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Hyperlinks and netiquette are important concepts for proper internet usage. A hyperlink allows users to jump to new documents or sections within a document by clicking text or images. Netiquette refers to rules of etiquette for communicating online, as certain behaviors are socially acceptable in digital situations that may not be in person. Some key netiquette rules include remembering the human on the other side, adhering to the same standards of behavior online as in real life, and considering online safety, reputations, copyright, and research skills in all internet activities. Following guidelines for hyperlinks and netiquette helps ensure smooth and respectful online interactions and communications.
Hyperlinks and netiquette slides
- 1. Hyperlinks and Netiquette By: N Ndinisa
- 3. Hyperlinks • A hyperlink is a word , phrase or image that you can click on to jump to a new document or a new section within the current document • When you move the cursor over a hyperlink, whether it is text or an image, the arrow should change to a small hand pointing at the link. When you click it, a new page or place in the current page will open.
- 4. Hyperlinks 1. Found in nearly all web pages, allowing users to click their way from page to page. • Also often blue underlined, but don’t have to be • An example:
- 5. How to insert a hyperlink in Microsoft Word Select the text or image that you want to turn into a link Click the insert tab Click the hyperlink button Type or paste the website address into the “ADDRESS” field
- 6. The rules of netiquette • Netiquette –rules of behavior on the internet • They are guidelines that govern behavior when communicating on the internet have become known as netiquette. • Netiquette covers not only rules of behavior during discussions but also guidelines that reflect the unique electronic nature of the medium.
- 7. Netiquette • • Etiquette in technology governs what conduct is socially acceptable in an online or digital situation. While etiquette is ingrained into culture, etiquette in technology is a fairly recent concept. • The rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over the Internet or social networks or devices are different than in person or by audio (such as telephone) or videophone (such as Skype video). It is a social code of network communication
- 8. Rules of netiquette • Online security ( Safety and Ethics) • Internet threats • Protecting Reputations Online • Copyright • Contextualized Online Search and Research Skill
- 9. Rule no1: Remember the human • You need to remember that you are talking to a real person when you are online • The internet brings people together who would otherwise never meet. • Remember this saying when sending an email: Would I say this to the person’s face. • Adhere to the same standards online that you follow in real life in terms of behavior
- 10. Thank you… • https://forms.gle/YFCPe7bEaUJPm3pU9 link to a quiz for todays session • These rules will help you in the next lesson which will be creating Gmail accounts, sending emails and the correct way to write emails.