and Bulleted List 
buttons on the toolbar.
+
++ +
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+ In this section: + |
+
+ +
Netscape Composer is an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) editor that allows you to create and edit web pages. +Composer is WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, so you can see how your page will look to the reader as you're creating it. It's not necessary for you to know HTML, since most of the basic HTML functions are available as commands from the toolbars and menus. + +
To create a web page, use one of the methods described below. Once you've +started a page, you can add and edit text just as you would in a word processor.
+ +To create a new page:
+ +To edit a page you're currently browsing in Navigator:
+ +To start from an HTML file stored on your local drive:
+ +To edit a Web page: +
Tip: In the Composer window you can quickly open the most recent files you've been working on by opening the File menu, choosing Recent Pages, and then selecting the file you want from the list. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
Composer allows you to quickly switch between four editing modes or views. Each editing mode allows you to continue working in your page, but displays varying levels of HTML tags (and tag icons). + +
Before you choose an editing mode: + +
The Edit Mode toolbar has four tabs: + +
Note: JavaScript functions, frames, and animated gif files are not enabled in any of the editing modes.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To save a new page as an HTML file on your local drive: + +
Tip: Choose Revert to Last Saved from the File menu to retrieve the most recently saved copy of the document in which you're working. Keep in mind that your current changes will be lost. + +
To view your page in a Navigator (browser) window in order to test your links: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++
+ +
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+ In this section: + Formatting Paragraphs, Headings, and Lists + Changing Text Color, Style, and Font + Inserting Special Characters + |
+
+ +
To apply a format to a paragraph: + +
To apply a heading format: + +
To apply a list item format: + +
Tip: You can quickly apply a list style to text by selecting the text and clicking the Numbered List and Bulleted List buttons on the toolbar.
+
+
To change the style of bullets or numbers: + +
To align a paragraph or text in your page, for example, centering or aligning to the left or right: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To change the style, color, or font of selected text: + +
You can also change the background color of the page, or use an image as a background. See Setting Page Colors and Backgrounds. + +
Tip: To quickly remove all formats from selected text, open the Format menu and choose Discontinue Text Styles. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To look for text in the page you're currently working on: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To add a horizontal line (also called a rule) to your page: + +
on the toolbar, or open the Insert menu and choose Horizontal Line.You can customize a line's height, length, width, alignment, and shading. + +
+ +
To insert characters such as symbols or accented letters: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
If you understand HTML source code, you can insert additional tags, style attributes, and JavaScript +into your page. To work with HTML code use one of these methods: + +
To add attributes and JavaScript to objects such as tables, images, and horizontal lines, +use the Advanced Property Editor: + +
Composer automatically places opening and closing brackets < and > around your HTML, and quotation marks around any attribute text.
+ +Caution: Composer does not validate attributes that you enter. Make sure you fully understand the rules before adding, deleting, or modifying any values. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To check the spelling of your page: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++
+ +
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+ In this section: + Changing a Table's Properties + |
+
+ +
Tables are useful for organizing text, pictures, and data into formatted rows and columns. To insert a table: + +
on the toolbar, or choose Table from the Insert menu.
+You see the New Table Properties dialog box, where you can specify properties for the table (for example, height, width, and background color).
+To edit and add additional properties to your new table, click inside the table and then choose Table Properties from the Format menu (or click the Table button in the toolbar). + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can modify properties that apply to an entire table as well as the rows, columns, or individual cells within a table. + +
To view, change, or add properties for a table (for example, caption, background color, and spacing): + +
on the toolbar, or open the Table menu and choose Table Properties. You see the Table Properties dialog box with two tabs: Table and Cell.
+To view, change, or add properties for one or more cells: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
Composer allows you to quickly add or delete one or more cells to your table. +In addition, you can set options that allow you to maintain the original rectangular structure or layout of the table while you perform editing tasks. + +
To add a cell or group of cells (rows and columns) to your table:
+ +To delete a cell or group of cells:
+ +To join (or merge) a cell with the cell on its right: + +
To split a joined cell back into two cells: + +
Generally, when you delete one or more cells, Composer removes the cell border as well. This can result in a table with empty spaces, or whose outline appears irregular due to an uneven number of cells. You may want to delete one or more cells but still maintain the table's original rectangular layout, or structure. + +
Composer allows you to set a preference for preserving the table's structure by adding cells at the end of a row, wherever needed: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can use one of two ways to quickly select a table, cell, or group of cells: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + ++
+ +
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+ In this section: + |
+
+ +
You can insert GIF and JPEG images into your web page. You can also use them to create links.
+ +
on the toolbar, or open the Insert menu and choose Image.Tip: To quickly insert an image: Drag and drop it onto your page. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
Once you've inserted an image into your page, you can edit its properties and customize the layout in your page, such as the height, width, spacing, and text alignment: + +
To edit the properties for a selected image: + +
on the toolbar.
+You see the Image Properties dialog box; click More Properties to expand the list of settings. To collapse the list of properties, click Fewer Properties.
+ +[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
Using Composer's Image Map Editor you can create a hotspots to map areas of an image. +A map file indicates the image's hotspots--coordinates of the various areas of the image that you can assign to URLs. + +
The Image Map Editor works like a drawing tool--the selected image is displayed in a window area, with shape tool buttons located on the toolbar at the left side of the window. + +
To use the Image Map Editor: + +
in the toolbar to display the Image Properties dialog box, then click the Edit button in the Image Map section. (If necessary, first click More Properties to expand the dialog box.)
+To remove the image map from an image: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + ++
+ +
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+ In this section: + |
+
+ +
Use the Page Properties dialog box to enter properties such as the title, author and description of the document you're currently working on. This information is useful if you plan to use the page on a web site, since search engines use this type of information to index your page. + +
You can edit these properties: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can change the background color or specify a background image for the page you're currently working on. These choices affect the way text and link elements in your page appear to people viewing the page through a browser. + +
To set the colors and background for the current page: + +
You can edit these properties: + +
You can also set the default page background and colors for every new page you create in Composer. + + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + ++
+ +
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+ In this section: + Creating Links Within the Same Page + |
+
+ +
To create a link within the same page, for example a link that the reader can use to jump from one section to another, you must create an anchor, and then create a link that points to the anchor. Anchors are also called named anchors or targets. + +
on the toolbar, or open the Insert menu and choose Named Anchor.
+To create the link that the reader can click to jump to the anchor: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can create links from your page to local pages on your own computer or on your workplace's network, or to remote pages on the Internet.
+ +You can quickly create a link by dragging and dropping it from other windows. For example, you can highlight a link from a web page, bookmark, or mail and news window and drag and drop it onto your page.
+ + +You can also use the Link Properties dialog box to create a link to another page:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can make images, pictures, and graphic files, such as JPEG or GIF files, behave like links in your pages. When the reader clicks a linked image, the browser window displays the page that the image is linked to.
+ +
on the toolbar, or open the Insert menu and choose Link.Tip: Drag and drop a linked image from the Navigator window into a Composer window to copy both the image and the link.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To remove a link:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++
+ +
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+ In this section: + |
+
+ +
To set general preferences, for example, table editing, that apply to every document you create: + +
You can set these defaults: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can set preferences that apply to every document you create.
+ +You can set these defaults:
+ +To change the author name for an individual page: Open the Format menu and choose Page Title and Properties. + +
To change the page colors and background image for an individual page: Open the Format menu and choose Page Colors and Background. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] + + + + +
+
10/12/00
+Copyright 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation.
