H
andbook:
P
rimary Menu Items
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Pop-up Menu
F
ile
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New Web Browser
Creates a new Netscape window. This window has the same history items as
the previous window and displays the oldest page in the history (usually the
home page) to screen.
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New Mail Message
Lets you create and send a new mail message in the Message Composition
window.
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Mail Document... (or
Mail Frame...)
Lets you create and send a mail message in the Message Composition
window with the current page automatically attached. The content field
contains the page's URL. The subject field contains the page's title.
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Open Location...
Lets you enter a URL to display the specified page in the content area.
Every page has a unique URL that identifies its protocol, server, and file
pathname.
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Open File...
Lets you select a file to open.
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Save as... (or
Save Frame as...)
Lets you save a file that contains the current Netscape page contents.
You can save the page in plain text format or in source (HTML) format. On
UNIX, you also have the option to save in PostScript format.
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Upload File...
Lets you select a file to upload to the FTP server specified by the
current URL. The command is only active when the current page accesses an
FTP site. Alternatively, you can upload files to the FTP site by dragging
and dropping files from the desktop to the Netscape window. Write permission
is required.
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Page Setup... (Not on UNIX)
Lets you specify printing characteristics associated with the current
page.
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Print... (or
Print Frame...)
Prints the content area of the current Netscape page. You can select
various printing characteristics.
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Print Preview (Windows only)
Previews the printed page on screen.
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Close
Closes the current Netscape page. On Windows, exits the Netscape
application when you close the last page.
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Exit (On Macintosh:
Quit)
Closes the current Netscape page and exits the Netscape application.
E
dit
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Undo
Reverses the last action you performed, when possible.
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Cut...
Removes the current selection and places a copy on the clipboard.
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Copy
Places a copy of the current selection on the clipboard.
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Paste
Puts the clipboard contents into the current Netscape page at the
position of the selection marker.
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Clear (Macintosh only)
Removes the current selection.
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Select All
Creates a selection composed of the entire contents of the area occupied
by the selection marker.
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Find...
Lets you specify a word or phrase to locate within the current Netscape
page. Press the
Find button to begin the search. If a match is found, the text is
selected and, if necessary, scrolled to a visible position in the content
area. If the
Match Case option (
Case Sensitive on Macintosh and UNIX) is checked, the case of each
letter must match; otherwise a match can occur regardless of case. On
Windows, check the
Up or
Down radio button to direct the search toward the beginning or end of
the document. If there is a current selection, the search begins at the
selection and does not wrap around to the opposite end of the document. On
Macintosh and UNIX, check the
Find Backwards check box to determine if the search starts from the
beginning or end of the document.
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Find Again
Searches for another occurrence of the text specified after using
Find.
V
iew
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Reload
Brings a fresh copy of the current Netscape page to replace the one
originally loaded. Netscape checks the network server to see if any change
to the page has occurred. If there's no change, the fresh copy is retrieved
from the cache. If there's a change, the fresh copy is transmitted from the
network server and the reloaded page displays the updated page contents. If
you press the
Reload button while holding down the Shift key (Option key on
Macintosh), Netscape retrieves a fresh version from the network server
regardless of whether the page has been updated (the cache is not used).
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Reload Frame
Brings a fresh copy of the currently selected page within a single frame
on a Netscape page containing frames. In other respects, the command
operates the same as
Reload.
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Load Images
Displays images of the current Netscape page. Typically, images
automatically load into pages. However, if the
Options|Auto Load Images menu item is unchecked when a page loads, a
small icon is substituted at the position of each image. Choosing
Load Images replaces all small icons with their corresponding images.
Images are loaded from their source files, however the page is not reloaded
(links to images are not updated from the source page).
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Refresh (Not on Macintosh)
Brings a fresh copy of the current Netscape page from local memory to
replace the one originally loaded. The refreshed page does not display
changes made to the source page from the time of the original loading.
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Document Source
Produces a View Source window showing the current page in the format of
HTML (HyperText Markup Language). The HTML source text includes the commands
used to create the content and content style of a single page. On Windows
and Macintosh, you can specify an application of your choice to view the
source text (bypassing the viewer window). Choose the
Options|General|Applications menu item to find the
View Source field and a
Browse button to specify the location of the viewing application you
wish to use as the default viewer.
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Document Info
Produces a page in a separate Netscape window stating the current
document's structure and composition including title, location (URL), date
of last modification, character set encoding, and security status. Secure
documents specify the type of encryption used and certificate data. The
certificate states the version, serial number, issuer (identity of the
certifier), and subject (identity of the server).
