How To Use The Web

Much information is in fact available online, but references to it involve complicated instructions regarding host names, logon passwords, terminal types and commands to type, sometimes needing the skilled interpretation of a network "guru". W3 replaces this with a point-and-click interface which anyone can use.

- Tim Berners-Lee, et al.; World-Wide Web: An Information Infrastructure for HighEnergy Physics; January 1992.

The following sections provide basic information on browsers and surfing, a survey of directories and search engines, and a description of essential search techniques:

Web Browsers

Web Browser Applications
Recommended Web Browser Configuration
Optional Web Browser Configuration

Surf The Web

Web Navigation
Web Page Bookmarks / Favorites
Web Pages With Frames
Web Browser Keyboard Commands

Find Web Sites

Directory Sites
Search Engines
Specialized Search Engines

Searching

The Logic Of Boolean Algebra
Search For Unique Identifiers
Use AND To Combine Search Words
Search For Phrases
Refine A Search With Related Keywords
Questions And Answer Searches
Add Search Filters With OR
Use NOT To Exclude Keywords
Search For Wildcards
Comparison Test Search Engines
More Web Search Information

Search Engines

AltaVista
Excite
Google *
Go.com
HotBot
Lycos
Yahoo.