| You have mastered the basic elements of navigation. It is time to leave and venture out onto the World-Wide Web. |
1. The "Go To" Box
To go directly to a place, we must know the address. Every computer connected to the Web and every Web page stored on that computer has a unique address. Every computer connected to the Web and every Web page stored on that computer has a unique address. In Internet lingo this is called a Uniform Resource Locator, usually shortened to URL.
For example, the web address for the Longmeadow town website is: http://www.longmeadow.org
You can enter an address directly in the Location Toolbar bar beneath the Toolbar (as we have done in the diagram below), or click on File in the menu bar and select Open Page to get a long rectangular 'Open Page' window.
2. Exercise - Going Places
- This exercise takes you on a short trip onto the Web.
- Click once on the location bar to activate it.
 TIP: When you click on the location bar, Netscape will
highlight the current address. You can type your new URL right
on top. Don't delete, don't backspace, just type on top of the
highlighted location address. |
- Now enter one of the addresses below. Press Enter.
Boston.com: http://www.boston.com
Smithsonian Institution: http://www.si.edu
USAToday: http://www.usatoday.com
Watch what happens to the Netscape logo
and to the Progress Bar at the bottom.
