Topics:
1. Use the browser's BACK button.
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2. Use the browser's drop-down menu.
- In
Netscape, choose Go | Back.
- In
Internet Explorer, choose View | Go To | Back.
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How
to use the scroll bar:
When a Web page is longer or wider than the available space
in your browser's window, a scroll bar appears along the
side (or bottom) of the browser window.
You can use this bar to view the rest of the page the page.
Here's how:
- Point
your mouse at the bar.
- Click
and hold the mouse button to grab it.
- Then
move the bar up or down (or sideways if
it is on the bottom of the window).
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How
to find hyperlinks:
Hyperlinks (or links) are normally highlighted by underlining
or color. Sometimes hyperlinks do not display underlining.
You can find links by looking for some other clues.
As you pass your mouse's pointer over a link:
- The
pointer changes to a new shape, usually from
an arrow to a pointing finger.
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The
URL displays in the status bar at the bottom
of your browser window.
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How
to enter a Web address (URL):
You can type the URL for a web page if you know it. Use
the browser's location (Netscape) or address (Internet Explorer)
slot.
- Erase
the URL that is currently showing.
- Type
the new URL in the blank space.
- Press
the ENTER (or RETURN) key to fetch it.
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How
to highlight, copy and paste text:
First select or highlight the text to be copied. Move the
cursor to the spot where you want to begin highlighting
and click to place it. Now hold down the mouse button and
drag the mouse until your cursor is at the end of the text
block, then let go. The text you want to copy is now highlighted.
There are several different ways to perform copy and paste.
These are:
- Hot
keys, such as Ctrl+C (for copy) or Ctrl+V (for paste).
Press both keys at once.
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Edit
menu commands
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Toolbar
buttons
Use one of these methods to COPY the text you highlighted.
This puts it into the computer's clipboard or storage area.
Go next to the file where you wish to place this text and
click to insert the cursor where you want the text to go.
Then use one of the methods listed above to paste the text
into the new location.
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How
to select items in pull-down lists:
To use the NetS@vvy Quick Quizzes, you must select an answer
from a pull-down list, such as the one below:
To display the complete list, click either the small black
arrow to the right of the box (may not show on Macintoshes),
or within the box itself.
Point the mouse at the list item you wish to select and
click. It will be highlighted in a dark color. Your selection
should now be displayed within the box.
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How
to resize the browser window
For computers using the Windows operating system,
there are two steps:
If your computer is a Macintosh, grab the resize
box (shown in the illustration below) and adjust:
Note that you can also move the browser window around
on your desktop by grabbing the window title bar with your
mouse (hold the mouse button down) and dragging it. This
works on both Windows and Macintosh computers.
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How
to adjust frames in the browser window:
Sometimes a Web page display includes multiple windows within
the larger browser window. These smaller windows are called
frames.
To change the size of a frame:
- Point
at the border you want to move.
- If
the pointer changes to an indicator that looks
like the one in the illustration to the right,
click the mouse button to "grab" the border.
- Hold
the mouse button down and pull the border
in either direction.
- Release
the mouse button when done.
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How
to open a second browser window:
Currently this works the same way in both Netscape Communicator
and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Point
at File in the menu at the top of your browser
window and click the mouse button to display the pull-down
menu.
- Highlight
New in order to display a second pull-down menu.
- Highlight
Window (Internet Explorer) or Navigator Window
(Netscape) on this menu, then click the mouse
button again to select this choice.
- A
second browser window should open. This window can be
used independently of the first window.
- Instructions
for toggling between all open browser windows
are provided below.
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How
to toggle (move) between two or more browser windows:
You can have more than one browser window open at the same
time. When you wish to move between windows, use one of
the following methods:
- Use
the task bar (for those with Windows operating
systems).
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Netscape
users (both Windows and Macintosh versions) can use
the browser menu. Select Communicator | Window
to see a list of open browser windows. Highlight the
window you wish to view and it will move to the top.
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America
Online (version 5) users may also use the menu
to move between open windows. Select Window to
see a list of all open windows. Highlight the window
you wish to view and it will move to the top.
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Internet
Explorer users must click on the History
button in the browser toolbar to view a combined list
of pages from all the browser windows that are open.
Click on a page title to bring it into the window you
are using.
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How
to close new browser windows:
Clicking on some links causes a new browser window to open.
The new window may partially or completely cover the old
one.
You cannot use BACK to leave this new window. To close
new windows:
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Use the drop-down menu option, File|Close,
or
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Or use the regular Windows or Macintosh window
closing technique (shown in the illustration)
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How
to check your browser's version:
Companies that make Web browsers issue new, updated versions
of their software on a regular basis. This software is usually
free and can be downloaded from the company's Web site.
To determine which version of the Netscape or Internet Explorer
browser you currently have:
- Point
at the word Help on the browser's menu bar.
- Click
the mouse to display the Help menu options.
- Pull
the mouse down this list to the option About [your
browser's name here].
A screen with the browser version number will display.
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How
to print Web pages
To print a Web page that is currently visible in
your browser window:
- select
Print from the browser's File Menu
- or
use the Print Button
Netscape Communicator 4.75
To print a frame from a Web page:
- First
select the frame to be printed by clicking somewhere
within it.
- Then
choose Print Frame from the browser's File menu.
- Newer
versions of the Internet Explorer browser allow
you to print all available frames of a Web page,
as illustrated below.
Internet Explorer 4.0
To print from a computer in the RIT Library you
must have a Venda card or use your Student ID
card to pay for your printouts which is 8 cents a page.Venda
cards can be purchased from the circulation desk or
from vending machines near the circulation desk. You can
add money to your Student ID card at the circulation
desk. After adding money to the Venda card or your student
ID card, you may use it for xeroxing (also 8 cents a page)
as well as printing.
Usually several computers share one printer. In this case,
you must also:
- Determine
whether you are computer A, B, C, etc. (look for a label
on the front of the monitor). Look at the label to tell
you whether you are using Printer #1 or Printer #2 if
using the computers on the 1st floor of RIT Library.
- Go
to the printer, look for your computer name on the computer's
screen, highlight it and print. Insert your Venda card
or ID card.
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How
to make Javascript work on your browser:
Some features in NetS@vvy, such as the Quick Quizzes,
use small programs, called Javascripts. Your Web browser
must understand Javascript for these to work properly.
Most browsers have this capability, but sometimes it
is turned off. If you wish, you can change your browser's
settings to correct this problem. The Javascripts in
net.TUTOR pose no security risk to your computer.
For Netscape, choose the Edit menu, then
Preferences. In the box that appears, select
"Advanced," then check the box next to the option "Enable
Javascript."
For Internet Explorer, choose the View menu,
then Internet Options. In the box that appears, select
the "Security" tab, then choose "Medium" to allow Javascripts.
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This is from Ohio State University Libraries net.TUTOR
Help Page. Minor adaptations by Joan Naturale 26 April
2001.
