Once you open Internet Explorer, you can start exploring the Web immediately. All you have to do is click a hyperlink or enter a URL you’ve gleaned from TV or someone’s business card in the Address bar. You can, however, use several techniques to make the time spent connected to the Internet more efficient.
Using the Address Bar
If you’ve entered a URL (perhaps a lengthy one) and then want to use only part of it to try to access a resource, place the cursor in the Address bar, hold down the Control key, and press the right or left arrow key to jump forward or backward to the next separator character (the slashes, the dots, and so on).
To quickly fill in the www and .com for a Web address, enter the domain name you want to visit, such as apple, and then press Control+Enter. Internet Explorer automatically fills in the URL to make www.apple.com.
Using AutoComplete
You’ll notice that sometimes when you start to enter a URL, Internet Explorer will try to complete the URL for you, as well as display a list of possible URLs under the Address bar. This is the AutoComplete feature at work.
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