Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.x
In this section, we're going to review how to set up
some basic features of Internet Explorer 5, like setting the default
start page, the default email program, default
connection method, and clearing your disk
cache.
Setting the Default Start
Page
If you would like to configure your browser to
automatically load your favourite web site each time you start browsing
the web, you can do this one of two ways.
1) Click on Tools > Internet Options. At
the top of the screen is a section titled "Home Page" and
a while box labeled "Address" with a complete web url in
the format of http://www.somesite.com
If, for example, you always want to start at canoe's
web site, simply click in the Address box, delete the url, and enter http://www.canoe.ca/
Now click on Apply, then OK.
2) The other method is set the default start page while
viewing the web site. In this manner, you would surf to the web site you
want to always start at, and then click on Tools > Internet
Options and click on the box labeled "Use Current"
which will automatically copy the exact web url into the address box for
you.
Now click on Apply, then OK.
Setting your Default
Email Program
Microsoft Internet Explorer is bundled with a great email
program called Outlook Express, but if you prefer to use a different email
program, you may want to tell the browser the name of your email client so
when you click on those "mailto" links on the web, you are using
your favourite program instead of Outlook Express.
Click on Tools > Internet Options
then the "Programs" tab.
Here you can select many defaults for different
applications, including your default E-mail program. Just click on the
down arrow at the right side of the e-mail box and select the name of your
email client from the list.
If your email program doesn't appear in the list,
it's because it isn't a mapi-compatible email program or you haven't
turned on the mapi support in your email client.
Selecting your
default connection method
When you load Internet Explorer, it attempts to
fetch your default start page right away. You should tell Internet
Explorer how you connect to the Internet. If you're using a modem,
Internet Explorer can automatically make the connection for you. If you're
using a LAN this would tell Internet Explorer not to bother using the
modem.
Click on Tools > Internet Options
and click on the Connections tab.
I have heard of different variations of this screen,
but the basics are as follows:
You should see a large box labeled "Dial-up
settings" that allows you to specify the Dial-Up Networking
profile to use and radio buttons below that to select whether to
dial a connection at all.
If you're using a modem, you'll want to
choose "Dial whenever a network connection is not present"
or "Always dial my default connection" -- be sure to
click on and select eagle.ca as your default connection profile.
If you're connected to a LAN that provides
you with Internet access, then you will select "Never Dial a
connection"
To use or not to use a Proxy Server? Eagle
does NOT require you to enter anything into the Proxy Server settings. If
your LAN connection requires you to enter something into the Proxy Server
settings, then click on the button "LAN Settings" and complete
the screen as needed.
Clearing your Cache
Although your Cache are maintained automatically by
Internet Explorer on a first in/last out basis, there may be times when
you wish to erase this information.
Click on Tools > Internet Options.
There are three sections on this screen. The middle area is called "Temporary
Internet files" and controls your hard disk cache settings.
If you click on the Settings button, you can
decide how often the browser checks for newer versions of stored pages. I
suggest leaving it on the default radio button "Automatically"
Next is a slider control that selects how much disk
space to set aside for the cache. This is a personal preference and there
really isn't a "right" or "wrong" setting. I'd suggest
about 2% of your drive, or around 50 megabytes. Too large a cache can
actually slow you down because it takes so long to search through the
cache, while too small a cache keeps the browser working too much on
clearing out the older data.
Click OK when you're done on this screen.
If you click on the "Delete Files"
button, you will be prompted to confirm you wish to delete all files in
the Temporary folder. Click on Yes and when it's finished click on OK.
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