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surfing the 'net Explore the World Wide Web with an Internet connection. Just connect your computer to a telephone line, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or cable TV line and sign up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP). To get to the Internet, click (Start), then click Internet or the ISP you've connected with. Type in an Internet address, such as www.gateway.com, click Go, and you're on your way. The address bar is where you type in the Internet address or URL (Universal Resource Locator) This is a Web page This is a linked Web page If your pointer arrow turns into a hand when you move over something, it's a link. Click on it and see where it takes you! 10 To learn more about the Internet, see "Using the Internet" in your online user guide.

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Explore the World Wide Web with an Internet connection. Just connect your computer to
a telephone line, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or cable TV line and sign up with an Internet
Service Provider (ISP).
To get to the Internet, click
(
Start
), then click
Internet
or the ISP you’ve connected with. Type
in an Internet address, such as www.gateway.com, click
Go
, and you’re on your way.
This is a
Web page
The
address bar
is
where you type in
the Internet address
or URL (Universal
Resource Locator)
sur
ng the ’net
To learn more about the Internet, see “Using the Internet” in your online user guide.
This is a
linked Web page
If your pointer arrow turns into a hand
when you move over something, it’s a link.
Click on it and see where it takes you!