Internet Tips and Tools
1. Change Your Homepage in Internet Explorer 1.
Open Internet Explorer 2. Go to the webpage you wish to be your homepage.
Like http://www.indytel.com 3. Left click Tools in the top menu 4. Left
click Internet Options at the bottom of the menu that pops up 5. Left click
Use Current button. 6. Left click Apply button at the bottom right 7.
Left click OK button to close the window. 8. Your homepage is now set and
will come up the next time you open Internet Explorer
2. Delete Internet Temporary Files in Internet
Explorer( this will remove all temp files and saved forms ) 1. Open
Internet Explorer 2. Left click Tools in the top menu 3. Left click
Internet Options at the bottom of the menu 4. Left click Delete Files under
Temporary Internet Files 5. Left click Delete all offline content 6.
Left click OK 7. Left click OK again to close the window
3. Reset Internet Explorer settings to default
1. Open Internet Explorer 2. Left click Tools in the top menu on the right
side 3. Left click Internet Options at the bottom of the menu 4. Left
click Programs tab on the top right 5. Left click Reset button on the
bottom right 6. Left click on checkmark to remove it if you wish to keep
your current homepage 7. Left click OK to close the window
4. Install Firefox Internet Browser 1. Open
Internet Explorer and click on the link to go to
http://www.getfirefox.com
2. Left click on the Download Firefox icon at the top left of the page.
3. Left click Run. 4. If another window pops up asking whether to Run
the program, just Left click Run. 5. Left click Next. 6. Left click to
highlight the button next to I Accept the Terms of the License Agreement and
Left click Next. 7. The Standard button should be highlighted. Left click
Next. 8. Left click Next. 9. You may be asked to import your Internet
Explorer settings. Just click Next. 10. Left click Finish and Firefox
should start up. If you wish to change your homepage go to the next How To.
5. Set the Firefox Homepage 1. Open Firefox
2. Go to the webpage you wish to be your homepage. Like
http://www.indytel.com
3. Left click Tools in the top menu on the right side 4. Left click
Preferences at the bottom of the menu that pops up 5. Left click General at
the top left 6. Left click Use Current Page in the top middle 7. Left
click OK 8. Your homepage is now set and will come up the next time you
open Firefox
6. Delete Temporary Internet Files in Firefox 1.
Open Firefox 2. Left click Tools in the top menu on the right side 3.
Left click Options at the bottom of the menu that pops up 4. Left click
Privacy at the upper left 5. If you wish to delete all history files, left
click Clear History at the bottom right 6. Left click on each tab you wish
to clear and click on the Clear button at the bottom right 7. Left click OK
to close the window
7. Customize Firefox 1. Open Firefox 2.
Right click to the right of Help in the top menu 3. A window will open with
icons. You may grab an icon by dragging and dropping it next to another icon on
the top of the firefox window. 4. Each icon performs a different task, such
as, printing, opening a new window, or opening a new tabbed window
8. Add Extentions to Firefox 1. Open Firefox
2. Left click Tools in the top menu on the right side 3. Left click
Extensions in the menu that pops up 4. Left click Get More Extensions at
the bottom right 5. Left click the link the extension you wish to add
6. Left click the Install link 7. Left click Install Now at the bottom
right of the new window 8. Left click on the X on the upper right to close
the window 9. Close Firefox and reopen Firefox to start using your new
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