Address Bar

Below the Title Bar in Internet Explorer web browser is a Address Bar. Some of the components will change depending on what version of Internet Explorer you have. I am using IE7 for this posting.

Look at the top of your web browser, just below the Title bar. Bar. From left to right I have listed some of the components.

• Directional Arrows - This allows you go back or forward in browsing different web pages.
• Address Window - This is where you type in your website name. On the right is a down arrow. This help you select websites that you have visited.
• Padlock - If you are on a secure website, a padlock with appear, in this location. However, if you do not have a secure internet connection the padlock will not be there.
• Refresh Button - Looks like two little arrows pointing to the tail of the other. Left clicking on this button will prompt the web browser to go out to the website and get the lastest information from the website you have listed in your address bar.
• Stop Button - If a web page starts to appear in your web browser that you don't want to see. Just left click on the "X" or stop button. This will stop the webpage from appearing in your browser.
• Search Engine Window - This is nice feature. You have a search engine window built into Internet Explorer 7. All you have to do is type in what you want to search.
  
• Magnifying Glass - Left clicking on this button activates the search process.
• Drop Down Chevron - A little black chevron is the last button in the row with the address bar. Left clicking on the chevron will allow you select which search engine you want to use.