+ + + + diff --git a/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/content_style.css b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/content_style.css new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..657db4dcc239 --- /dev/null +++ b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/content_style.css @@ -0,0 +1,211 @@ +/* Cascading Style Sheet for Netscape 6 On-Screen Help */ + + + + +H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, P, UL, OL, DIR, MENU, DIV, + +DT, DD, ADDRESS, BLOCKQUOTE, PRE, BR, HR { display: block } + + + +B, STRONG, I, EM, CITE, VAR, TT, CODE, KBD, SAMP, + +IMG, SPAN { display: inline } + + + +LI { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 5 } + + + +H1, H2, H3, H4 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0 } + +H5, H6 { margin-top: 0 } + +H1 { text-align: left } + +H3, H5 { font-style: normal } + +H1 { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px } + +H2 { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px } + +H3 { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px } + +H4 { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px } + +H5 { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px } + +H6 { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px } + + + +P { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } + + + +B, STRONG { font-weight: bold } /* relative to the parent */ + +I, CITE, EM, VAR, ADDRESS { font-style: italic } + +PRE, TT, CODE, KBD, SAMP { font-family: monospace } + + + +PRE { white-space: pre } + +PRE { font-size: 12px } + + + +ADDRESS { margin-left: 0 } + +ADDRESS { font-size: 12px } + + + +BLOCKQUOTE { margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0 } + +BLOCKQUOTE { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } + + + +UL, DIR { list-style: disc } + +UL { margin-left: -1em } + +UL { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 5 } + + + +OL { list-style: decimal } + +OL { margin-left: -1em } + +OL { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 5 } + + + +MENU { margin: 0 } /* tight formatting */ + + + +LI { margin-left: 0 } + +LI { font-size: 12px; margin-top: 0 } + + + +DT { margin-bottom: 0 } + +DT { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px } + + + +DD { margin-top: 0 } + +DD { margin-left: 1em } + +DD { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px } + + + +TD { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;} + +TD { font-size: 12px } + +TH { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;} + +TH { font-size: 12px } + +TR { font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;} + +TR { font-size: 12px } + + + +HR { border-top: solid } /* 'border-bottom' could also have been used */ + + + +.keyword { + + font-family: helvetica, arial; + font-size: 12px; + text-decoration: none; + margin-top: 0; + margin-bottom: 0; + } + +.lookfor { + + font-family: helvetica, arial; + font-size: 12px; + text-decoration: none; + margin-top: -6; + margin-bottom: 0; + } + +.label { + + font-family: helvetica, arial; + font-size: 12px; + color: #000066; + } + + +.container { + font-family: helvetica, arial; + font-size: 10px; + margin-top: 12; + margin-bottom: 4; + color: 000000; + font-weight:bold; + } + +.unselectedItem { + font-family: helvetica, arial; + font-size: 12px; + margin-left: 4; + margin-top: 8; + margin-bottom: 4; + color: 6600ff; + } + +.selectedItem { + font-family: helvetica, arial; + font-size: 12px; + margin-left: 4; + margin-top: 8; + margin-bottom: 4; + color: 6600ff; + font-weight: bold; + } + +.tocintrotext { + font-family: helvetica, arial; + font-size: 12px; + margin-top: 0; + margin-bottom: 4; + color: 000000; + } + +.inthissection { + font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; + font-size: 12px; + line-height: .7; + } + +.inthissections { + font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; + font-size: 12px; + line-height: 1; + margin-top: 0; + margin-bottom: 4; + } + +.banner { + font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; + font-size: 24px + } diff --git a/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/contents.rdf b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/contents.rdf new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0eb988808b1e --- /dev/null +++ b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/contents.rdf @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ + ++ +
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+ In this section: + + + + + + + + |
+
+ +
My Sidebar is a customizable frame in your browser where you can keep items that you need to use all the time---the latest news and weather, your address book or buddy list, stock quotes, a calendar---and many other options you can choose. My Sidebar presents these items to you in tabs that are continually updated.
+ +Netscape 6 comes with some My Sidebar tabs already set up, but you can customize My Sidebar by adding, removing, and rearranging tabs.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++
+Unless you have closed My Sidebar, it is always open at the left side of your browser. To view a tab:
+ +| If you don't see My Sidebar, it may be closed. To open it: | +|
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+ +
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+ + ++ +
To add a new tab: + +
You can also quickly turn My Sidebar tabs on and off.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
The instructions vary depending on the source of the tab---in addition to Netscape, tab providers can be any company, organization, or individual who uses the Internet.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
| Use My Sidebar's handles to open, close, and resize: | +|
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+
+If My Sidebar is closed, you can still see its handle. Move the mouse pointer up and down along the left edge of the Netscape window. The pointer changes to a hand when it touches the "handle" for My Sidebar, as shown in the picture.
+ +
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+
To remove My Sidebar, including the handles:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + + + ++ +
+ +
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+ In this section: + + + + |
+
+ + +
Normally, web pages are displayed in the default font set by your browser, or in a font chosen by the web pages' authors.
+ +To change the default fonts:
+ +Many web page authors choose their own fonts and font sizes. You can override the authors' intentions by selecting "Always use my font settings, overriding what web pages specify." + +
To adjust the readability of fonts, type a number for your preferred resolution in the field next to "Font display resolution." 96 dpi (dots per inch) is the standard resolution, but you may want to choose a larger value. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Normally, the background and text colors on web pages are determined by the default colors set by your browser, or by the pages' authors.
+ +To change the default colors:
+ +Most web page authors choose their own colors. You can override the authors' intentions by selecting "Use my chosen colors, ignoring the colors specified."
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
You can change Netscape 6's look by changing themes.
+ +Shortcut: You can also change themes by opening the View menu, choosing Apply Themes, and then choosing the theme you want to use. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+ +
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+ In this section: + + + + + |
+
+ +
The Navigation Toolbar, pictured here, helps you move around the Web.
+ + +
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+ |
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| +Back + | ++Forward + | ++Reload + | ++Stop + | +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
The personal toolbar is completely customizable---you decide what you want to keep there. The personal toolbar comes with some buttons already enabled, including your My Netscape page, your home page, and a link to the Net2Phone service. You can easily add, delete, and re-arrange items in the personal toolbar.
+ +
You can add buttons for your favorite bookmarks, or folders containing groups of bookmarks. To create a new bookmark to add to the personal toolbar:
+ +Each item in the Personal Toolbar folder appears as a toolbar button. You may need to enlarge the browser window to see them all.
+ +The buttons in your personal toolbar now correspond to the bookmarks in the folder you designated.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Use the Taskbar at the bottom of the Netscape window to switch between tasks (such as browsing, mail, and instant messaging).
+ +
+
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+ + ++ +
There are two ways to hide the toolbars.
+ +To minimize a toolbar:
+ +To completely hide a toolbar, including its triangle:
+ +To reverse this action, open the View menu, choose Toolbars, and select the toolbars you want to show.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+ +
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+ In this section: + + + + + + + + + |
+
+ +
Bookmarks are shortcuts to your favorite and most-visited web pages. Rather than typing in long URLs (web addresses), you can create bookmarks that take you directly to the pages you want to see. + +
You access your bookmarks through the bookmarks menu. You can control what's listed in the bookmarks menu, by adding bookmarks for your favorite web pages and organizing your list of bookmarks any way you want.
+ + ++ +
Netscape 6 comes with some bookmarks already available. To use a bookmark: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
You can bookmark your favorite web sites to make it easy to return to them.
+ +To bookmark the current page:
+ +To see the bookmark you just created:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
To organize your bookmarks, open the Bookmarks menu and choose Manage Bookmarks. Then do any of the following tasks in the Manage Bookmarks window.
+ +To view bookmarks inside of folders:
+ +To move a bookmark or a folder to another location in the list:
+ +To create a new folder or separator:
+ +To remove a bookmark or a folder from the list:
+ +When you create a new bookmark, Netscape 6 normally adds it to the bottom of your bookmarks list. If you prefer to file your bookmarks in a folder, you can designate a new bookmarks folder.
+ +If you use the My Sidebar Search tab to locate web pages, you can save your search results by clicking the Bookmark Search Results button in the Search tab. Saved search results are placed in their own folder at the bottom of the bookmarks list. For instance, if you searched for "parrots," and then clicked Bookmark Search Results, a folder named "Search: parrots" would be added to your bookmarks list. Each time you save search results, a new folder is added.
+ +If you prefer to file all your saved search results in a single folder, you can designate an Internet search folder.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
You can change the information for any individual bookmark.
+ +You can rename the bookmark (the name appears in your bookmark list), add descriptive information, or set a keyword. (A bookmark's keyword can be typed into the location field to go to the bookmarked site.) + +
You can also set Netscape 6 to check bookmarked web sites for changes.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
To search the bookmarks list:
+ +Search options:
+ +To use the search results:
+ +Tip:: If the list is hard to read, try expanding the Search Bookmarks/History window. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Your bookmarks are stored in a file named bookmarks.html. You can export a copy of this file and save it in a folder of your choosing. You can then edit it and treat it as you would any HTML file.
+ +Your Netscape 6 bookmarks are not altered by this procedure. + +
You can also import bookmarks files from other sources, such as friends, earlier Netscape versions, or other browsers. + +
Before you start, make sure that the bookmark file you want to import is an HTML file. + +
The imported bookmark file is treated as new bookmarks, and added to the bottom of your bookmarks list. If you have designated a new bookmark folder, the imported bookmark file is added to that folder. + +
You can use any bookmarks file as your default Netscape 6 bookmarks, as long as it is an HTML file and is named "bookmarks.html." + +
Before you begin, close all Netscape 6 windows and exit from Netscape 6. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Netscape 6 comes with a number of bookmarks already available for you to use, organized into folders such as "business," "travel," and so forth. These bookmarks take you to some of the Web's best sites and services.
+ +The task bar along the bottom of the Netscape 6 window also contains bookmarks, arranged in a set of pop-up menus. These bookmarks take you to Netscape's web site, Netcenter, where you find services such as an address book and calendar, news, information about the latest software, and more.
