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Back button: Click this button to back up to the last
page. If you click and hold this button, you get a menu of the last 15
pages you visited, if you would prefer to jump further back.
Forward button: If you have previously clicked the Back button, you
can click this one to move forward to the pages you have backed out of.
Like the Back button, if you click and hold this button, you get a menu of
the last 15 pages that you backed out of, so you can jump further
ahead.
Reload button: Click this
button to reload the page that you are currently viewing. This button is
used most commonly to check for updates to a site or load portions of a
page that didn't come in the first time.
Home button:
Click this button to move back to your start page, from anywhere on the
internet.
Search button: Click this
button to use the Netscape Search pages. This function is duplicated in
the Search the Web box on the West Central Net page.
Guide
button: Click here to see Netscape's default start page. Click and
hold to get some different options to view.
Print button:
Click this button to print the page that you are viewing. Make sure that
your printer is ready to print.
Security button: Click
this button to see the security information about a site. If you are
sending your credit card or other important information over the internet,
the site should be marked as Secure. This is also displayed by the lock in
the lower left corner ( is unsecure, is secure
).
Stop button: Click this button to stop a page from
loading or to stop animated graphics from moving.
Location
bar: This bar contains the Universal Resource Locator (URL) of the
site that is currently loaded. If you have a URL of a site you would like
to visit, simply type it on this line, then hit [ENTER] to go to that
page. NOTE: URL's are case sensitive.
Search Engine:
A search engine combs the internet to find information for you. This is
convenient if you don't have the exact URL of a site, or are looking for
more information on a certain topic. Each engine has different type
abilities and preferences, so different engines will bring in different
sites, even with the same keywords entered.
Keyword field:
This is where you type in the main words that you would like the Search
Engine to find. It is not case sensitive. Try to be as specific as
possible, without using too many keywords. Once you have selected your
engine at and entered your keywords, hit [ENTER] or click Search.
Links: As you move through different sites on the internet, you
will come across several links (usually an underlined section of text). A
link is most easily recognized by the change in your mouse pointer. It
will change from when it is on normal text, to
when it is over a linked section of text or graphic. Click one time when
you have to follow the link to the next page or site.
Navigator icon: Click here to open a Navigator window, if you don't
already have one open, or to move back to the first open Navigator
screen.
Messenger icon: Click
here to open the Netscape mailbox. Be careful to only click once, or it
will try to open your mail twice, which locks you out for 15 minutes. See
the next
section for more information on Netscape Messenger.
Discussion
Groups icon: Click here to open a windows for the News Groups
messages. Usenet News is the equivalent of a discussion group or "bulletin
board system" (BBS). With Usenet News you can keep track of the latest
gossip about your favorite TV sitcom, discuss your sports heros with other
fans or find out what printer you should buy for your home PC. Newsgroups
cover every imaginable topic (and some you can't imagine) -- some will
help you with your work and others are simply for entertainment.
Composer icon: Click here to open Netscape's website builder. This
let's you simply build a webpage to be put up onto the
internet.
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