What is a Web Browser? A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. A web browser can also be defined as an application software or program designed to enable users to access, retrieve and view documents and other resources on the Internet. Although browsers are primarily intended to use the World Wide Web, they can also be used to access information provided by web servers in private networks or files in file systems. The major web browsers are Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari. Some websites will only work with Internet Explorer while others will only work in Google Chrome and/or Firefox. The Del Norte School mail, calendar and web pages will work in both Google Chrome & Firefox, but will not work properly with Internet Explorer. This is why it is best to open Google Chrome or Firefox every morning to get to your email and calendars. Also, make the Del Norte School District Website your homepage so you can see any new information posted. To make this your home page, follow the steps on page 2.
Google Chrome
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Web Browser: KEEP AS YOUR DEFAULT
Use this for
District Mail District Calendar District Website & School Website pages
District Mail District Calendar District Website & School Website pages
To Make Internet Explorer your Default Web Brower: Open Up Internet Explorer Step 1: Click on “Tools” Step 2: Click on “Internet Options
Step 3: Select the “Programs” tab. Step 4: Click the “Make default” button next to “Default web browser? Step 5: Click “OK”
Test your new settings. If you designate Internet Explorer as your default browser, any Web link you click from your computer should now open in that program, such as Financial 2000 and TransTrak.
TransTrak Financial 2000 WebWork
Setting Up Your Home Page In Internet Explorer:
Step 1: Go to Internet Explorer, and go to www.delnorte.k12.ca.us to bring up the District Web Page. Step 2: Click on “Tools” Step 3: Click on the “General” Tab Step 4: Either type in: http://www.delnorte.k12.ca.us OR click “Use current” Step 5: Click “OK”
In Google Chrome:
Step 1: Go to Google Chrome and go to www.delnorte.k12.ca.us to bring up the District Web Page. Step 2: Click on the wrench in the right corner. Step 3: Click on “Settings” Step 4: Under “On startup”, bubble in “Open a specific page or set of pages and click on “Set pages” Step 5: Click on “Use current pages”, then Ok and exit all screens.
Cool tricks with Google Chrome: Bookmarks: When you find a website, form, etc. that you would like to get to quickly, here is a tip. Step 1: To set up bookmarks, go to the wrench at the top right. Click on “Bookmarks” Check “Show bookmark bar”. This will put a grey bar at the top of your page and allow you to save pages.
Step 2: Go to a webpage, form, your email page, your calendar page, etc., that you would like a quick link to. Once there, click on the yellow star next to the wrench in the upper right corner. This will bring up the Bookmark Information Box. Change the name to shorten it and hit “Done” it will put that bookmark in the grey bar at the top of your page. This is a good shortcut to your email, your calendar, your school’s webpage or any other site or form you use often. Just click on the link and there you go.
Other Notes:
This sheet has been saved on the “Google Apps” tab on the District Webpage.