+ +
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+ +
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+ In this section: + + + + |
+
+ +
You can specify how your browser window opens up at launch.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Your home page is the page that opens when you click the Home button in the personal toolbar. Depending on how your preferences are set, it may also be the page that opens automatically when you launch Netscape.
+ +To specify your home page:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + + + +10/12/00
+Copyright © 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation.
+ + + + + + diff --git a/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/help-toc.rdf b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/help-toc.rdf new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..824275792e14 --- /dev/null +++ b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/help-toc.rdf @@ -0,0 +1,398 @@ + + ++ +
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+ In this section: + Registering New Screen Names + |
+
+ +
Netscape Instant Messenger is an easy way to communicate instantly with +your friends who are online. You can: + +
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+
To get started quickly, use the Instant Messenger Setup screens. + +
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+
+
+ +
When you set up Instant Messenger for the first time using the Instant Messenger Setup screens, you register and select a screen name and password. In subsequent Instant Messenger sessions, you can register multiple screen names to use with the Netscape Instant Messenger service. + +
To register and select a new screen name and password: +
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+
+
+ +
Before you can use Instant Messenger to send a message or to chat, you need to start the program and sign on. + +
To start and sign on to Netscape Instant Messenger: + +
Tip: If you want Netscape Instant Messenger to start when you start Netscape 6, select "Sign on at launch" on the sign-on screen. + +
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+ +
If you have registered multiple screen names, you can sign on with the name of your choice. To sign on with a new screen name that you have registered: + +
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+ +
You can set preferences for Instant Messenger to meet your particular needs. + +
If you have previously used AOL Instant Messenger, and you have installed Netscape 6 on your machine, you will have to select your preferences again. Preferences, unlike Buddy Lists, do not transfer automatically from AOL Instant Messenger to Netscape 6. + +
You can set preferences for such things as: +
You set your preferences using the Instant Messenger Preferences panels. To access the panels: +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
If you access the Internet through an Internet Service Provider, you most likely will not need to make any changes to the Connection preferences panel. If you access the Internet through a local area network firewall (for example, at your workplace), then your network administrator may need to configure the proxy section of the Connection preferences panel. + +
Here are descriptions of the items in the Connection panel: + +
Server Host + +
This field contains the default Internet address of the Netscape Instant Messenger server. Under normal circumstances, you do not need to change this field. If your proxy server needs to resolve the host name, you may need to put the IP address instead of the name of the server in this field. + +
Server Port + +
This field contains the default server port number to be used on the Netscape Instant Messenger server. Under normal circumstances, you do not need to change this field. + +
Connect using proxy + +
If you click this button, the Netscape Instant Messenger software activates the proxy server controls. + +
Proxy Server Host + +
Supply the name of the proxy server. + +
Proxy Server Port + +
Supply the port number to be used on the proxy server. + +
Protocol + +
Specify whether your proxy server uses the SOCKS 4, SOCKS 5, or HTTPS protocol. + +
Authentication Username + +
Supply the authentication username required by the proxy. + +
Authentication Password + +
Supply the authentication password required by the proxy. + +
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+
+ +
This section explains how to use and customize the buddy list. + +
|
+ In this section: + Deleting Buddies and Buddy Groups + Using the My Sidebar Buddy List + |
+
+ +
When you sign on to Instant Messenger, your Buddy List appears. Three groups are automatically created for you in your Buddy List window: Buddies, Family, and Co-Workers. Add your buddies to any of these groups or create additional groups. + +
There are two tabs in your Buddy List: List Setup and Online. + +
In the List Setup tab: + +
In the Online tab: + +
Tip: Buddy lists are stored on a server rather than on your computer. That means you can access your buddy lists from anywhere, whenever you sign on to the Netscape Instant Messenger service. + + +
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+ +
If you know a friend's screen name, you can add him or her to your Buddy +List immediately. + +
If you don't know a friend's screen name, Instant Messenger can help you +locate your friend using his or her email address. + +
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+ +
You can group your buddies to organize your buddy list. Your list comes +with three pre-set groups: Buddies, Family, and Co-Workers. + +
To create a new group: + +
To add a new buddy, follow the steps under Adding +and Finding Buddies. + +
To open or close a group's folder, click the right triangle next to the folder. Or, select the name of the group to highlight it and press Enter. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
To remove a buddy or a group: + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
If you use the My Sidebar feature of Netscape 6, then you may find it convenient +to include your buddy list in a My Sidebar tab. + +
If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking on its handle. + +
+ +
The My Sidebar Buddy List may be closed, so that only its header is
+showing. To open it, click the tab on which the words Buddy List appear.
+
+
+ +
The My Sidebar Buddy List lets you know when one of your buddies is +online and available for a chat, even if Netscape Instant Messenger is +not open. + +
If your buddy is online, his or her name appears in your buddy
+list. If your buddy is idle, his or her name is dimmed and a small clock
+icon appears next to the name. 
+
+
To send an instant message: + +
Tip: On Windows and Linux systems, you can right-click a name and choose to send an instant message or a chat invitation. On Mac OS systems, use Control-click. + +
To add or remove buddies, click the List Setup tab to +add buddies or +create buddy groups. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
To find out which of your buddies is online, click the Online tab in the +Buddy List. If you also keep your Buddy List displayed in the Sidebar, +you can check there to see who's online. + +
You cannot see which of your buddies is online when you have the List +Setup tab displayed. Click the Online tab. + +
In the Online tab: + +
In Netscape Mail: + +
You can also find out which of your buddies is online from within Netscape Mail. If a buddy is online, a presence icon appears next to his or her name in a message window, in the To, From, or CC fields. This icon also appears next the the names of non-buddies. Non-buddies are Instant Messenger users who you have not added to your buddy list. For both buddies and non-buddies, the presence icon will show only for those users who have registered and confirmed their registration. + +
The presence icon next to a buddy's name disappears when he or she logs on or off. The presence icon does not change next to a non-buddy's name. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
If you have used a previous version of AOL Instant +Messenger, you can transfer your buddy list. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+
+ +
|
+ In this section: + Conducting Multiple Conversations + |
+
+ +
Follow these steps to create and send an instant message: +
Tip: On Windows and Linux systems, you can right-click a name and choose to send an instant message or a chat invitation. On Mac OS systems, use Control-click. + +
You see your message in the top frame of the message window. Your buddy's +response will also appear in the top pane. You can continue typing and +sending messages as long as you and your buddy want to converse. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
Netscape Instant Messenger lets you customize your instant messages with +special fonts, colors, and styles: + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
To add a hyperlink to a message, type the full URL as text (for example, http://www.aol.com or mailto:johndoe@aol.com). The text automatically converts to a hyperlink when you send the message. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
To decorate a message with "smilies" (emoticons):
+
+
+
+
If you cannot see the smiley, make sure the "Disable graphical smiles"
+preference is not selected.
+
+
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+
You can carry on as many separate conversations as you wish. A separate +message window appears for each conversation. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
You can easily use Instant Messenger from within Netscape Mail to correspond quickly with friends and colleagues. If an Instant Messenger user sends you a message and he or she is online, a presence icon (the Instant Messenger running man) appears next to his or her email address in the envelope of the message. The icon appears in the To, From, or CC fields for anyone who is a registered, confirmed Instant Messenger user and who is online. (You must be signed on to the Instant Messenger service to see these icons.) To send him or her an instant message, right-click (Control-click on the Mac OS) on the user's name or email address and choose Send Instant Message from the pop-up menu. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+
A conversation ends when both parties stop sending instant messages. If the other person continues to send messages after you have closed the message window, you will continue to receive message notifications, unless you block that person from sending you messages. To close the message window, click the close box or open the File menu and +choose Close. + +
To sign off from Instant Messenger, open the File menu and choose "Sign +Off" (you are signed off from Instant Messenger, but the sign-on window remains open) or "Sign Off and Close." + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + + +
+
+ +
The Netscape Instant Messenger Chat feature lets you exchange messages with several of your buddies in your own private chat rooms. + +
|
+ In this section: + Conducting Multiple Chat Sessions + |
+
+ +
To invite a buddy to chat: + +
The Buddy Chat Invitation window opens. +If you want to send the invitation to additional buddies, type their screen names in the Screen Names to Invite field, separated by commas.