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Frame Source (UNIX only)
Produces a View Source window showing the HTML of the selected frame.
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Frame Info (UNIX only)
Produces a page in a separate Netscape window stating the selected
frame's structure and composition.
G
o
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Back
Displays the previous page in the history (or frame history) list. A
history list references a thread of pages you have viewed. A frame history
references a thread of frames you have viewed within a frameset.
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Forward
Displays the next page in the history (or frame history) list. If you
have used
Back or a history menu item to bring back a page, then
Forward brings the page ahead in the history list.
Forward is only offered after using
Back or a history item.
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Home
Displays the home page whose location is specified in the
General Preferences|Appearance panel. Netscape's home page is the
default.
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Stop Loading
Halts the connection in progress to display a page.
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History items
The
Go menu appends the title of each page in the history list as a menu
item. Choose the menu item to display the page. Choose
Window|History to view the history list.
B
ookmarks
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Add Bookmark
Adds the title of the current Netscape page to the list of pages in the
bookmark file. The Bookmarks menu grows as you add bookmarks. Initially, the
menu contains two items: one that adds a bookmark item and another to view
the Bookmarks window. Bookmarks are stored as a list and represented by a
bookmark file on your hard disk. The bookmarks list can be viewed in the
Bookmarks window. For a complete description of bookmarks and the tools for
working with bookmarks, see the section on Mail, News, and Bookmarks
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Bookmark items
The
Bookmarks menu appends an item with the title of each page you add as
a bookmark. Choose the menu item to display the page. Choose
Window|Bookmarks to view the bookmark list.
O
ptions
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General Preferences...
Presents a dialog box containing tab buttons for selecting preference
items. Each tab presents one or more panels that help you define Netscape's
operation. The
General Preferences panels cover a broad set of preference items.
Panels for other preference items are displayed by subsequent menu items.
Click the
OK button to close the dialog box while accepting any changes in
panel settings. Click
Apply, if available, to accept changes without closing the dialog.
Click
Cancel to close the dialog box without accepting any changes. Click
Defaults to reset panel items to initial out-of-box settings. Click
Help, if available, for online help information about each panel.
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Mail and News Preferences...
Presents the tabbed panels for setting mail and news preference items.
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Network Preferences...
Presents the tabbed panels for setting preference items regarding cache,
network connections, and proxy configurations.
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Security Preferences...
Presents the tabbed panels for setting preference items for security
features.
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Show Menubar (UNIX only)
Toggles the visibility of the menubar. If checked, the menubar is
visible. To show the menubar, click on the right mouse button and choose
Show Menubar from the pop-up menu.
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Show Toolbar
Toggles the visibility of the toolbar buttons. If checked, the toolbar
buttons are visible.
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Show Location
Toggles the visibility of the location (URL) field. If checked, the
location is visible.
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Show Directory Buttons
Toggles the visibility of the
Directory menu buttons. If checked, the buttons are visible.
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Show Java Console
Displays the Java Console window. Some Java programs might display
information here.
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Auto Load Images
Toggles the presentation of inline images as a page is brought to
screen. If checked, images embedded in a page are automatically loaded. If
unchecked, images are not loaded and are instead represented by small icons
that can be loaded by choosing
View|Load Images or
Images from the toolbar. Unchecking this item increases the speed for
displaying page text.
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Document Encoding
Lets you select which character set encoding a document uses when
document encoding is either not specified or unavailable. The proportional
and fixed fonts associated with the default encoding are designated using
the
General Preferences|Fonts panel items. Choose the
Set Default item (
Options|Save Options on UNIX) to establish the selected encoding as
the default for any document whose encoding is unspecified or unavailable.
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Save Options (UNIX only)
Saves any changes made to the settings of the
Options menu (not including the preferences panels whose items are
saved by pressing
OK). Changes remain in effect for subsequent Netscape sessions.
D
irectory
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Netscape's Home
Links to help get you started using Netscape and exploring the Internet.
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What's New!
A timely page leading you to the new information appearing every day on
the Internet.
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What's Cool!
An intriguing page guiding you to the more interesting offerings on the
Internet.
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Customer Showcase
A directory of online services and content offerings from Netscape
server customers.
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Netscape Destinations
An exploration page showing you the way to Internet sites and
directories.
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Internet Search
A directory of Internet search engines that you can use to find specific
information or a particular page, either by searching page titles, subject
fields, document content, or other indexes and directories.
