Microsoft^® Windows^® 98 gives you access to information anywhere on your computer. You can browse your computer, your local computer network, or the World Wide Web in the same window. It's easy to do using Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer.

Browse anywhere
Windows Explorer borrowed a few things from the Web.  You'll find an Address bar, a Favorites menu, and a Back button that can take you to the last Web page you saw, or the last file or folder. You can also go from the Web to your hard disk by clicking the Back button. See Browsing everywhere from any Windows Explorer window to learn how.

Surf your computer
Windows Explorer can display the folders on your computer as though they were Web pages so you can get information about a file or folder without having to open it. The right pane displays extra file information, such as the date you last modified the file, its size, and the author's name. If the file is an image, you'll see a "thumbnail" view of it. See Surfing your computer the same way you surf the Web to learn how.

Single-click makes it quick
Make your computer work even more like the Web by using the single-click feature. When you change to single-click, pointing to a file or folder highlights (selects) it. Click once, and the object opens, just like a link on the Web. See Using single-click everywhere to learn how.

Terms:

local computer network: A group of computers electronically linked together, typically in a company or organization.
World Wide Web: An area of the Internet (a global network consisting of millions of computers) that supports special types of documents and complex graphics.
Address bar: A place to type and display the address (URL) for a Web page (a document located on the World Wide Web), or the location of a document on your computer or local network.
folder: A file that contains other files or folders, for purposes of organization.
hard disk: The place inside your computer where information is stored.
Web browser: A viewer, such as Internet Exporer, that is used to see content on the World Wide Web.
link: A clickable element on a Web page (a document located on the World Wide Web) that points to another Web page.