After your buddy accepts your invitation, Netscape Instant Messenger displays a message indicating your buddy has entered the room. You can start typing your chat messages in the text area after you receive the notification. +
You can invite a buddy to join a chat in progress. To do so, click the Invite button on the toolbar in the Chat window. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
To send a chat message: + +
When you are finished with your chat conversation, you can click Save in the Chat window toolbar to save the conversation to a file. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
Netscape Instant Messenger lets you customize your chat messages with +special fonts, colors, and styles: + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
To add a hyperlink to a chat message, type the full URL as text (for example, http://www.aol.com or mailto:johndoe@aol.com). The text automatically converts to a hyperlink when you send the chat message. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
You can carry on as many separate chat sessions as you wish. A separate +chat window appears for each conversation. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
To stop receiving messages from one or more people in the chat room: +
Once you've clicked Ignore, you won't see any messages from those people whose screen names you selected. However, others in the chat room will continue to see the messages of those people. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
A chat ends when all parties stop sending instant messages. To +close the chat window, click the close box or open the File menu and +choose Close. + +
To sign off from Instant Messenger, open the File menu and choose "Sign +Off" (you are signed off from Instant Messenger, but the sign-on window remains open) +or "Sign Off and Close." + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+
+ +
If you need to step away from your computer but do not want to sign off, you can use an Away message to let others know that you are temporarily unavailable. + +
For planned absences, you can turn on your Away message to let others know when you will be back. Netscape Instant Messenger displays this message when anyone requests information about you and automatically replies with your Away message to anyone who sends you a message while you are away. + +
|
+ In this section: + |
+
+ +
To create a new Away message: + +
Netscape Instant Messenger adds your new message to your list of Away messages. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
To turn an Away Message on or off: + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
To delete an Away message: + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + + + +
+
+ +
If someone else using Instant Messenger sends you annoying or offensive +messages, you can permanently block the person from sending messages to you. + +
You can also set privacy preferences to control which users can send +you messages, and how much information about you other Instant Messenger +users can have. + +
|
+ In this section: + Specifying Who Can Contact You + Blocking a User + + |
+
+ + +
Instant Messenger lets you control who can send you messages, and how much +information about you other users can have. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
You can block one or more users so they can't send you messages. This feature is useful if you want to block users who send offensive messages or if you simply do not want to receive messages for a while. + +
To remove someone from the block list, click his or her screen +name, then click Remove. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+
If someone else using the Netscape Instant Messenger service sends you annoying or offensive messages, you have two ways to respond. You can issue a warning to the person or you can block the person. + +
|
+ In this section: + |
+
+ +
To warn a user who has sent you an offensive message, click Warn in the Instant Message window in which you received the message. + +
Warn imposes a warning on the sender, hampering that person's ability to send and receive messages. With frequent warnings, the user will not be able to exchange any messages with anyone. Only after a “cooling off” period can that user send and receive messages again. + +
When you click Warn, you can choose to impose the warning anonymously. Anonymous warnings are less severe and the user you are warning won't know who issued the warning. + +
Regarding warnings you send and receive: +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
You can see someone’s warning level next to the person's screen name in your Buddy List window. + +
Alternatively, you can permanently block one or more people from sending you messages. See "Blocking a User" for more information. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + + + + +
+
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+Copyright © 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation.
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+ +
If you have just installed Netscape Mail or have yet to set your preferences for sending and receiving mail and newsgroup messages, you will be asked to use the Account Wizard when you first launch Mail. +
The Wizard asks you to provide required information, such as your user name and email address. If you do not know a setting, you must exit the Wizard and consult your Internet service provider (ISP) or help desk. + + +
You can add additional mail and newsgroup accounts from the File menu of the Mail window by choosing New, then Account. (Or, you can open the Edit menu of the Mail window, choose Mail/News Account Settings, and then click the New Account button.) Be sure to type the account information exactly as it's given to you. Click Next or Back to move through the panels. To cancel your account creation, click Cancel. +
To set up a mail account with an ISP or email provider, you'll need to provide: +
To set up a newsgroup account, you'll need to provide: +
To set up an AOL or Netscape WebMail account, you only need to provide your email address. +
To set up a new mail or newsgroup account: +
Begin from the Netscape browser window. +
Note: The name of your SMTP host may not have been reported +to you in your ISP information or by your system administrator. Your SMTP +host may be the same as your POP3 or IMAP host. If in doubt, contact your ISP or system administrator. +
+
+[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ + + +
The very first time you launch Mail, you are asked to use the Account +Wizard if you have not already set up an account. You can add additional mail and newsgroup accounts from the File menu of the Mail window by choosing New, then Account. (Or, you can also open the Edit menu of the Mail window, choose Mail/News Account Settings, and then click the New Account button.) +
You can also use the Account Settings dialog box to change or add +information for an existing account, including: +
To use the Account Settings dialog box: +
Begin from the Mail window. +
To view or change information for an existing mail or newsgroup account: +
Note: If you need to change server type, server name, or user name, you must delete the existing account and recreate it with the new settings.
+
+[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ +
To view or change your identity preferences, such as your user name, reply-to address, and signature file: +
Begin from the Mail window.
+
Tip: If you select this option, but you later want to compose a message or reply to a message using the plain text editor, hold down the Shift key and click New Msg or Reply. Shift-clicking the New Msg button or the Reply button opens the plain text editor instead of the HTML editor.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ + +
Netscape Mail can work with two types of mail servers: IMAP and POP3. If your +Internet service provider supports both, these descriptions may help you +choose which one to use: +
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) +
Advantages: Your messages and any changes to them stay on your +server, saving local disk space. Also, you always have access to an updated +mailbox, and you can get your mail from multiple locations. Performance +on a modem is faster, since you initially download message headers only. +
Disadvantages: Not all ISPs support IMAP. +
Post Office Protocol (POP3) +
Advantages: Your messages are downloaded to your local computer +all at once, but you can also specify whether to keep copies of the messages on the server. Most ISPs currently support +POP3. +
Disadvantages: You must synchronize your local Inbox with your +server's mailbox. This can result in downloading new messages over and +over each time you connect. If you use more than one computer, messages +might reside on one or the other, but not both. POP3 doesn't work as well +as IMAP over a slow link connection. Also, you can't access all mail folders +from multiple locations. + +
[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ + +
To view or change preferences for your POP server account:
+Begin from the Mail window.
+
You entered the Server Type, Server Name, and the User Name when you created this account. You can change the Port assignment if necessary.
+
+[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ + + +
To view or change preferences for your IMAP server account:
+Begin from the Mail window.
+The Server Type, the Server Name, and the User Name were entered when you used the New Account Wizard. You may change the Port assignment, if necessary.
+ ++Advanced IMAP Server Settings +
+Note: In most cases, advanced IMAP server settings are supplied +by the server automatically. If you are unclear about the settings for +this dialog box, consult your system administrator before proceeding. +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ +
To view or change settings for a newsgroup server: +
Begin from the Mail window.
+The Server Type, the Server Name, and the User Name were entered when you used the New Account Wizard. You may change the Port assignment, if necessary.
+ ++
+[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ + +
To set preferences for storing messages and sending automatic copies: +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ +
Even if you have multiple mail or news accounts, you generally need to specify only one outgoing (SMTP) server to handle the delivery of your outgoing mail. To view or change the settings for your SMTP server: +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ ++ + +
If you use Instant Messenger (IM), Netscape Mail allows you to quickly correspond +with friends and colleagues while you manage your mail. For example, you can quickly +add entries on your Buddy lists to your address books, and send online +colleagues instant messages from any message window. +
Once you've signed on to Instant Messenger, you can see whether the
+sender or recipients of incoming Mail messages are signed on as well.
+When you see the IM presence icon 
to the right of someone's name in the envelope of the message, simply right-click the person's name, and then select Send Instant
+Message from the pop-up menu to begin a messaging session.
+
To log on to Instant Messenger, choose Instant Messenger from the Tasks +menu, or click the Instant Messenger icon on the taskbar. +
+
+
+ |
+|||
| + + | ++Instant Messenger icon + | +||
+[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ + ++ +
+
| In this section:
+ Choosing How You View the Mail Window + |
+
+
Netscape Mail automatically downloads new messages to your Inbox (your primary message folder) if you've set it to check for messages at timed intervals. The Mail icon on the taskbar displays a green arrow to notify you when messages have arrived on your mail server. +
+
+
+ |
+|||
| + + | ++New mail notification + | +||
+
To have Mail automatically check for new messages: +
Begin from the Mail window.
+
+You can always retrieve messages manually at any time. To get new messages for the current account, do one of the following: +
+
+ |
+|||
| + + | ++Mail icon + | +||
Note: The first time you retrieve messages for an account, Mail asks you for your password, at which time you can choose to have Mail store your password in the Password Manager.
Password Manager can save all your user names and passwords on your own computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. For more information on Password Manager, open the Help menu, choose Help Contents, then choose "Understanding Privacy," and then choose "Password Manager." For information on protecting your stored user names and passwords with encryption technology, see the topic "Encrypting Sensitive Information" under "Understanding Privacy." +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can customize the layout of the Mail window (the window you see when +you choose Mail from the Tasks menu). +
Begin from the Mail window: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + +
To sort messages by categories such as subject, sender, date, or priority: +
Begin from the Mail window.
