Dell Inspiron One19 Dell™ Technology Guide - Page 175

Troubleshooting Problems Connecting to the Internet If you are having problems connecting to the Internet, see the information that came from your Internet service provider and the information that came with any connection hardware. If you cannot connect to the Internet, but have successfully connected in the past, the ISP may have a service outage. Contact your ISP to check the service status, or try connecting again later. Web Browser Settings By altering the browser settings you can adjust the web browser for convenience and security. For example, to change settings for Internet Explorer: • Open Internet Explorer and click Tools→ Internet Options. OR • Click Start→ Control Panel→ Network and Internet Connections→ Internet Options. The Internet Options window appears. Use this window to establish settings for certain features, such as: • Browser home page • Web page appearance • Browser history • Accessibility options Setting the Browser Home Page Set a browser home page (most frequently used page), so that every time Internet Explorer is opened, the same page appears. 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Network and Internet Connections→ Internet Options. 2 Type the web address of the site you would like opened first every time you use Internet Explorer. Accessing the Internet 175