Make the most of all the Net has to offer with help from best-selling

Margy Levine Young (Cornwall, VT) is the author of many computer books for beginners and intermediates, including The Internet for Dummies.

Part I: Connecting to the Internet. Internet Connection Concepts. Connecting to Dial-Up Internet Accounts. High-Speed Connections: ISDN, ADSL, and Cable Modems. Intranets: Connecting LANs to the Internet. Part II: Exchanging E-mail. E-mail Concepts. Basic E-mail Commands. Sending and Receiving Files by E-mail. Controlling Your E-mail Volume. Sending and Receiving Secure E-mail. Other E-mail Topics. Part III: Chatting and Conferencing on the Internet. Online Chatting and Conferencing Concepts. E-mail Mailing Lists. Usenet Newsgroup Concepts. Reading Usenet Newsgroups. Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Other Types of Chat. Voice and Videoconferencing. Part IV: Viewing the World Wide Web. World Wide Web Concepts. Netscape Navigator and Communicator. Microsoft Internet Explorer. Lynx, Opera, and Other Browsers. Viewing Advanced Web Pages. Searching for Information, People, and Companies on the Web. Subscriptions and Channels. Making Use of the Web Resources. Part V: Creating and Maintaining Web Sites. Web Site Creation Concepts. Creating Web Pages by Hand. Creating Web Pages by Using Web Page Editors. Creating Web Graphics. Creating Web Audio Files. Uploading Web Pages. Analyzing Web Traffic. Building Traffic to Your Web Site. Advanced Web Page Options. Web Commerce. Part VI: File Transfer and Downloading. File Transfer Concepts. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Programs. Downloading and Installing Software and Other Files. Part VII: Other Internet Topics. Internet Telephony. Classic Applications.