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How to Use the Address Bar

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Summary: This article includes a video and walks you through using the Address Bar in your browser. Too many people use the Search Bar when they should be using the Address Bar!

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  1. Step 1
    Address Bar
    Address Bar

    In browser software such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, find the Address Bar. This bar might say Address or Address Bar, and will probably be the bar on the top-left of the window. In Internet Explorer 7, the bar does not have a name.
    The bar does *not* have the word "search" inside or to the left of the bar. Watch the video with this article closely to see which bar is the Address Bar.

  2. Step 2

    Delete everything currently on the address bar, and then enter the Web site address you wish to visit. It is not necessary to enter http://

    Enter an address (also known as a domain name, URL, or Web site address), and then press Enter or click Go/Refresh. Most addresses look like one of these:
    address.com or www.address.com
    Use the correct domain name instead of address.com

  3. Step 3

    You should be add the Web site you want.

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draik said

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on 11/10/2008 Many people may laugh, but some people don't know what it is, where it is or how to use it. Great article for new users of the Internet.

cheeop said

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on 6/11/2008 Glad you enjoyed it. I used to work help desk and 95% of the time, when people can't get to a site, it's because they're using a search engine instead of the address bar!

Limowreck said

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on 6/11/2008 Excellent video! Thanks for the information. Your articles are easy to follow and very informative. Thanks for the effort you put in to teaching the rest of us!

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