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Quick Start & Troubleshooting Guide
Internet Explorer features
The image below shows the Internet Explorer browser’s start page. A brief description of some key aspects of
the browser are listed below.
1. Link to the Help menu: click to access the Internet Explorer Help section. There you can find information
about Internet Explorer and take the Internet Explorer Tour. You may also press [F1] on your keyboard.
2. Reduce, maximize or close the window.
3. Address bar: Type in an Internet address (ex: www.packardbell.com) and press the Enter key on your key-
board, this will take you directly to the address you typed.
4. Instant Search Box: Search the web without having to open a search provider page. You can customize
your search by setting your favorite search provider as the default. Use the dropdown list to choose a pro-
vider.
5. Back and Forward buttons: go back one page or forward one page while you are browsing.
6. Tabs: View multiple sites in a single browser window by switching from one site to another through tabs
at the top of the browser frame.
7. Quick tabs: Select and navigate through open tabs by displaying thumbnails of them all in a single win-
dow.
8. Favourites Center: Manage your favourite websites, your browsing history and your RSS Feed subscrip-
tions in just a few clicks.
9. RSS feeds: allow you to keep up with your favourite websites in an automated manner. An illuminated
icon on the toolbar indicates that the site offers a feed to which you can subscribe, in order to be notified
when content is updated. Your browser delivers the information to your Favourites Center. Now you can
read news headlines, sports scores, etc. as soon as they arrive.
Caution:
Internet Explorer includes a
Phishing Filter
that warns you about and helps to protect you
from potential or known fraudulent websites (sites that look legitimate but actually are designed to cap-
ture your personal information). The address bar will turn yellow and a warning message will be dis-
played if you visit a suspected phishing site.
Google Desktop (optional)
Google Desktop™ is a free pre-installed application that allows you to easily
search and personalise your Packard Bell computer. Google Desktop
provides full-text search over your email, files, music, photos, chats, Web
pages you've viewed, and more. By making your computer searchable,
Google Desktop puts your information easily within your reach and frees
you from having to manually organise your files. Google Desktop also helps you gather new information from
the Internet with Sidebar and Google Gadgets, visually appealing mini-applications that can display anything
such as your new email, the local weather forecast to personalised news. With Google Desktop, you get
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