Launching and navigating Edge

In this session, you’ll be reminded of our information security policy and understand how to access and navigate Microsoft Edge, the new Web browser for Windows 10.

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Session at a glance

  • Access the Information Security policy
  • Launch Edge
  • Discover the key elements within Edge

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Accessing our information security policy

Open your web browser and visit our information security policy here:
https://nfum-cms.unily.com/publishingpage/70761/op_risk_policies
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It’s important that you are familiar with this policy and comply with it, both in spirit and as described.

Launching Edge

The simplest way to launch Edge is by clicking the Edge application shortcut on the taskbar.

Launching Edge from the taskbar shortcut

Alternatively, you can click Start and click the Edge tile in the Start menu.

You can also search for Edge. Click the Search magnifying glass and within the Type here to search text box, type Edge. Once located, click Edge in the search results.

Tip

If you are using a laptop, the first time you launch Edge, you'll need to sign in. The next time you launch Edge, you won't need to sign in.

Visiting a Web page

Click into the address bar at the top of the browser window and type the full Web site address. When you are done, press Enter, and the Web site will open into the browser.

Search the Web

Click into the address bar at the top of the browser window and type what it is that you are searching for. Press Enter and Edge will use the Bing search engine to locate any relevant Web sites.

Searching in Edge

Go back, forward and refresh

If you visit one Web page and then visit another, the Back button will allow you to go back to that previous Web page.

Having gone back, you can return to the Web page you were just on, by clicking Forward.

The Back, Forward and Refresh buttons in Edge

If you want to refresh a Web page for whatever reason, click Refresh.

Test your learning

Feel like you have understood this session? Great, take a moment to complete this these steps:

  • Launch Edge.
  • Visit the BBC Web site at www.bbc.co.uk
  • Open the first news story that appears.
  • Return to the BBC’s home page using Back.
  • Now return to that story, without clicking the link to the story. Instead, use Forward.
  • Search the Internet for anything to do with the word weather.
  • Visit one of the pages that has been found.

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