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The Mouse

Normally your mouse will appear on the screen like an arrow

Sometimes, however, it will look like a hand with a pointing finger

Leaving our Site:

1. If the new website has opened in a new window, close the window or

2. If the new website has replaced the Ballintotis website in the same window, click the 'Back' button (see below) as often as necessary until the Ballintotis website reappears.

Some very useful buttons:

Each page of the web site contains similar features:

The banner on every page, for instance, when clicked, will bring the visitor to the 'Ballintotis Community Council' page.

Clicking on the Newspaper will bring the visitor directly to the 'News' page.

A marquee message appears underneath the banner on most pages and this will carry current snippets of news etc. which will scroll continuously from right to left.

This is an example of one of the pages in the site.

The left side contains Navigation Links containing the names of the various pages in the site. When one of these is clicked with the left mouse button, the visitor will be brought to that page.

The right side of each page contains 'page links'. Some of these pages are within the site and more are in the World Wide Web. The ones at the top are the same in each page and contain links to various radio and television stations, weather forecast, family notices etc.

NOTE: Unless you have a broadband internet connection, you are unlikely to have good radio or TV reception.

The links below the line on the right hand side vary between pages.

The bottom of most pages looks like the picture below. Clicking on the picture of the workman will bring the visitor to the 'Services' page which contains advertisements of various service providers.

Clicking on the envelope on the right causes the visitor's e-mail program to launch with a new, blank, message window, already addressed to postmaster@ballintotis.com allowing the visitor to send an e-mail.

NOTE: This function will only work when the visitor already has an e-mail account set up on an e-mail program like Microsoft® Outlook® or Microsoft® Outlook Express® etc.

Clicking on 'Make ballintotis.com your homepage' will allow the visitor to make the homepage of this site, the visitor's homepage. Opting for this means that everytime the visitor launches the internet browser, the ballintotis.com homepage will appear automatically.

NOTE: This feature may not work with all browsers.

Time and Date

The time and date shown at the top left of most pages is sourced from the visitor's computer. So if the date and/or time is/are incorrect - reset your computer's time/date settings.

Your Safety and Security

It is very important to know that there are dangers associated with the internet also. Therefore, always keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and keep yourself up-to-date also by keeping abreast of current safety guidelines for internet use. Links to web sites with this important information can be found on the top, right hand side of this page. There are many other similar sites also, so stay informed.

In particular, be vigilant if you are asked to disclose private details - either personal or financial and always monitor your children's use of the internet.

This is just a taster for some of the many things there are to be known about 'surfing' the internet. However the best way to learn, as ever, is by doing so happy surfing.