Gateway Upgrade User Guide - Page 68
Connecting to a Website
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Chapter 5: Using the Internet Connecting to a Web site After you set up an account with an Internet service provider (ISP) such as America Online, you can access the many information sources on the World Wide Web. To connect to a Web site: 1 Connect to your Internet account. After your computer connects, a default opening page or welcome screen opens. 2 To go to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for "Universal Resource Locator") in the browser address bar (for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the browser address bar. - OR - On the current Web page, click a link to a Web site. The Web browser locates the server computer on the Internet, downloads (transfers) data to your computer, and displays the page on the site that you requested. Help and Support For more information about connecting to a Web site, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword connecting to Web site in the Search box , then click the arrow. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that a Web page displays on the screen depends on the complexity of the Web page and other Internet conditions. Additionally, the speed of your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. 60 www.gateway.com