mail message or as a link• To send a Web page as the body of an e-

mail message or as an attachment:• click the Page button on the Command bar• click Send Page by E-mail

• To send the URL of the Web page as a link in an e-mail message:

• click the Page button on the Command bar• click Send Link by E-mail


Working with Text and Graphics Working with Text and Graphics on a Web Pageon a Web Page• To print only specific text on a Web page:

• select it• right-click the selection• click Print on the shortcut menu

• To print a graphic from a Web page:• right-click the graphic• click Print Picture on the shortcut menu

• To save a graphic to a file:• right-click the graphic• click Save Picture As on the shortcut menu

• You can also copy selected text or an image to the Clipboard to save it as a file or paste it into a document.


Working with Text and Graphics Working with Text and Graphics on a Web Pageon a Web Page


Using the Phishing FilterUsing the Phishing Filter

• Phishing site (spoofed site)• a Web site set up to look like another Web site, such as

a bank’s Web site, but which does not actually belong to the organization portrayed in the site

• set up to try to convince customers of the real site to enter personal information, such as credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and passwords

• the thief collects the information can use it to steal the customer’s money or identity

• The Phishing Filter checks to see if the Web site you are visiting is a phishing site.



• Click the Tools button on the Command bar, then point to Phishing Filter

• The second command in the menu is either:

• Turn Off Automatic Website Checking or

• Turn On Automatic Website Checking.

• Click the second command to open the Microsoft Phishing Filter dialog box Options to turn

Phishing Filter on or off



• To check to see if a Web site is a phishing site:• Click the empty box or the Phishing

Filter icon immediately to the left of the Security Settings button in the status bar

• Click Check This Website


Using the Phishing FilterUsing the Phishing Filter• When the Phishing Filter is turned on, the URLs

of Web pages you visit are sent to Microsoft to be compared against the latest list of known phishing sites.

• When the Phishing Filter is turned off, Internet Explorer 7 checks Web pages you visit against a list of phishing sites stored on your computer, but it doesn’t send any information to Microsoft.

• Whether the Phishing Filter is turned on or off, it checks the URLs of visited Web pages to see if they have characteristics of phishing sites.



• If the URL of the Web page you are trying to visit matches one of the sites listed as a phishing site:

• the Address bar is colored red• a notification in the Address bar flags the site

as a Phishing Web site• instead of the Web site, a message informing

you that this is a known phishing site appears in the browser window



Notification in the Address bar that this is a known phishing site



• If a Web site is not on the list of known phishing sites:

• Internet Explorer 7 checks to see if the URL has the characteristics of a phishing site

• If it does• the Address bar is colored yellow• a notification in the Address bar flags the site

as a Suspected Phishing site



• If you receive an e-mail purporting to be from a company/person with which you do business asking you to click a link to verify your personal identification information:

• don’t click the link• open a new browser window • type the URL of the company directly into the

Address bar• check your account information in the usual

way



• If you receive an e-mail from a company with whom you do not do business telling you that your account has been compromised or asking you to check your account status:

• do not click the link in the e-mail• follow up with the company if desired by

opening a new browser window and contacting them directly


Controlling cookiesControlling cookies

Cookies• Small text files that contain

information that identifies you to the Web server and that the Web site stores on your computer.



• Cookies can identify:• when you visited• which site you came from• the links you click as you navigate the site • the link you click to navigate away from the

site• Cookies can also:

• store your username for a Web site • store items you place in a shopping cart



• Cookies can be accessed and read only by the Web site that placed them on your computer.

• Some Web sites have agreements with marketing companies.

• The marketing company places images on the site.• These images are linked to the marketing company’s

site.• This means the marketing company can also place a

cookie on your computer. • Any time you visit any site on which the marketing

company has an image, the marketing company’s cookie sends data back to the marketing company.


Controlling cookiesControlling cookies• To control cookies:

• click the Tools button on the Command bar, then click Internet Options to open the Internet Options dialog box

• click the Privacy tab• drag the slider to change the setting• click Sites to open the Per Site Privacy Actions

dialog box • add specific sites from which you will always allow or

always block cookies

• If you visit a site and cookies are blocked, appears in the status bar.



• To view a Privacy Report:• double-click in the status bar,

or• click the Page button on the

Command bar, click Web Page Privacy Policy, click the site in the list, then click Summary.


Managing Pop-upsManaging Pop-ups

• Some Web sites allow pop-ups

• Some pop-ups contain advertisements

• Some pop-ups contain legitimate content from the Web site you are viewing

• Internet Explorer blocks most pop-ups.

• Use the Pop-up Blocker to control this behavior and allow pop-ups from specific Web sites



• Click Tools on the Command bar, point to Pop-up Blocker, then click Pop-up Blocker Settings to open the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box



• If the Pop-up Blocker is turned off, the Pop-up Blocker Settings command will be gray and nothing will happen when you click it.

• Click Turn on Pop-up Blocker, then click Tools, Pop-up Blocker, Pop-up Blocker Settings again



• In the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box:• you can add Web sites to the list of

sites that are allowed to display pop-ups no matter what the Filter level is

• you can change the Filter level



• The filter level controls the types of pop-ups that are allowed, if any.

