Web Browsers: How Do You Surf the Internet?

Home , Brave (web browser), Maxthon, SeaMonkey, Surf (web browser), Vivaldi (web browser)

Skokie Public Library 4/16/2018

Presentation 4/16/18

What are Web browsers?

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• tools people use in order to access, view or upload the content on the Internet. • an image, video, text or a combination of different categories.

• content is stored in form of code • use web browser to interpret the code – to view it in form of a web page

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Web address

• navigate the web via web addresses or URL (Uniform Resource Locator). • typed into an address bar it locates the website

• Example of a website: https://skokielibrary.info/ • Example of a specific page (“Events”): https://skokielibrary.info/events

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Hyperlink

• use hyperlinks (aka links) to access related web pages online

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Browser elements

Navigation

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Tabbed browsing

Printing

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Printing in Chrome browser

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Printing in Firefox

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Printing in Edge

Printing in Vivaldi

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Printing Shortcut

• CTRL + P • Use carefully – sometimes no print preview

Privacy

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Privacy: Chrome browser

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Privacy: Firefox browser

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Privacy: Vivaldi browser

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Add-ons/Plugins

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Firefox Add-ons

Bookmarks

• Local bookmarks • Bookmarks manager • Bookmarks bar

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Add-ons

• getPocket.com • Evernote.com • Bit.ly

Mobile/Smartphone browsing experience

• Compacted view – Mobile friendly • Web pages built for mobile

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Browsers covered

• (Google) Chrome • (Mozilla) Firefox • (Microsoft) Edge (formerly Internet Explorer)

Other browsers

• Safari • Opera • SeaMonkey • Vivaldi • Brave • Maxthon • Yandex

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Explore on your own

‹ www.gcflearnfree.org/internetbasics/using-a-web-browser

‹ www.lifewire.com/what-is-a-browser-446234

Thank You

Want a copy of this presentation? Visit www.skokielibrary.info/handouts where this presentation will be available for four weeks.