JavaScript
JavaScript is the easiest and fastest way for Web authors to add interactivity to a Web site. Unlike Java, which is based on separate software components, JavaScript is a scripting language whose programs are embedded right in the HTML. You can use the Preference settings in Internet Explorer to turn scripting on and off.
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Controlling JavaScript
Downloading Files
The Download File command in the File menu, lets you download files from the Internet while you continue to browse other Web pages. Once you have typed the URL of the file you want to download, the Download Manager will open and give you information on the status, size, and download time of the file. Since the Download Manager is also available from the File menu, you always have a history of the files you have downloaded. Plus, if you can't remember where a file was downloaded to, just double-click the file in the Download Manager.
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Downloading files from the Internet
Cookies Support
A cookie is a small piece of information that a Web site downloads on your hard disk for future reference. For example, a cookie might be used to store a customized view of a Web site or ensure that you never see the same advertisement twice. Settings in the Internet Explorer Preferences let you control the download of cookies. For example, you can choose to always accept cookies or you can choose to always display an alert when a Web site wants to download a cookie. Internet Explorer's cookie alert confirms the URL, the expiration date, and the identification number of the cookie.
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Downloading cookies
Autosearch
Internet Explorer has made searching the Internet even easier with the Autosearch feature. Simply, type "go" and the topic you'd like to search for in the Address Bar, and Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com) will search its databases for matching topics and display them for you.
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Using the autosearch feature
Refreshing from the Context Menu
You can reload a Web page quickly by using the Refresh command from the context menu. This feature is especially useful when you want to refresh the contents of a frame. Simply, click inside the frame, hold down the mouse button, and choose Refresh.
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Tips & Tricks: The Context Menu
- First, you need a physical connection between your Macintosh® computer and the Internet.
- If you are at work and your computer is attached to a network that has Internet access, you can use it to connect to the Internet. Check with your network administrator for more information.
- If you are at home or your work network does not have an Internet connection, you can use a modem to connect to the Internet via phone lines. The faster the modem, the better off you are. The fastest dial-up connection that most common Internet service providers (ISPs) support is 28,800. If you need a faster connection and your ISP supports it, you can install an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line to your house.
- Next, you need to connect to a host computer unless your Macintosh is directly connected to the Internet.
- If you are at work and your computer is attached to a network that has Internet access, check with your network administrator for more information.
- If you are at home or your work network does not have an Internet connection, you need to contract with an Internet service provider (ISP). ISPs have many levels of services. Look in local newspapers and magazines, Internet magazines, and talk with friends to determine what type of service you need.
- Finally, you need Internet software so that your Macintosh can communicate with the Internet.
- MacTCP and TCP/IP are control panels from Apple Computer Inc. that enable your Macintosh to send and receive information. Your ISP or administrator will give you the information you need to configure these control panels correctly.
- MacPPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a freeware connection package that enables your Macintosh to communicate with your ISP. If your ISP does not support PPP connections, you may need to use SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol). However, it is best to find an ISP that supports PPP connections, because it is newer and offers better error correction and more features. Your ISP or administrator will give you the information you need to configure MacPPP correctly.
Internet Config is a third party application that allows Internet
applications to share preferences. For example, if you have already set up an Internet connection using Internet Config you do not have to retype the information in Internet Explorer. You can also change the mail and news applications accessed from the Internet Explorer toolbar using Internet Config. If you would like more information
about Internet Config, visit Internet
Config Information. (This site is not under the control of Microsoft. Please read our disclaimer.
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Changing your default mail and news reader
These Help pages and text within the Internet Explorer interface will give you the information you need to use the powerful features of Internet Explorer.
- Click a topic area on the left to see a list of related procedures. To open the procedures in a separate window, press and hold on the topic area link and then choose Open Link from the context sensitive menu.
- Click Index to see the Index. Use the Index just as you would an index in a book.
- Click Quick Reference for information about a particular menu item and its keyboard shortcut.
- Internet Explorer Help is best viewed in Internet Explorer.
- Click the Internet Explorer logo at the bottom of the topics list to go to the Internet Products home page on www.microsoft.com/ie/mac.
- For best viewing, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, click the Web Content tab, and make sure Allow Page To Specify Colors is selected.
- To print, click in the frame that contains the information you want, and then choose Print from the File menu.
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