Browsing to a Web site

To browse to a Web site for the first time, click inside Internet Explorer's address bar and type the URL. You don't need to type the http:// part. But you do need to type everything that comes after that part. Don't type any blank spaces, and be sure to use forward slashes (/), not backslashes (\). After you've typed the URL, press Enter or click the Go button to the right.

After you press Enter or click Go, Internet Explorer adds the leading http:// part for you. The page at that URL shows up on your screen shortly thereafter. If it seems to be taking forever for the page to appear and you don't want to wait any longer, click the Stop button. Then click the Back button, if necessary, to return to the previous page.

Tip URLs aren't case sensitive, so it's okay to type them in all lowercase letters.

It's not entirely necessary to type the entire URL. If the URL that's currently in the address bar is similar to the one you're about to type, you can select just the part you want to change. Then type in the new part.

Tip To highlight just part of the domain name so that you can type a new one, just double-click the domain name in the address bar. For example, if you are viewing www.google.com, just double-click the google part and then start typing to replace that part and leave the www and the com parts alone.