How do you read a Web page? Most Web pages are made up of the same common elements, shown in Figure 1.5.

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Figure 1.5  Graphics, text, and links are among the elements of a Web page.

Table 1.1 explains these common elements in more detail.

TABLE 1.1  WEB PAGE ELEMENTS

Element	Description
URL	The address of the current Web page.
Text	Just normal text, like you'd read in a book.
Graphic	A picture on a Web page.
Hypertext link	A text-based link to another Web page; click the underlined text to go to the linked page.
Graphic link	A graphic that, when clicked, links you to another Web page.
Frames	Some Web pages are divided into parts, each of which functions as a separate Web page.

If you're not sure what to do on a given page, try "hovering" your mouse over various elements; sometimes a "tip box" appears that describes the selected element. If you hover over something that is clickable, the cursor turns into a small hand. When this happens, go ahead and click-you never know where you'll go! (If you don't like where you go, click your browser's Back button to return to the previous page.)

Hover  When you use your mouse to position the onscreen cursor over a particular item without actually clicking the item, you are "hovering." In Windows 95 and Windows 98-and on many Web pages-some items display tips or other information when hovered over.