Pay on a secure page

Step by step

1. Click the Start button! Look at the bottom of this practice computer: the dark strip there is its taskbar. In the middle of it, click the Start button (four blue squares). The main menu opens just above it. If you see two taskbars, use the one inside this page.
2. Click "Browser". In the menu that opened, click the "Browser" tile (a square with a small picture and its name under it): the app opens in its own window.
3. Go to . Click in the address bar at the top, type and press Enter. It is a practice store: made-up products, no real money.
4. Open your cart. At the top right of the page, click "🛒 Cart".
5. Click "Go to checkout". Your cart has a folding umbrella. Click "Go to checkout".
6. Type your street address. In "Street address", type a practice address, for example 25 Elm Street.
7. Type the ZIP code. In "ZIP code", type 62701.
8. Type the practice card number. In "Card number", type the practice card written on the page: . Never type your real card on a practice computer.
9. Type the expiry date. In "Expiry (MM/YY)", type 12/30: the month and the year printed on the card.
10. Type the security code. In "Security code", type 123. On a real card it is the 3 digits on the back.
11. Click "Place order". Check the total, then click "Place order". Your order number appears, and a confirmation arrives in your email.
12. Close this window. You are done with this window, so close it: click the ✕ button at the top right corner of the "Browser" window (on its title bar, the strip at the top). The window disappears.

These steps are written for SafePC, a pretend Windows-style computer in your web browser. On your own computer, the buttons and menus may look a little different, but the idea is the same.

More lessons in Shopping online

• Find a product and compare
• Use the shopping cart
• Return an item
• Spot a fake store