Netscape Tips #2



*1.   SHORTCUT ACCESS

Some Web sites are just too important to relegate to the 
bookmark list. When this is the case, you can create a 
shortcut directly from the Windows desktop. Open the Web page, 
then right-click a blank area. From the Context menu, select 
Internet Shortcut. Now all you have to do is click the new 
desktop shortcut to access the site. 


*2.   COLOR SCHEME

Communicator allows you to create very slick-looking messages 
with a variety of formatting options. For example, you can set 
colors or background images in the message. To do this, open a 
new Message Composition window (click New Msg). From the menu, 
select Format, Page Colors and Properties to bring up the 
Colors and Background dialog box. Click Background, then 
choose the color you want. You can also check Use Image from 
the Background Image section, then choose the graphic file you 
want for the background image. Click OK, and the background 
colors or images appear in your mail message. 


*3.   Nifty Netscape Tricks

Here are two tips for fun things to do when you're in Netscape 
Navigator. Basically they are browser easter eggs. The first 
one: hold down the Control-Option-F keys and you'll be 
transported to The Amazing Fish Cam, which also leads to "The 
Continuously Refreshing Fish Cam!" The other "egg": type 
about:mozilla in the location field. The result may appear 
cryptic but it is in fact an inside joke. Mozilla was the 
original name of the Netscape browser


*4.   START WITH NEWS OR MAIL

You don't even need to start Navigator with a browser window. 
If you like, you can begin each session with either your news 
or mail window. To set this, select Options, General 
Preferences, then click the Appearance tab. For the On Startup 
Launch option, select either Netscape Mail or Netscape News. 
Click OK to close the box and save your changes. The next time 
you start Navigator, it will open with the selected option. 


*5.   IMAGE IS EVERYTHING

To see an image from a Web page by itself (you know, not 
surrounded by all that other junk), select the image, then 
right-click. From the context menu that appears, choose View 
Image. The image appears alone in a new browser window. Just 
click Back to return to the original page. 

*6.   Come Together

Need to convert Favorites/Bookmarks back and forth between IE 
and Navigator? Microsoft's free FavTool utility (http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/favtool/
favtool.asp) 
lets you do just that.
