How to Use the Internet (How to Use ...)

Millions of people use the Internet to learn, work, shop, and play. How to Use the Internet, 8th Edition is the complete step-by-step and visual solution to learning how to get connected and use the Internet quickly and easily for new and inexperienced users. It serves as a visual step-by-step guide that quickly and easily points them in the right direction: how to choose the best online connection, how to use the built-in Internet tools, and how to expand their knowledge and abilities using the World Wide Web. This book covers such topics as setting up a high-speed Internet connection, communicating with e-mail, protecting the computer from viruses, and listening to audio and viewing video over the Internet.

This manual demonstrates how to use the Internet on a home PC computer to send an e-mail, surf the web, shop online, talk in a chat room, and play MP3 music. The easy-to-follow instructions walk through the steps for customizing security settings, reading a newsgroup, sending instant messages with Windows Messenger, and joining eBay auctions. The eighth edition covers Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6.
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A step-by-step guide to learning how to get connected to and use the Internet quickly. Coverage includes Windows XP, AOL 8.0 and other popular topics.