+To group messages by threading: +
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ |
+|||
| + + | ++Thread button + | +||
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + +
To save a message as a plain text or HTML file: +
You can also save a message as a template or as a draft. +
To print a displayed message: +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
+ +
| In this section:
+ Composing Mail and Newsgroup Messages + Using the Message Composition Window + |
+
+ + +
To open a composition window to address, compose, and send a new message +or reply to one: +
+Tip: Use the Mail/News Account Settings command on the Edit menu to specify the HTML text editor for composing messages. In the Account Settings dialog box, select the account, and check "Compose messages using HTML" to use the HTML text editor for all messages. If you want to use the plain text editor occasionally, you can hold down the Shift key while clicking the Get Msg or the Reply button to use the plain text editor on an as-needed basis. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + +
Use the message composition window to address, compose, and send email and +newsgroup messages. First specify whether you want to compose messages +in plain text or HTML in the Account +Settings preference panel (Open the Edit menu and choose Mail/News Account Settings). +
The message composition window contains the following: +
You can click the following buttons:
+ ++
If you've chosen to compose messages using the HTML editor, you see an additional toolbar with the same text formatting buttons as those of Netscape Composer. +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To address an email message: +
If you have address autocompletion enabled (it's enabled by default), simply type the first few letters of the recipient's name and wait for Mail to +complete the address. (Or you can type part of the name and immediately press Enter to have Mail try to complete the address.) +
Note: Use a comma to separate multiple addresses in the same +field. Do not use a comma to separate first or last names. +
+Tip: You can quickly address a message by right-clicking the email address +contained in a message you're reading, and then selecting Send Mail To +from the pop-up menu.
+ + +Changing the Account From Which a Message is Sent +
+If you have multiple mail accounts, the account listed in the From field +is based on the account (or server) you have currently selected when you +choose to create a new message. However, Netscape Mail also allows you +to change the account a message is sent from while you're composing a message. +Click the From field to view a list of your accounts and then select the +account you want. A copy of the message is saved in your Local Sent folder. + +
Note: If you choose an account to which you are not currently +logged onto, Netscape Mail asks you to log in to the account. + +
About Address Autocompletion +
Address autocompletion allows you to easily address mail +from the message composition window without having to search for names +or type complete names. Mail automatically checks your address books and completes the name if it finds a unique match. It also prevents mistakes by showing all possible choices with additional information if it finds multiple matches. Address autocompletion is enabled by default. +
+If you don't want to use an address that Mail provides, simply press Backspace or Delete to erase the address and then enter an alternate address. + +
To disable address autocompletion: +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + +
While you're composing a message, you can select these additional message +sending options from the Options menu: + +
Select Addresses + +
The Select Addresses option lets you choose the recipient's email address from your Address +Books. Select an address and then click To:, Cc:, or Bcc: to address your message. + +
Check Spelling + +
Checks the spelling of the message text. You can also click Spell. + +
Rewrap + +
If you are composing a message using the plain text editor, you can use the Rewrap command to rewrap long lines of quoted text to fit the composition window. This command rewraps selected quoted text to the window width, or rewraps all quoted text if no text is selected. This command is primarily useful when you are replying to a message where the original message is quoted in your reply, and the original message contains long lines. + +
You use the Mail/News Account Settings command on the Edit menu to specify that you want to use the plain text editor for composing messages. In the Account Settings dialog box, select the account, and uncheck "Compose messages using HTML" to use the plain text editor for all messages. If you only want to use the plain text editor occasionally, you can hold down the Shift key while clicking the Get Msg or the Reply button to use the plain text editor on an as-needed basis. + +
Format + +
Send the message as plain text, or HTML (formatted), or both. If you +choose "Auto-Detect," Mail asks you for the format to use if it's unknown +whether the recipient's mail program can display an HTML message. The format you choose here overrides the send format you specified using the Preferences command on the Edit menu. + +
Priority + +
Choose a label or "flag" that indicates whether the message has lowest, +low, normal, high, or highest priority. + +
File Sent Message + +
Choose this if you want to file an additional copy of the sent message +in a different folder than your default Sent folder. Then select the folder +you want. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + +
To reply to an email message: +
To include the original message each time you reply to any message: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + +
When you forward a message, you can specify how to place new text relative +to the original text: inline (in the body of the message), or as an attachment (by default). +
To forward a message: +
To set the default for forwarding messages: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To save an email message as a draft that you can complete later: +
To retrieve a message draft: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
Templates are useful for formatting messages that you send regularly, such as weekly status reports. You can save a message +as a template from any window in which it is displayed, including from within a message composition window. +
To save a message as a template: +
To edit or use a template file: +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
+ +
| In this section:
+ Choosing HTML Message Sending Options + Specifying Recipients for HTML Messages + |
+
+ +
Netscape Mail allows you to compose mail and newsgroup messages using either +the HTML (rich-text) formatting editor or the plain-text editor for each mail account you have. In addition, you can choose whether your addressees should receive HTML or plain-text messages by default, and how Mail should handle messages when it's not +known if the addressee(s) can receive HTML formatted mail. + +
To specify whether to use the HTML editor as the default for composing +messages: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can choose the default method Mail uses to handle sending HTML messages +when it's not known whether the recipient's email program can display formatted +mail: +
Note: this preference applies to email messages only, not to newsgroup messages. +
+
If while composing a message you realize that one or more recipients +may not be able to receive HTML-formatted mail, you can easily convert +the message to a different format when you click Send: +
+
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can save time by indicating whether individuals in your address books +prefer to receive either HTML messages or plain text messages. +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can quickly view the HTML and other code that generates an HTML message +you've received: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
The HTML Mail Question dialog box appears when you try to send a message +to someone who does not want to receive HTML messages or when Mail cannot +determine whether your recipient can display HTML messages. If you are +in doubt, send a plain-text message. + + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+ +
| In this section:
+ Attaching a File or Web Page + |
+
+ +
To attach a file to an outgoing email message: +
+To attach a web page to an outgoing email message: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
If you receive email attachments that are regarded as native file formats (such as graphic files and html files), you see them displayed inline (in the body of the message). For other file formats, Mail lets you open them and view them, or save them to a local file. +
To open an attachment: +
+
+
+
+
+ |
+
+Paper clip icon
+ + + + + + |
+
+
To open the attachment, make sure you have the correct program for the particular file format on your computer. +
+Note: If you use an IMAP mail server, all attachments remain on the server until you download or open the attachment. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To save an attachment in an email message:
+|
+
+
+
+
+ |
+
+Paper clip icon
+ + + + + + |
+
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + +
+ +
+ +
| In this section: + | +
+ +
How you delete messages depends on your mail server type: IMAP or POP3. +Deleted POP3 messages are automatically moved to the Trash folder. IMAP +users can set different options for deleting messages. +
+To delete IMAP messages from your Inbox or other folders: +
Begin from the Mail window. +
+
+To set deletion preferences for IMAP messages: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
If you use POP3 to deliver your mail, or if you set up IMAP to use the +Trash folder, follow these steps to delete messages from your Inbox or +other folders: +
+To recover messages from the Trash: +
+To delete messages permanently: +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + + + +
+ +
+ +
| In this section:
+ About Netscape Mail Address Books + Adding Entries to Your Address Books + Creating a New Address Book Card + |
+
+ +
+Netscape Mail provides you with two address books: the Personal Address +Book, and the Collected Addresses Book. You can create additional ones as well. +
+Use the Personal Address Book to add specific names you want, or to import +address books from other email programs and previous versions of Netscape. +You can create mailing lists, edit individual address entries, and create +additional address books. If you have a Netcenter account, you can synchronize entries with those in your Netcenter WebMail Address Book. +
+The Collected Addresses address book collects the email addresses contained +in incoming and outgoing messages. For incoming email messages, Mail stores the addresses in each message as soon as you open it. Addresses from outgoing messages are stored as soon as you click Send. + +
To enable automatic address collection: +
+
+To open the Address Book window: +
+
+
+ |
+|||
| + + | ++Address Book icon + | +||
To customize how the Address Book window and the cards are displayed: +
+
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+You can use any of the following ways to add entries to your address books: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
Netscape Mail provides a default personal address book, but you can create +additional address books. +
To create a new address book: +
|
+
+ |
+|||
| + | ++Address Book icon + | +||
+
+ +
Address book cards can be used to store names, postal addresses, email +addresses, phone numbers, and information such as whether the addressee +prefers to receive plain-text or HTML-formatted messages. +
To create an address book card for an individual: +
Note: You must be logged on to Instant Messenger in order to enter information on this tab.
