WWW Browser Netscape

Right now, perhaps the best WWW browser is netscape. These instructions are done in accordance with version 4.0, but can be implemented with other versions.

Netscape Toolbar

At the top of the netscape window is the Toolbar, in which you can find often used commands. If some button is greyed out, it means that at this moment the command is not available. (Greying out is in use in many windows programs.)

Back: Takes you back to the page you were on before you started viewing the current page.
Forward: If you have pressed the Back-button, takes you to the page you were viewing before you pressed the back button. In effect, forward one page.
Reload: Retrieves the current page again (Refreshes the page in case some changes have been made. Very usefull when making your own homepage).
Home: Takes you to a previously defined homepage (In Netscape, in the microcomputer network, the University's www-page is the default).
Search: Takes you to different internet search services.
Images: Loads all the images onto the page for viewing (Usefull if you have set Automatically Load Images to off.)

NOTE! When retrieving www-pages, images are often a great burden on the univerity's network. For this reason, it is not recommendable for you to automatically load images on every page. It is highly recommended for you to turn off autoloading during the day when the microcomputer network is under great strain from use, and loading of images and www-pages is slow.

You can turn off the automatic loading of images by deselecting Edit|Preferences|Advanced|Automatically Load Images (no "Check-mark").

If you want all the images on a page after turning autoloading off, all you need to do is press the Images-button. You can view a single image by right-clicking the image and selecting from the pop-up menuShow image

Netscape: Takes you to Netscape's web-site.
Print: You can print the current document by use of this button. However, it is not recommended as people tend to print out of whim and quickly discard the printout. This is a waste of natural resources, and is money out of the IT-Department's budget that could be spent on better things like new equipment.
Security: Shows the security of the page.
Stop: If loading of any particular page seems to be taking forever, you can stop the operation by pressing this button.