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Netscape

Netscape is the standard client for searching the World Wide Web

Check this out! There are pointers and Links to sites that can help in gaining experience with this powerful browser. It takes a little time to develop good Search skills. "Searching" the web is different than just "browsing" the web! Netscape has a legitimate rival and it is not America Online. Internet Explorer has come a long way! Seven Wonders of the Web

- Info - All sites on the WWW are in a programing code called HTML (HyperText Markup Language). This HTML code needs to be translated before most people can read/use the web sites. Another programming language, Java (Javascript), is becomming more prominant on many web sites and requires a more updated browser for all effects. (Netscape 3 or Internet Explorer 3 - Sorry AOL users!)	- Links - Netscape 3.0 Tutorial from Netscape Netscape Gold Tutorial from Netscape Netscape 2.02 Tutorial from Netscape Internet Explorer Tutorial from Microsoft	- Topics - Start Netscape Search Engines Bookmarks Browse or Search Search Skills Hint 1 Hint 2 Netscape Email Reference: Supercharge Your Browser (MacWorld)
- - - - - - - - - Comments - - - - - - - - - The two most popular clients to make this HTML translation are Netscape and Internet Explorer. Using Netscape, for most people, is the Internet! The more recent versions of both have a few more "perks" but sometimes take too much RAM memory for ordinary computers. Netscape 3 and Internet Explorer 3 have the features most people need and are moderate in memory use. NOTE: I do not use a Brower application for email. It seems rather a waste to use such a large program application for a small job like email. There are many full-featured email clients that (IMHO) do the email job much better (Eudora is my favorite!) and one does not have to open the "multi-featured" browser for email tasks!

How to get started:

In the Launcher

-Click category Internet
-Click icon Netscape
-Wait until Netscape starts

NOTE: Netscape can also be started without going "Online"

If you have saved a web page to your computer (a file that usually ends in ".html"), you may drag the icon of that file "on top" of the "Netscape Icon" in the "Launcher" and Netscape will "start-up" that web page. I do this all the time when I want to work on my own local web pages before placing them on the server. I also do this when I have saved a valuable web page to my hard drive and wish to view it again without going "online".

Where to go??? Where do you want to go???

Most people use a search engine to begin a search for a topic.

Search Engine:
-A search engine helps one to locate places on the Web
-I have configured Netscape (on the Harding Computers) to open with a favorite Search Engine called Yahoo!!!

Netscape Hints

Some nice bookmarks have already been placed in your Netscape Bookmarks file.
1. Start Netscape (click on Netscape in the Launcher)
2. In the menu bar at the top of the screen click and hold on Bookmarks
3. Drag to a Bookmark and release the mouse button to go to that site.

To add a bookmark of a site that you like

Go the the Site
In the menu bar at the top of the screen, drag to Add Bookmark
Netscape will create a bookmark for the site you are currently viewing.

There are many Search Engines that will search the Web for topics you choose.

Yahoo (the Harding computers are configured to start up with Yahoo!)
Web Sites from Dave (in the Bookmarks menu) has many sites and several search engines toward on the page. (I personally like Web Crawler and use it very much.)

How to get there!!

Browsing: (sometimes called "Surfing") "Just casually looking around!"
Browsing the Web

-Browsing is accomplished with a Point-and-Click system

(Place the arrow/pointer on an underlined item or on an icon/picture and click the mouse button to go to that location.)

-Other movement tools:

-Click Back button (upper left of the window) to return to the previous page.

-Click Forward button (upper left of the window) to return to a later page.

Searching: "A more focused intention to find a specific topic!"
How to Search!

Searching In Yahoo!

Least efficient search method:
- Click in the white search window of the title window of Yahoo!
- Type your search word or words in this search window and click on Search.
- You will get many items and you will have to narrow down your search to find useful information.

More efficient search method:
- Notice the categories
- Start your search by narrowing down the category. (Click on categories to move deeper into the catalog system of Yahoo!)
- Point-and-Click until you get closer to the category of your search item.
- When you have gone as deep into the Yahoo! catalog as you can, you will end up on a true web site.

Searching with Other Search Engines

- There are many other search engines available to navigate the World Wide Web. As you use them, you will find those that appeal to you and your search methods.

- I have created a Web Site with several other search engines and tools in one location so that you can try them out.

Web Sites From Dave
- In the Bookmarks menu (at the top of the page) Press/Drag/Release to Web Sites From Dave.

Web Crawler - One of my favorite search engines is Web Crawler. It is located toward the bottom of the page in the category called Search Tools.

- Click on Search Tools in the selector lines and find Web Crawler toward the bottom of the page
- Type in your search words and click on search
- Web Crawler immediately takes you to web sites that contain your search words (100 Sites are listed at a time)
- Remember to Bookmark the sites that have value for you.

Excite!, Alta Vista!, HotBot!, and others - I have collected together several wonderful search engines so you may use them just by clicking on their icons.

- Click on Search Engines in the selector line.
- Click on the Red Icon Search (this is Excite)
- Try any of the others and see how they work for you!!!!
- I hope you will find your favorites among these and create bookmarks to help you return to them.

Finding Addresses and Phone Numbers

- Click Miscellaneous in the selector line.
- Click Yahoo! People icon or Search People icon.

Finding Maps on the Web

- Click Miscellaneous in the selector line.
- Click InfoSeek Maps icon.

Search Word Hints:

NOTE: Think back to the efficient use of Yahoo! categories.

Suggestion: When you type in search words:

Start with larger categories and move to more specific words for best results.
The simplest way to type in search words is to type specific words and leave spaces between them (you will learn about many other types of search techniques but this simple way is enough for most people).

Every Search Engine Site will have some helpful "tips" for generating a search.
Excite! has an excellent guide (Search Tips) into making a good search. There are some helps on choosing key words and on considering what key words to use.

Do I have to repeat browsing/searching system all the time?

Bookmarks:

Review:
Bookmarks are used to save the address of places that you like or find useful so you don't have to remember the long cryptic set of symbols to get there again or don't have to repeat the lengthy browse/search process again.

To save a Bookmark

- In the Bookmarks menu at the top of the screen
- Press the mouse button and Drag to Add Bookmark and Release the mouse button. (Learn this technique for Macintosh computers)
- A bookmark for the location on the screen has been added to the Bookmarks file (It should be at the very bottom of the list)
To Use a Bookmark

- In the Bookmark menu at the top of screen
- Press the mouse button and Drag to the name of the bookmark you wish to use and Release the mouse button (Press/Drag/Release)
- Netscape will load that Web Site.

All of this disappears when I turn off the computer!!

Saving material from the Web

Bookmarks:

- Make sure you save bookmarks of important sites.

Printing:

- You may print any page that you have on your screen by choosing Print in the File Menu (keyboard shortcut is Command P)

Saving as a computer file:

- You may save the text of the page

In the File Menu choose Save as ...
Click Save and the text of the page will be saved to the Documents Folder.

NOTE: You may save the whole page (source) but it takes a bit more practice and skill than this beginning guide intends. (I can help you do this!) The whole page, with all the links, can be saved to your hard drive.

(Hint: In the Save as.. choose source rather than text. You will have to save all the images also to make this work.)

You can also select "View menu" / "Document Source". Then copy and paste the actual "code" for the page you are viewing into a text editor or word processor.
Saving an image from the screen:
- You may save any image on the screen.
1. Click on any image on the screen and hold down the mouse button.
2. Press/Drag/Release to Save this image as...
3. Click Save and the image will be saved to the Documents Folder (notice the name so you can find it)

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