Orientation

 

The purpose of this orientation is to introduce you to the icons and functionality of this website.

You will be introduced to:

  • the toolbar for Netscape and Internet Explorer;
  • the Key to Icons box located on the left hand side of every screen; and
  • the forms pages that ask you to input data and submit via the Web.
Let's begin.

When you access the Internet through your Internet provider (AOL, BellSouth, Mindspring, Cybergate, etc.) you will view the Internet using software called a "browser."  In most cases, the browser will be called Netscape  or Internet Explorer .  You can determine which browser you have by the symbols next to their names.

Internet providers such as AOL use their own browsers, however the concept is the same.

When you sign onto the Internet, a page will be displayed that looks something like this:

This browser is Netscape.  This is the menu bar.


This browser is Internet Explorer.  This is the menu bar.

 

 

This program was developed by the State of Florida Adult Secondary/GED/VPI Committee of the Practitioners' Task Force, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.