To edit an individual card: +
+Tip: To quickly add entries to your address book, right-click any email address in messages you receive and select Add Address to Address Book from the pop-up menu. The New Card dialog box appears where you can complete the information. + + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
If you regularly send messages to a group of recipients, you can quickly +address a message by using a mailing list that contains the names you want. +
To create a mailing list and add it to your address book: +
To remove a member from the list: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + + +
To search for names and addresses in a personal address book: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
If you have an address book from a previous version of Netscape or +another email program, you can add its entries to your personal address +book. When you import another address book and add it to your own, Mail +does not overwrite entries in your address book, but adds the new entries. +
You can also import address books and mail messages from Eudora, Outlook, and +Outlook Express. You can import the following types of address book +file formats: tab or comma separated text or .ldif. +
To import messages or address book files: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To export an address book: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ + +
If you have a Netcenter account, you can save time managing email from that account by synchronizing or matching entries in your Netscape WebMail Address Book with those in your Netscape Personal Address Book. Whenever you add, edit, or delete an entry in one address book, the other address book is updated so that entries in both address books match. +
To perform an address book sync: +
You can continue to synchronize address books throughout your Mail session (without having to log in again). Just click Sync or choose Sync Netscape Address Book from the File menu. + +
Note: If you have a Netcenter account, but the Sync button is dimmed, Netscape has not yet updated your existing account to take advantage of the Sync feature. Netscape notifies you (via an email message) when your Netcenter account has been updated. If you do not yet have a Netcenter account, you can sign up for one by going to http://www.netscape.com. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + ++ +
+
| In this section: + | +
+ +
+To create a message folder: +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+To rename an existing folder: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can move messages from one folder to another by using either of these +methods: +
Note: If you drag and drop a message from an IMAP or POP mail server folder to +a local folder on your hard drive, the message is moved to the local folder and removed from the server folder. +
+To copy a message from one folder to another: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can use certain criteria to create and maintain message filters that Netscape Mail can use to automatically perform certain actions, such as filing messages in a particular folder when they arrive. +
To create a filter that acts on incoming messages: +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+Netscape Mail lets you quickly find text in a single message, or use a combination of criteria to perform a thorough search through all messages in a specific mail folder, newsgroup, or account. + +
To locate text in a single message: +
Begin from the Mail window.
+To search mail folders or newsgroups for specific messages: +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+ +
| In this section:
+ Setting General Mail and Newsgroup +Preferences + Setting Preferences for Displaying Messages + Setting Preferences for Message Composition + |
+
+ +
+To set general preferences, such as the window layout for mail and newsgroups: +
+
General Settings +
Mail Start Page + +
+The Start Page appears in your Inbox when you first open Netscape +Mail. Mail provides you with a default page, but you can enter a different +web page or URL of your choice. To disable the Start Page, deselect this option. Click Restore Default to return to the original page provided by Netscape. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To set preferences for how messages are displayed (for example, font style and color): +
+
Plain Text Messages +
Choosing a font style for quoted plain text messages can help you more easily distinguish quoted text (usually a message that's been forwarded to you or by you). To customize the display of quoted plain text:
++
| This: | + +Converts to: | +
| :-) | + + |
+
| :) | + + |
+
| :-( | + + |
+
| :( | + + |
+
| ;-) | + + |
+
| ;-p | + + |
+
Languages + +
Click the drop-down menu to select the character set coding (language) you want Mail to use as the default for incoming mail and newsgroup messages. This is recommended if it's likely you might receive messages in which the character set is not indicated, such as when reading messages in international newsgroups. To apply the default character coding to all messages, select "Apply default to all messages." + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+To set preferences that affect how you create messages (for example, forwarding options and address autocompletion): +
+
+Forwarding and replying to messages +
Begin from the Message Composition section of the Preferences dialog box.
++Composing Messages +
Begin from the Message Composition section of the Preferences dialog box.
++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
If you regularly compose HTML email messages, keep in mind that sometimes not all recipients use email programs that display HTML formatting properly. Netscape Mail lets you specify how you want to handle messages that go to those recipients: converted to plain text, as HTML, or as both HTML and plain text. +
Whenever you add a person or address card to your address book, you can specify whether that addressee can receive HTML-formatted messages. However, when this information is unknown, you can set preferences for how Mail handles these messages: +
Note: These preferences apply to email messages only, not to newsgroup messages.
++ +
[ Return to beginning of section ] + +
+ +
+To set preferences for Netscape Mail's address books (for example, email address collection): +
+
Email Address Collection +
In addition to your Personal Address Book, Netscape Mail provides you with a Collected Addresses Book that can automatically store email addresses from your incoming or outgoing messages, or both. For incoming email messages, Mail stores the addresses in each message as soon as you open it. Addresses from outgoing messages are stored as soon as you click Send. +
+Check the box to enable automatic address collection, and choose whether you want to use this feature for incoming or outgoing messages, or both. + +
Addressing Messages +
Address autocompletion allows you to quickly address mail without having to search for names or type names completely. Simply type a few characters, and Mail automatically checks your address books and completes the name if it finds a unique match. If multiple matches are found, Mail shows you a list of all possible choices. Check the box to enable address autocompletion. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+ +
| In this section: + | +
+ +
If you have set up an account on a newsgroup server, you can join (subscribe) to newsgroups (also called discussion groups). To subscribe to one or more newsgroups on a newsgroup server: +
Begin from the Mail window.
+If you are an IMAP mail user, you can also subscribe to message folders located on an IMAP server. (Your Inbox is a type of message folder.) Follow the instructions above for subscribing, but select a Mail server from the Server pop-up menu. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
When you open your newsgroup server, you see the list of newsgroups to +which you subscribe. The server downloads the headers of new messages in +each newsgroup.
+To read newsgroup messages: +
Begin from the Mail window.
++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To start new threads (discussions): +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To post a response to the newsgroup: +
To reply to an individual as well as post a response to the group: +
To redirect a posting to another newsgroup: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
+To remove a newsgroup from your list: +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
If the newsgroup you want to subscribe to is on a different server, you must first set up access to that server.
+ +To set up an additional newsgroup server, open the File menu in the Mail window and choose New, then Account. +
Once you've set up access to the new server, you can subscribe to newsgroups on that server. In the Mail window, open the File menu and choose Subscribe. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ]
+ +10/13/00
+Copyright © 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation. + + + + diff --git a/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/maincont.html b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/maincont.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ebda0802613b --- /dev/null +++ b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/maincont.html @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ + +
+To get help, click one of the links on the left.
+ +Browsing the Web covers navigating and searching for web sites, copying, saving, and printing web pages, and setting preferences for languages, cache, file types, and proxies. + +
Mail and News covers sending and receiving email, reading newsgroups, and setting mail and news preferences. + +
Instant Messenger covers sending and receiving instant messages, setting up chats, and setting Instant Messenger preferences. + +
Customizing Netscape 6 covers changing the look of your Netscape 6 window, creating bookmarks and shortcuts, and customizing toolbars and My Sidebar. + +
Understanding Privacy covers managing cookies and using the Internet privacy features of Netscape 6. + +
Creating Web Pages covers using Netscape Composer to create your own pages for the World Wide Web. + +
01/25/01
+Copyright 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation.
+ + + + + + diff --git a/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/navcont.html b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/navcont.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e4d16a77bab1 --- /dev/null +++ b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/navcont.html @@ -0,0 +1,1120 @@ + + ++ +
|
+ In this section: + + + + + + + + |
+
+ +
When you start Netscape 6, you see Navigator, your browser. A What's New page appears automatically in the browser window when you first launch Netscape 6.
+ +If you're viewing the What's New page for the first time, explore it. Click the items on the page to view more detailed explanations of new features. When you are ready to begin using Netscape 6, click "Start Using Now."
+ +After the first launch, you will normally see your home page when you launch Netscape 6. Unless you choose a home page yourself, your home page is chosen by your network or Internet service provider, or you see Netscape's home page.
+ +To choose your own home page, see "Specifying How Netscape Starts Up" in Customizing Netscape 6. (Open the Help menu, choose Help Contents, and click Customizing Netscape 6.)
+ +Some pages are divided into rectangular areas called frames. Each frame can display other pages.
+ +To view more than one page at a time, open the File menu and choose New Navigator Window. At first the new window displays a copy of your home page, but you can use it to view a different page.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
You move to a new page by typing its URL---its location (address) on the Web. URLs normally begin with the abbreviation "http://," followed by one or more names that identify the address. For instance, "http://netscape.com"
+ ++
+
+ |
+
| +Location Bar + | +
+ +
Don't know a URL? You can type part of a URL, such as "cnn" (for www.cnn.com); or type a general word, such as "gifts" or "flowers." Navigator guesses what page you want to view, or displays a page with a choice of links related to the word you typed.
+ +If you are new to the Internet, type this URL to view a tutorial for novices: +http://home.netscape.com/netcenter/newnet
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Most web pages contain links you can click to move to other pages.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
There are several ways to re-visit pages:
+ ++
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+
+ |
+|||
| + Back Forward + | +|||
+ +
+
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+
+ |
+
| +Location Bar + | +
+ +
If you don't want the Location bar or History window to display the pages you've been visiting, you can clear the History list and Location bar history:
+ +Tips for the History window:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
If a page is taking too long to appear, or you change your mind and don't want to view a page, click the Stop button.
