As with other offerings from the popular IDG series, Internet Explorer 4 Bible is big, comprehensive, and easily accessible. Each chapter covers a different topic, with subjects ranging from features of IE 4 to how to maximize your Web surfing with search engines and various multimedia formats. The book details new customization features and teaches you how to configure the Active desktop, demonstrating how to set up and organize your push channels and how to subscribe to your favorite Web pages.
Individual chapter topics are grouped into larger sections, so you can easily locate appropriate information. The first section covers beginner topics, both in Internet Explorer and on the Internet itself, before moving quickly into new features, installation, and basic principles of IE 4. The second section explains the various customization features of the browser from toolbars to Active Desktop, ActiveX controls, and helper apps. The third section contains detailed Web advice, including how to collect and organize Favorites, how to use search engines, how to manage Web page printing, and how to utilize IE 4 to browse your hard drive. The author devotes the fourth section to employing Outlook Express for e-mail and newsgroup browsing and NetMeeting for communication and collaboration. The fifth and final chapter explores how to build Web pages with FrontPage Express and how to take advantage of the new HTML tags supported by IE 4. The appendix contains helpful information on the Internet, troubleshooting for Internet Explorer, and suggestions on where to get more information on topics featured in the book. Icons mark the secrets, tips, warnings, and sources for further research in each chapter.
Product Description
There's a lot more to Internet Explorer 4 than browsing the Internet, which is why Internet Explorer 4 Bible, the comprehensive reference and tutorial, is the perfect companion for this exciting new release from Microsoft. Here, author and computing expert Christopher Negus covers essential topics such as:
Installing Internet Explorer 4 and connecting to the Internet Customizing Internet Explorer Configuring Active Desktop, the new Microsoft technology that integrates the Internet right into the Windows operating system Setting up subscriptions and channels so that the information you want is always right at hand Adding ActiveX Controls, plug-ins, and helper apps to access multimedia content and enhance interactivity and functionality Setting security levels and controlling content so that it's kid-safe Effectively searching the vast information resources available on the Internet Using Internet Explorer as a window onto your own PC Saving, printing, and using text on Web pages Managing Favorites, History, and Shortcuts Experiencing virtual reality, audio, and video Exchanging e-mail, participating in newsgroups, and using NetMeeting to confer online with far-flung colleagues Publishing your own Web pages and taking advantage of the new Dynamic HTML and Cascading Style Sheets technologies
