Netscape
Netscape Start
[Edited 05/11/04 ADA Copyright Symbol The Garlic Press]
(Home and school sites may vary slightly from this documentation)
Web Introduction Browsing Basics Netscape Explorer
Netscape Communicator can be downloaded free from Netscape.
Basic Browser Functions for Navigator
  1. Starting Netscape
  2. Browsing with Netscape Links
  3. Searching for a topic
  4. Using Bookmarks
  5. Setting Preferences (includes proxy filters)
  6. Quitting Netscape
  7. Browser Shortcuts
  8. Return to Web Browsers Main Page
Starting Netscape: Find the Netscape program on your computer.
In CSUB Labs
CSUB PC-Lab
(may vary from example)
(1) Start Netscape.  In the CSUB labs, double click, the Communications folder: 
Communications Icon
(2) Double click Netscape Navigator in the Communications window 
Communications Folder
AT HOME: On most home computers "Netscape" can be found by clicking the Start button, drag across Programs to Netscape Communicator or Netscape 7.1 and release the mouse button.
     
Macintosh-Lab
(may vary from example)
(1) Open the server disk by double clicking the Server Disk icon on your screen: 
Server Disk

(2) Double click the Applications icon in the window that opens 

Applications Folder

(3) In the next window double click Communications/Networks. 

Communications/Networks

(4) Double click the Netscape Navigator Folder

Navagator Folder

(5) Find

Netscapeand double click 

Netscape
On CSUB lab computers, the CSUB home page should open (specific startup home pages depend on how the browser was setup). Shooting stars will go across the Accessing Indicator" until a connection is made. File names will appear at the bottom left of the window as files are received.
Nerscape Start Up CSUB
Check out the components of this CSUB home page [home pages are often changed by their owners so the CSUB, home page may not look exactly like this]. Similar features will appear on all home pages. Click here for a brief description of the browser tools.
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Browsing with Netscape Links
(1) Web pages have hyper links. When clicked hyper links take you to a new location. A hyper link is usually hot text, text, with a distinctive color and usually underlined.  A hyper link may also be a picture with a distinctly colored  border line. I clicked on the "hot text" link,The Walter W. Stiern Library  on the CSUB home page, to link to the CSUB library home page
CSUB Library Home page: http://www.lib.csubak.edu/
Netscape CSUB Lib Page

(2) I could return to the CSUB home page by clicking the back, Left Arrow Back, button at the  left of the browser tools.  I could click CSUB Home Page Return Button  That's pretty much the way you can browse around the net starting from any home page.

(3) You can return to the home page for your browser by clicking the home, Home Button, function key (the home page for your browser can be set to any web site)

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Searching for a topic
(1) First click on the search, Netscape Search Button, button in Netscape's tool bar. When the search page opens scroll down to the text entry box. Type in your search term. I typed in "Bakersfield" and clicked the Search key.
Netscape Search
You could also use Browse Netscape's Web Directory, on this page are click the Search Tools button to access searches for phone numbers, maps, etc..

At heavy net use times, 9-5 work hours (don't forget the other time zones), you may on occasion have connection difficulty when performing a search. For help improving searching skills, check http://www.csubak.edu/~jross/classes/GS390/Internet/WEB_SEARCHING/WebSearch.html

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Using Bookmarks
Bookmarks are web addresses you have add to Netscape's "Bookmark" list so that you can go to this site without typing in the URL each time. To do this

(1) Click and hold the Bookmark, Boohmark Button , on Netscape's menus.  If the bookmark button is not visible, click the expand tabs ShowToolbars Buttons on the left side.   Using bookmarks is very useful for your home computer or office computer.  It is not useful to save bookmarks in the CSUB labs since Netscape is reloaded each time the computer is started and all saved bookmarks are lost. You can however, use the bookmarks listed on the browser in CSUB labs.

(2) A list will appear listing web pages that have been book marked. Drag the mouse down the bookmark list and highlight your choice. Release the mouse button and Netscape will seek out and load the web page you selected.

(3) Adding bookmarks to your personal computer is quite simple.

(4)  You can choose Manage Bookmarks to organize your bookmarks.
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Setting Preferences
On your personal browser you can set preferences, choices for your;  startup page, email addresses, web page appearances, etc.  The way to get to these choices is by:
(1) Choose Preferences from the Edit Menu Menu Edit Prefreferences
(2) Change the startup page by replacing the current page in the Location box
 
 
 

(3) Make changes in Appearance, Navigator, Mail & Newsgroups,.. by clicking the area you want to change in the Category box
 
Note: One preference k-12 teachers may have to set to access the web in their classroom is a proxy.  Proxies allow only pages acceptable to the proxy list to be accessed.  For example to set the proxy that filters for Owens Primary BCSD:
(1) Click Advanced
(2) Click Proxies
(3) Select "Automatic Proxy Configuration"
(4) At Configuration Location (URL) type:
http://proxy.38.bcsd.k12.ca.us
(5) Click the Reload button
(6) Click OK
You may need to reboot your computer for the proxy to take effect.

Preferences Dialog

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Quitting Netscape
(1) Choose Exit (Close on a Macintosh) from the File menu (On the PC you can also click the X at the top right of the browser window)
Menu File Exit
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Browser Shortcuts

Function                                                                        PC                                       Mac
Show history (previously visited links                       <ctrl><h>                             <Apple><h>
Find                                                                              <ctrl><f>                              <Apple><f>
 
 

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