+ +To refresh the current page, or get the most up-to-date version, click Reload.
+ +|
+
+ |
+|||
| + + | ++Reload + | ++Stop + | +|
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
The addresses, or URLs, of web pages can be quite long and difficult to remember. Fortunately, it's not necessary to memorize URLs in order to browse the Web. Your browser has a list of bookmarks, which are pointers to interesting web pages. To go to a bookmarked page:
+ +Remember: To retrace your steps, click the Back arrow. + +
You can save your own bookmarks to point to pages you frequently visit, and to other interesting places on the Web. See Customizing Netscape 6 for instructions. (Open the Help menu, choose Help Contents, and click Customizing Netscape 6.)
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
In addition to navigating the Web with Navigator, you can let the Web come to you by using My Sidebar.
+ +My Sidebar is a customizable frame in your browser where you can keep items that you need to use all the time---the latest news and weather, your address book or buddy list, stock quotes, a calendar---and many other options you can choose. My Sidebar presents these items to you in tabs that it continually updates.
+ +Netscape 6 comes with some My Sidebar tabs already set up, but you can customize My Sidebar by adding, removing, and rearranging tabs. For details, see Customizing Netscape 6. (Open the Help menu, choose Help Contents, and click Customizing Netscape 6.)
+ +To view an item in My Sidebar, click its tab.
+ +|
+
+ |
+
+ If you don't see My Sidebar, it may be closed. Open it by clicking its handle. + |
+
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+ +
|
+ In this section: + + + + + + + + + |
+
+ +
There are three ways to search quickly: from the Location bar, from My Sidebar, and from the Net Search page. + + +
Searching for web pages on a particular topic is as easy as typing a question, or just a word or two, into the browser's Location bar, as pictured below.
+ +
+
+For example, if you want to find information about dogs:
+ +After you perform a search, the results are saved in My Sidebar's Search tab until you do a new search. You don't have to click the Back button to retrieve the search results.
+ +To save the results of a search, click Bookmark Search Query. To return to the list later, Open the Bookmarks menu. You'll find the search results in a folder at the bottom of the Bookmarks menu. + + +
The My Sidebar Search tab lets you quickly search and bookmark your search results. For example, if you want to find information about cats:
+ +If the My Sidebar Search tab contains a list of search engines from which to choose, then it is set to search in advanced mode. You can keep it that way, or change to a basic setting by opening the Search menu, choosing My Sidebar Search Tab, and choosing Basic. + +
To save the results of a search, click the Bookmark Search Query button. To return to the list later, Open the Bookmarks menu. You'll find the search results in a folder at the bottom of the Bookmarks menu. + +
The Net Search page lets you type in a Search term or phrase, or explore several categories (such as Arts & Entertainment, Business, and many more) that may interest you. To visit the Net Search page:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
You can set the My Sidebar Search tab to Advanced mode, which lets you narrow a search or choose one or more search engines.
+ +
+
+
To save the results of a search, click the Bookmark Search Results button. To return to the list later, Open the Bookmarks menu. You'll find the search results in a folder in the Bookmarks menu. + +
You can specify which search engines should be used for different categories of searches.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
To save your search results as bookmarks: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
By default, when you click Search the Netscape search engine is used. Netscape's search uses the Netscape Open Directory project (the largest human-edited directory on the Web), and the Google search engine.
+ +If you like, you can designate a different search engine as the default. You can also specify how you want search results displayed in My Sidebar.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Internet Keywords work with the Location bar to help you quickly find specific types of information. There are several ways to use Internet Keywords:
+ +Shortcut: The most commonly used Internet Keywords are listed in the pull down menu to the left of the location bar. Click the triangle and choose from the list. To see a longer list of keywords, choose List of Keywords.
+ +Important: To use Internet Keywords, you must press Enter on your keyboard (Return on Mac OS) instead of clicking the Search button. Pressing Enter activates the Internet Keyword feature; clicking Search initiates a search.
+ +To see the difference, try this: + +
If typing Internet Keywords into the Location bar is not working for you, check your Smart Browsing preferences to be sure the Internet Keywords feature is enabled.
+ +To see a recent stock quote for a company, type "quote" followed by the company's stock ticker symbol, and press Enter.
+ +If you don't know a company's stock ticker symbol, type the company's name. The Quote page will list all companies with similar names, and you can choose the one for which you want a quote.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Whenever you visit a web page, your browser generates a list of related pages for you to consider. The What's Related list is displayed in My Sidebar.
+ +|
+
+ |
+
+ If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle. + |
+
The What's Related list may be closed, so that only its tab is showing. To open it, click its tab.
+ +To visit one of the web pages in the What's Related list, click its link.
+ ++ +
If you prefer not to use What's Related or Internet Keywords, you can turn these features off.
+ +What's Related works by gathering information on the browsing habits of a huge number of Internet users. If you do not wish What's Related information to be gathered in conjunction with your browsing, you can disable What's Related by turning off or removing the What's Related tab from My Sidebar. See "Removing My Sidebar Tabs" in Customizing Netscape 6. (Open the Help menu, choose Help Contents, and click Customizing Netscape 6.)
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ ++ +
To find text within the page you are currently viewing: + +
To find the same word or phrase again:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
To search the bookmarks list:
+ +To search the History list:
+ +Search options:+
To use the search results:
+ +Tip: If the list is hard to read, try expanding the Search Bookmarks/History window. + + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
+ +
|
+ In this section: + + + + + |
+
+ +
To copy some text from a page:
+ +
You can paste the text into other files.
+ +To copy a link (URL) or an image from a page:
+ +You can paste the link into other files or into Navigator's Location bar.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
To save an entire page:
+ +When you view a page containing frames and a frame is currently selected, the pop-up menu's Save Frame As option is offered in addition to Save Page As. This lets you save only the page within the selected frame.
+ +Saving a file onto your hard drive lets you view the page (or its HTML code) when you're not connected to the Internet.
+ +To save an image from a page:
+ +To save a page without displaying it (which is useful for retrieving a nonformatted page, like a data file, that's not intended for viewing):
+ +Important: Some links automatically download and save files to your hard drive after you click them. The URLs for these links often begin with "ftp" or end with a file-type extension such as "au" or "mpeg." These links might transmit software, sound, or movie files, and can launch helper applications that support the files.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
To print the current page:
+ +The size of the printed page, not the size of the on-screen window, determines placement of content on the print-out. Text is wrapped and graphics are repositioned to accommodate paper size.
+ + ++ +
Print Plus is a service that helps you:
+ +To use this service, open the File menu and choose Print Plus. + +
Note: Print Plus includes a utility that automatically checks to see what type of printers are configured on your computer. The information about your printers is stored on your computer in a cookie. You are always asked for permission before this information is gathered.
+ + ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + ++ +
+ +
|
+ In this section: + + + + + |
+
+ +
You can get a quick translation of a web page that gives you the gist of the content in a language of your choosing.
+ +You'll be taken to the Gist-In-Time web page. The address (URL) of the page you want to translate is already filled in.+ +
There's a brief delay while the translation is completed.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
If you browse, compose, or send and receive email in more than one language, you need to select the appropriate character codings and fonts.
+ +A character coding method is the way a document or message has been converted to data to be used by your computer. All web documents and mail and news messages use a character coding method (also known as a character encoding or character set).
+ +The character coding method for a document depends on its language. Some languages---such as most of the Western languages---share the same coding method. Others, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Russian, use different method.
+ +Your version of Netscape 6 is probably set to default character coding(s) appropriate for your region. However, If you use more than one language you may need to select appropriate character coding methods and designate the fonts you wish to use for use coding method.
+ +To select character codings: + +
The character coding methods you select are added to the bottom of the Character Coding menu. If you have more than one coding method selected, the active one has a bullet (dot) next to it. + +
Netscape 6 can detect which character coding a document uses, and can display it correctly on your screen. To take advantage of this capability: + +
To make changes to your list of active character sets: + +
To change the default fonts:
+ +Many web page authors choose their own fonts and font sizes. You can override the authors' intentions by selecting "Always use my font settings, overriding web page font."
+ +To adjust the readability of fonts, type a number for your preferred resolution in the field next to "Screen resolution." 96 dpi (dots per inch) is the standard resolution, but you may want to choose a larger value.
+ + ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Web pages are sometimes available in several languages. Netscape 6 presents pages in the language you prefer, if it is available. You can specify the languages you wish to see, in order of preference.