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People
A directory of services to assist you in locating the names and email
addresses of Internet users.
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About the Internet
General information about the Internet with links to pages that explain
Internet concepts.
W
indows
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Netscape Mail
Displays the Mail window.
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Netscape News
Displays the News window.
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Address Book
Displays an Address Book window where you can create and modify files
containing email addresses.
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Bookmarks
Displays a Bookmarks window where you can create and modify bookmark
files.
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History
Displays a History window that lists, in two columns, the title and URL
of each page you have recently viewed. The history list is sorted with the
most recently viewed pages at the top. One item in the list is always
selected. Pressing the
Go to button, or double-clicking an item, brings the selected page
back to the screen. Pressing the
Add to Bookmark button puts the selected page into the bookmark list.
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Window items
Makes the selected window item the frontmost window. Each open window is
listed as a menu item. The menu item name is derived from the window's type
and title. The current window is designated with a check mark.
H
elp (See Balloon Help or Apple menu on Macintosh)
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About Netscape
Version, copyright, and license information about the Netscape software.
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About Plug-ins
Presents MIME type information for currently installed plug-in modules.
Plug-in modules are software programs that extend the capabilities of
Netscape. The plug-in application programming interface (API) provides
native support for new data types and additional features. After installing
a plug-in on your hard disk (per instructions from the plug-in), the plug-in
adds capabilities seamlessly to Netscape, performing like built-in Netscape
features. A Netscape dialog box tries to inform you if there's an
incompatibility with a version of a plug-in.
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Registration Information
Displays a page containing the registration number for your copy of
Netscape Navigator. If you have not yet registered your copy of the
software, the page tells you how to register.
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Software
Displays a page containing information on how to obtain the most recent
upgrades to Netscape Navigator software.
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Handbook
Displays the online version of the documentation, with links to chapters
and index entries.
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Release Notes
New feature information, links to helper applications, and tips for
using a specific version of the software.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions on a variety of Netscape topics.
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On Security
Questions and answers about Netscape's security features and links to
additional technical information about Netscape's implementation of Internet
security.
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How to Give Feedback
A feedback form for you to fill in and send your comments, requests for
features, bug reports, and other information to Netscape.
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How to Get Support
Displays information on Netscape support programs and relevant email
addresses.
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How to Create Web Services
A page with links to help you explore opportunities for creating and
publishing your own documents on the Internet using Netscape software.
P
op-up
M
enu
On Windows and UNIX, clicking the right mouse button produces a pop-up
menu with items that are shortcuts for several commands. On Macintosh,
holding down the mouse button produces the pop-up menu.
The items in the menu depend on the type or contents of the window you
are on. For example, when pressing the mouse button over a link, menu items
refer to the page specified by the link; over an image, menu items refer to
the image file specified by the image; over a pane in the Mail or News
window, menu items apply specifically to mail or news features. When a frame
is selected,
Back and
Forward menu items refer to the individual frame.
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Back (or
Back in Frame) (Same as
Go|Back item)
Displays the previous page in the history or frame history list.
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Forward (or
Forward in Frame) (Same as
Go|Forward item)
Displays the next page in the history or frame history list.
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Open this Link (filename)
Displays the specified page.
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Add Bookmark for this Link
Creates a bookmark in the bookmark list for the specified page.
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New Window with this Link
Displays the specified page into a newly opened window instead of the
current window.
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Save this Link as...
Saves the specified page to disk (instead of displaying on screen).
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Copy this Link Location
Copies the specified page location (URL) to the clipboard.
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View (Open this) Image (filename)
Displays the specified image.
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Save this Image as...
Saves the specified image to disk (instead of displaying on screen).
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Save as Wallpaper (Windows only)
Lets you use a specified image as the screen background image. Point the
mouse cursor over any image, press the right-mouse button, and select the
menu item.
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Copy this Image (Macintosh only)
Copies the specified image to the clipboard.
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Copy this Image Location
Copies the specified image location (URL) to the clipboard.
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Load this Image
Displays the specified image. (Replaces an image icon with the
corresponding image like the
View|Load Images menu item.).
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Internet Shortcut (Windows 95 only)
Displays the
Create Internet Shortcuts dialog box preset with information about
the current page. To create a Internet shortcut icon on your desktop, you
can accept the current information or supply a new description and URL for
any page you wish. After you have created the icon, you can click it to open
Netscape with the shortcut page automatically loaded.
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Show Menubar (UNIX only)
Displays the menubar. To hide the menubar, choose
Options|Show Menubar using the menubar.
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