Toshiba Tecra M5 User Manual

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Exploring Your Computer’s Features
An overview of using the Internet
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Once you have established an ISP account, you can connect
to the Internet.
1 Connect your computer’s modem to a telephone line.
For more information on connecting to a modem see
“Connecting the modem to a telephone line” on
page 140.
2 Start your Web browser. Have your modem dial the ISP’s
telephone number and establish a connection with the
ISP’s computer.
If you are using your computer at the office, you probably
connect to the Internet through your company’s network. See
your network administrator about connecting to the Internet.
Surfing the Internet
Once connected to the Internet, the Web browser displays a
home page, for example, your ISP’s home page on the
Internet or your company’s home page.
To visit a desired Web site, type in the Web address. The Web
address, or Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a unique
identifier for that computer system linked to the Internet. Web
addresses can also appear within a Web page’s text, and are
known as links. Clicking a link automatically displays the site
on your Web browser.
You can also use a Search Engine, a Web site specifically
designed to help you look for information.
Internet features
The Internet offers many types of communication tools to
help you perform many tasks.
❖ Internet email
To send and receive email of your own, you need a
mailbox on the Web, or an email address.

Toshiba Tecra M5 Specifications

General

Brand	Toshiba
Model	Tecra M5
Category	Laptop
Language	English