• Medium• default setting • blocks pop-ups that open without your

permission• allows pop-ups to open as a result of you

clicking a link

• High • blocks all pop-ups



• Information bar • yellow• appears at the top of the browser window • tells you that a pop-up was blocked

• If you don’t want to allow the pop-up to open:

• you can ignore the Information bar • you can close it by clicking the Close button at

the right end of the Information bar


Managing Pop-upsManaging Pop-ups• If the Information bar appears and you want

to allow the pop-up to open:• Click the Information bar• Click a command on the menu that appears

• The Information bar appears under several different circumstances, and the menu changes to offer choices relevant to the circumstances.

• For pop-ups, you can choose • to allow pop-ups from this Web site • to allow pop-ups temporarily



• This icon in the status bar indicates that a pop-up was blocked

• This icon in the status bar indicates that a pop-up was allowed



Information bar indicates a pop-up was blocked

Icon indicates a pop-up was blocked


Forcing pop-ups to appear in a Forcing pop-ups to appear in a new tabnew tab• To force pop-ups to appear in a new tab in

the current browser window instead of opening a new window:

• click the Tools button on the Command bar• click Internet Options• click Settings in the Tab section on the

General tab• click the Always open pop-ups in a new tab

option button


Checking the Security of a Web Checking the Security of a Web PagePage• Almost all Web sites that request financial

or personal information on the Web do it securely

• You should verify this to be certain. • The URL of a secure Web page usually

begins with https instead of http. (The s stands for “secure.”)

• When you open a secure Web page, a padlock icon appears at the right edge of the Address bar.


Checking the Security of a Web Checking the Security of a Web PagePage• As part of the HTTPS protocol, Web sites

must have digital certificates for a browser to examine when it loads the secure Web page.

• Digital certificates identify • the URL of the Web page• the name of the certification company that

verified the Web site• the expiration date for the certificate.

• Certificates are issued by certificate authorities.


Checking the Security of a Web Checking the Security of a Web PagePage

• To view Web site’s certificate, click in the Address bar to display a Website Identification report just under the Address bar.

• The Website Identification report appears.


Checking the Security of a Web Checking the Security of a Web PagePage• Web Site Identification Report

• identifies the Web site • informs you that the connection is encrypted• which means data sent over the connection is

coded so that only the Web site with the code can read it

• Encrypted—coded so that data sent over the connection can be read only by the Web site with the code.



• To view the certificate, click View Certificate in the Website Identification report box.

• The Certificate dialog box opens.

• You can see the dates between which the current certificate is valid.



Certificate owner

Certificate authority

Dates between which the

certificate is valid



• If there were a problem with the certificate—for example, if it was expired or if it were revoked:

• the Address bar would be colored red• a notification in the Address bar would tell you

that there was a certificate error

• You can click that notification to display the security report detailing the error.


Understanding Extended Understanding Extended Validation CertificatesValidation Certificates• Extended Validation SSL certificate

• means that the site has undergone extensive testing by the certificate authority to verify that it is a legitimate site

• If a site has an Extended Validation SSL certificate:

• the Address bar will be colored green• the name of the company that owns the certificate and

the name of the certificate authority appears to the right of the padlock icon in the Address bar


Exploring Add-onsExploring Add-ons

• Add-ons (plug-ins or extensions)—programs that add features to Internet Explorer 7

• Adobe Acrobat Reader • Shockwave • Windows Live Toolbar

• If you visit a site that requires an add-on and the add-on is not installed on your machine, a dialog box might open asking for permission to install it or directing you to a Web site from which you can install it.

• Some add-ons are free; others are available for a nominal cost.



To open the Manage Add-ons dialog box

•click Tools on the Command bar

•point to Manage Add-ons

•click Enable or Disable Add-ons



• The Manage Add-ons dialog box displays a list of add-ons currently loaded in Internet Explorer.

• To disable a specific add-on, click it in the list, then click the Disable option button in the Settings section of the dialog box.

• To download new add-ons, click the Download new add-ons for Internet Explorer link to open the Windows Marketplace Web site in a new browser window



• Browse through the categories

• Type keywords in the Search text box



• To install an add-on• click the Download link

• click Run in the dialog box that opens asking whether you want to run or save the file


Deleting temporary Internet filesDeleting temporary Internet files

• Internet Explorer 7 on a computer using Windows Vista operates in Protected mode.

• Protected mode—the only place that files are downloaded without the express consent of the user is to the Temporary Internet Files folder.

• To remove all traces of your browsing history before you leave, you can delete the contents of the Temporary Internet Files folder, clear the browsing history, delete all cookies, and delete form data and any passwords that you saved.


Deleting temporary Internet filesDeleting temporary Internet files

• Click the Tools button on the Command bar, then click Delete Browsing History to open the Delete Browsing History dialog box.

• One advantage to using the Delete all button is that, in the confirmation dialog box, you can choose to also delete files and settings stored by add-ons.


• You learned how to search the Web

• You learned to create and manage favorites

• You learned how to subscribe to a newsfeed

• You learned how to save and print text and graphics on a Web page

SummarySummary


• You learned how to use the Phishing Filter to help protect yourself from phishing attacks

• You learned how to manage pop-ups using the Pop-up Blocker

• You learned how to check the security of a Web page

• You learned how manage add-ons

SummarySummary