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Hierarchy (see Folder)
also ‘Shortcut Icons’, and while most ‘Shortcut Icons’ can
Home Page be moved or deleted, system Icons are intended to be per-
The ‘Home Page’ is sometimes referred to as the ‘Start manent. They can be removed
page, Entry page’. The ‘Home Page’ is usually the first page and the functions they perform
on a website or the first page you see when you open your duplicated as shortcuts; however
Web Browser. You can have your favourite search engine this requires a certain skill and
open at its ‘Home Page’ or the ‘Entry page or Login page’ understanding not covered in
to your social Media site. this brief description.
Other Icons you may see are
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) those attached to warning notic-
es. These Icons will vary accord-
‘Hypertext Markup Language’ is a computer language
written in ordinary language text punctuated by ‘Tags’. ing to the warning degree; Red X
for critical, ‘Exclamation’ for im-
Tags are used to create effect <b> = bold, <i> = Italics, <u>
= underline text. Blocks of text must be enclosed with, mediate attention and a
<html> = opening. </html>= closed. <i> WinUser <i> = ‘Question mark’ for a query
seen on the web page = WinUser. Incremental backup
The ‘Hypertext Markup Language’ is constantly being up-
An incremental backup is the style name of the backups
dated and if you’re interested in learning the language you
should check to ensure you’re working with the latest ver- you make ‘AFTER’ you’ve made the first full backup. The
sion first incremental backup, backs-up only those changes
made to the original full backup. Backup again and the
Hyperlink backup will contain only the changes since the last incre-
A hyperlink gives you the ability to jump from one place to mental backup. Using the Incremental backup system,
each backup’s Unique, as each backup contains only the
another simply by clicking on a ‘Link’. A ‘Link’ can be a pic-
ture, button, a group of text or a single word; in fact it can changes made since the last Incremental backup
be any object that a hyperlink can be attached. The hyper-
link is the address or page you jump to when you click on
the ‘Link’. Hyperlinks are embedded in the object (Link) by
the software that creates them.
Text ‘Links’ are normally recognisable as they’re colour
differs from the text that surrounds them. Objects like pic-
tures and buttons may have heavy boarders, but will al-
ways dim or shrink when you pass the mouse pointer over
them. Hover the mouse pointer over any ‘link’ will change
the pointer to a clenched fist with a pointing finger.
Hyperlinks should always be treated with caution. They’re
a favourite tool for people hell-bent on robbing you. Bogus
links can show up on web pages and the e-mail you re-
ceive. Never just click on a link, think carefully ‘before’ you
click.
Icon
Icons are everywhere; they are an essential part of the
system. They’re usually a small ‘picture or logo’’ of the App
or function they represent. Many icons are simply
‘Shortcuts’ or a quick way to activate that App or function;
you click the ‘Shortcut Icon’ to launch the Application. A
‘Folder’ Icon, on the other hand, is a container, when you
click a Folder Icon you ‘Open’ it to reveal its content. A Insertion Point
‘Folder Shortcut Icon’ will always have a crooked arrow
The ‘Insertion Point’ in a document or field is the point
attached to indicate it’s simply a shortcut and not a con-
tainer. where the vertical ‘cursor’ is flashing. Start typing and the
letters or numbers will appear at the cursor moving it
Other Icons may simply represent documents, PDFs or ap-
plications waiting to be installed, like the ones stored in along the line as you type; hence the name ‘insertion
the ‘Download’ folder. The System Icons, those freehand point’. To move the cursor to a new location use the arrow
style Icons, in the notifications area and Start Panel are keys on the keyboard or click the mouse pointer at the
new ‘Insertion point’.
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