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Introduction to Netscape Communicator

Introduction to Netscape Communicator. Using Netscape Communicator 4. What is the Internet?. The Internet is a network made up of lots of interconnected networks and includes the following WWW Email Newsgroups FTP. What is Netscape Communicator?.

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Introduction to Netscape Communicator

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  1. Introduction to Netscape Communicator Using Netscape Communicator 4

  2. What is the Internet? • The Internet is a network made up of lots of interconnected networks and includes the following • WWW • Email • Newsgroups • FTP

  3. What is Netscape Communicator? • Netscape Communicator allow you to connect the Internet and do the following • Browse the World Wide Web (WWW) • Send and receive electronic mail • Participate in Discussion groups

  4. Starting Netscape Communicator Shortcut Icon

  5. Communicator Screen Toolbars - Component Bar Status Bar

  6. Component Bar • The Component bar allows quick access to Communicators sub-programs Docked Mode Floating Mode

  7. Review Questions

  8. Browsing the Web Using Netscape Communicator 4

  9. Web Sites and URLs • A Web site is a group of pages that can be viewed by people on the Internet • A URL is the address you use to access information on the Web site. Web addresses always start with http:// • http://www.microsoft.com • http://www.cctglobal.com

  10. Navigation Toolbar • The Navigation toolbar is located underneath the menu bar • The Navigation toolbar has many icons to speed up your Web browsing

  11. Location Toolbar • Type the URL of the Web site you wish to visit into the text box Click the down arrow to view a list of recently entered Web sites

  12. Personal Toolbar • By selecting icons on the Personal toolbar you can quickly open your favorite web sites

  13. Opening a Web Site • Type the URL of the Web site into the Location toolbar text box

  14. Navigating a Web Site • Links to other pages are typically displayed in blue text with an underscore

  15. Forms • Some Web sites will ask you to enter information into a form

  16. Downloading Files from the Web • Right click on the file and select Save Link As

  17. Bookmarking a Web Site

  18. Saving Web Pages and Images • Right Click on the image • Select the Save Image As command

  19. Security on the Web

  20. Controlling Image Loading

  21. Review Questions

  22. Searching the Web Using Netscape Communicator 4

  23. What are Search Engines?

  24. Searching the Internet Using Alta Vista http://altavista.digital.com/

  25. Searching the Internet Using Lycos http://www.lycos.com/

  26. Searching the Internet Using Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com/

  27. Searching the Internet Using Excite http://www.excite.com/

  28. Searching the Internet using Hotbot http://www.hotbot.com/

  29. Searching the Internet With Web Crawler http://www.webcrawler.com/

  30. Searching the Internet Using Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com/

  31. Review Questions

  32. Bookmarks Using Netscape Communicator 4

  33. Bookmarks Window • Select Edit Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu

  34. Manually Creating and Editing aBookmark • Creating and Editing of bookmarks is done via the Bookmark Properties dialog box

  35. Organizing your Bookmarks • By default new bookmarks are added to the bottom of the bookmarks list in the order they were bookmarked, this can make for a very cluttered Bookmarks menu • Grouping bookmarks of a similar type into bookmark folders makes finding the site you want a lot easier • Use separators to further divide your bookmarks

  36. Moving a Bookmark • Keep you bookmarks in the appropriate folders • Move your bookmarks into there correct folders using : • Cut and Paste • Drag and Drop

  37. Creating a New Bookmarks Folder

  38. Customizing the Personal Toolbar • The icons on the Personal Toolbar match the contents of the Personal Toolbar folder

  39. Review Questions

  40. Electronic Mail Using Netscape Communicator 4

  41. What is Electronic Mail? • Electronic Mail or email allows you to communicate with people within your organization, or if you are connected to the internet you can send messages all over the world

  42. Opening and Closing Messenger • Select Messenger Mailbox from the Communicator drop down menu

  43. Messenger’s Window - Message List - Message Text

  44. Messenger’s Toolbar • The icons on the toolbar give to quick and easy access to all of Messenger’s basic functions

  45. Sending an Email Message New Msg Icon Message Text Area

  46. Spell Checking your Messages Spelling Icon

  47. Reading your Email Messages Select message from list Text of message displayed here

  48. Navigating your Email Messages • Use the Go drop down menu to browse your messages

  49. Responding to Email Messages • Use the Reply icon to respond to an email message • You can send your reply to the sender or the sender and all recipients of the message

  50. Forwarding an Email Message • Use the Forward icon to send a copy of a message to someone else

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