Netscape Navigator: basic commands

    Here are some basic commands for using Netscape Navigator, this information is neccessary to use the World World Web. There are many tools and options available on Netscape this section shall introduce you to the essential commands other things you will pick up as you get more confident with the browser.

    Using The Tool Bar

    Back and Forward Buttons allow you to toggle between pages on the web that you have already visited. This is useful for many applications, for eg when using search engines.

    Exercise

      Within the IDEA web site use the forward and back buttons to move between the different pages that we have set out, can you see any possible problems of manouvering through the pages that you have visited using these keys?

    The Reload and Image Buttons

    The Reload button calls up information from the page if you find that it has been corrupted. If you visit a page where the information has been interupted, for eg if the images do not come in or the page is downloading very slowly then by clikcing this button you can often refresh the operation and be more succesful the second time around.

    The Image button allows you to pick up images when you may have already selected the no image option. It is advantageous to select no images sometimesbecause it speeds up the process of downloading. However if you change your mind and want to view the images in a document then by clicking on the Image button you can then download the images too.

    Exercise

      Go to View and make sure that Load Images is not ticked. Now load the idea site into your browser. Do you have the usual dingbat images Y/N?
      Now click on the Image button. Do you have the usual dingbat images Y/N?

    The STOP Button

    The STOP button terminates a download. Sometimes you may decide you want to stop downloading because it is taking too long or because you clicked on the wrong link. This button can be used in conjunction with the reload button to refresh a download as mentioned above.

    Exercise

      Next time you have a slow download go to STOP and then to Reload. When you do this come back to this page providing the following information. Did you find that this helped to speed up the download of a page? Y/N.

    Training report sheet

    Email address

    Name

    Have you succesfully completed the exercises

    Yes
    No

    Check your Eudora In folder and place the e-mail address of the person you last sent an e-mail to below.