Netscape Communicator
Surfing the web with
Navigator
- To go to a web site
enter the address into the location box at
the top of the page and press enter.
- To store the web site
so you can find it later click on communicator
| bookmarks | add bookmark.
- To save a web page
for viewing later click on file | save as,
then select a location to save the file and
remember where you have saved it for future
reference.
- To view a file you
have saved click file | open page | choose
file, then select the file you have saved.
- To search on a topic
on the Internet click on the search button
at the top of the page. Then enter the topic you
are interested in in the dialog box and press
enter. There are a number of different search
engines listed on the lefthand side of the main
search page which provide different information
and content. Try them out to see which ones suit
the topics you are interested in.
- After you have
searched a number of pages you can go back to a
previous page by clicking on the back button
and then click on the forward button to go
forward again. You can also see a history of
where you have been by clicking on communicator
| history. Double clicking on an address will
take you to that page.
- Every page you look
at counts as data traffic. Often the largest data
component of the page is the picture, you can see
this because they take a long time to display. To
save time and money you can tell Netscape to only
download text. To set this up click on edit |
preferences | advanced, and untick the automatically
load images box then click OK to exit the
preferences box. There will now be an images
button at the top of the screen which you can
click on whenever you want to view the images in
a page.
Sending and Receiving
Email
- To send someone an
email click on new msg which will bring up
the new message box. Enter the email address at
the top of the page or if it is in the address
book just write their name in. Click on the attach
button to attach a file or web page. Enter
your message in the large box. When you are
finished click on send. To save money and
time on the Internet write your emails offline
and click on file | send later. When you
are online line click on file | send unsent
messages.
- To collect your mail
click on Get Msg. Enter your password in
the dialog box that comes up.
- To delete messages
once you have finished with them right click on a
message and select delete from the drop
down list.
- To access the address
book click on communicator | address book.
Other stuff
The
Navigator help menu is very good if you have a problem
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