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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Operating System
Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet
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You can also lock and unlock the taskbar by using the
Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window.
To access the window:
1Right-click the taskbar, then select Properties.
The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window appears.
2Check or uncheck the box next to the Lock the taskbar
command.
3Click OK.
Lesson 3: Learning about the Internet
This lesson demonstrates how to access a Web page from a
window and from the taskbar.
The lesson assumes you have an account with an Internet
Service Provider (ISP).

Opening a Web page from a window

The most common way to open a Web page is by typing a
Web address in the address line of the Web browser itself. But
you can also type a Web address in the My Computer
window.
1Click Start, then My Computer.
The My Computer window appears.
2On the View menu, point to To olb ars , then click
Address Bar.
The operating system displays the address bar. It
indicates that you are in “My Computer.”