+ +To set language preferences:
+ +Note: Two-letter codes enclosed in brackets appear next to each language in the list. These are standard abbreviations for languages. For a complete list, go to this web site:
+ ++http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/related/iso639.txt
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
For information about Netscape 6 in multiple languages, open the Help menu and choose International Users.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + ++ +
+ +
|
+ In this section: + + + +Getting the Latest Software Automatically ++ |
+
+ +
Navigator can handle many types of files. However, for some files, such as movies, Navigator launches a "helper" application that can handle the file, or it saves the file for you to view later.
+ +The settings in the Helper Applications preferences panel tell Navigator which helper applications to use on your computer. You probably don't need to change them because they come preconfigured. Also, if Navigator doesn't know which helper application to use, it guides you in finding one.
+ +For experienced users to fine-tune the Helper Applications preferences:
+ +To add a new helper application to the list: + + +
To specify how Navigator should handle downloaded files: + +
To remove an item from the list: + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
When you bring a web page to your screen, Netscape 6 automatically loads (starts up) several features that help interpret web pages. These features can make web pages more lively, but they take time to load.
+ +To turn off automatic loading:
+ +To save time typing your password when you use "anonymous" as your user ID for an FTP site, choose "Send email address as anonymous FTP password." Choosing this option transmits your email address automatically when you log on to a public FTP (File Transfer Protocol) site. FTP sites are used for transferring files.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Your computer stores copies of frequently accessed pages in the memory cache or disk cache. This way, the computer doesn't have to retrieve the page from the network each time you view it.
+ +To set the size of the memory cache or to clear it (Windows and Unix only):
+ +Important: A larger memory cache allows more data to be quickly retrieved. But unless you have a lot of extra memory on your computer, 1024K is large enough.
+ +To set the size of the disk cache or to clear it:
+ +Important: A larger disk cache allows more pages to be quickly retrieved, but more of your hard disk space is used.
+ +When you quit Netscape 6, it performs cache maintenance. If maintenance takes longer than you wish, try reducing the size of the disk cache.
+ +To specify how often Navigator checks the network for page revisions (so that you don't keep "stale" pages in the cache too long):
+ +If pages that should be in the cache are taking longer to appear than they should, make sure the preference is not set to "Every time," because the verification requires a network connection that takes time.
+ +To refresh a page at any time:
+ +To retrieve a fresh copy of a page regardless of what's in the cache:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Netscape 6 can notify you when updates for your software are available, and it can install the updates automatically.
+ +You can specify how you want Netscape 6 to handle automatic software installation:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
If you use a mouse wheel, you can control how the mouse wheel's button functions.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
|
+ In this section: + + + |
+
This section explains how to open Netscape's Personal Security Manager, and how to work with proxies. + +
For detailed instructions on using Netscape 6's privacy features, including Cookie Manager, Password Manager, and Form Manager, see Understanding Privacy. (Open the Help menu, choose Help Contents, and click Understanding Privacy.)
+ ++ +
Personal Security Manager helps you protect the security of your communications over the Internet. Personal Security Manager can check the security settings of web sites you visit, encrypt mail before you send it, and help assure security in many other ways.
+ +Personal Security Manager has its own extensive online Help, including general information about maintaining security on the Internet, and definitions of security-related terminology.
+ +To access Personal Security Manager and view its Help, open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Security Manager. Personal Security Manager also appears when you click a lock icon in the browser window.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Many organizations block access from the Internet to their networks. This prevents outside parties from gaining access to sensitive information. The protection is called a firewall.
+ +If your organization has a firewall, the browser may need to go through a proxy server before connecting you to the Internet. The proxy server prevents outsiders from breaking into your organization's private network.
+ +Before you start:
+ +To set the browser to work with the proxy:
+ +(If you select Manual proxy configuration) In the "No Proxy for:" field, type the names of any domains that you can connect to directly, bypassing the proxy. For example, if you type "netscape.com", then the proxy is bypassed each time you view a web page from netscape.com.
+ +Domain names are the part of a URL that contains the name of an organization, business, or school---such as netscape.com or washington.org. If you use local host names without the domain name, list them the same way. Use commas to separate multiple hostnames. The wildcard character [*] cannot be used.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + + +10/13/00
+Copyright © 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation.
+ + + + + + diff --git a/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/securitycont.html b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/securitycont.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6fcb33822b1b --- /dev/null +++ b/extensions/help/resources/locale/en-US/securitycont.html @@ -0,0 +1,651 @@ + + +The Internet is a public network of millions of computers, all sharing information. On the Internet, communications move back and forth across public lines and through numerous connections. As with all public lines, eavesdropping is possible.
+ +Fortunately, your browser contains features that safeguard security. There are also several things you personally can do to safeguard your privacy and security while on the Internet. Click one of the links below to learn more.
+ +In addition to the information in this document, you can always find the latest news about security at Netscape's Security Center. For more information about privacy and security, including information about viruses, secure email, safe online shopping and banking, and safe surfing for children, see +Understanding Security, a document located at the Security Center. + +
For the quickest introduction to privacy issues, see the Privacy Tutorial. + +
+
+ +
There are two ways that a site can obtain information about you: + +
+
There are two ways for sites to store information about you: + +
+
A web page can't find out your e-mail address, name, or any +other personal information unless you explicity provide it. +You are in control---nobody can obtain personal information about +you unless you allow it. + + +
+ +
When you request to view a web page from a site---which you do each time you click a link or type a URL---a small amount of information is given to the site. This information includes your operating environment, your Internet address (not your email address), and the page you're coming from. + +
Operating Environment + +
The site is told something about your operating environment, such as +your browser type and operating system. This helps the site present the page +in the best way for your screen. For example, the site might learn that you +use the French version of a mozilla-based browser on a Windows 2000 computer. + + +
Internet Address + +
Your browser must tell the site your Internet address (also known as the Internet Protocol, or IP address) so the site knows where to send the page you are requesting. The site can't present the page you want to see unless it knows your IP address. + +
Your IP address can be either temporary or fixed (static). + +
If you connect to the Internet through a standard modem that's attached to your phone line, then your Internet Service Provider (ISP) assigns you a temporary IP address each time you log on. You use the temporary IP address for the duration of your Internet session. Each ISP has many IP addresses, and they assign the addresses at random to users. A web site can tell which ISP a temporary IP address comes from, but it can't learn anything about you personally from your temporary IP address. + +
Important: Your IP address is not your email address. Your email address uniquely identifies you in cyberspace just as your social security number identifies you in the real world. A temporary IP address is no more a part of your identity than the phone number +of a pay telephone you use to make a call. + +
If you have DSL, a cable modem, or a fiber-optic connection, you may have a fixed IP address that you use every time you connect. + +
Whether your IP address is temporary or fixed, you might not want that information +to be given to a site you intend to visit. To block your IP address from being given out, see Browsing Anonymously. + +
Referring Page + +
The site is also told which page you were reading when you clicked the +link to the page you are now requesting. This allows the site to know which +site referred you. Or, as you traverse the site, it allows the site to know +which of its pages you came from. + + +
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A cookie is a small bit of information used by some web sites. When you visit the site that uses cookies, the site might ask your browser to place one or more cookies on your hard disk. + +
Later, when you return to the site, your browser sends back the cookies that belong to the site. + +
By default, this activity is invisible to you, and you won't know when a site is setting a cookie or when your browser is sending a web site's cookie back. However, you can set your preferences so that you will be asked before a cookie is set. + +
There are times when it would be to your advantage to allow +a site to know something about your previous visits. +For example, if you were previously filling out a long form and got as +far as page 17, it would be nice if the site could take you immediately +to page 17 on your next visit. + +
If a site can store a cookie, it can keep track of everything you've done +while visiting the site by writing these things into a cookie that it keeps +updating. In this way, a site can build a profile on you. + +
This may be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what the site +does with the information. For example, it might be good if +a bookseller knew you frequently looked for information on dogs so +it could tell you about a new dog book. It might be bad if the bookseller then +sold that information to the local dog pound so they could cross-check +for potential dog owners who do not have valid dog licenses. + +
Web sites can use cookie information to tailor their presentations to you, and advertisers can use such information to target online ads to your interests and buying information. Reputable web sites have prvacy policies that describe how they use the information they receive. + +
When in doubt, always check a web site's privacy policy before permitting a cookie to be set, and before providing any personal information (such as your name and email address).
+ + +If your browser stores a site's cookie, it will return the cookie only to that particular site. Your browser will not provide one site with cookies set by another. Since a web site can only receive back its own cookies, it can keep track of your activities while you are at that site but not your activities in general while surfing the Web. + +
But suppose that while you visit site ABC.com, a cookie gets +stored not by ABC.com but by a different site called XYZ.com. +ABC.com can cause that to happen very simply by displaying an image from +XYZ.com. So when you visit ABC.com your browser makes a side-trip to +XYZ.com to get the image, and XYZ.com stores the cookie at that time. + +
If XYZ.com enlists many sites to display its cookie-storing image, +it can build up a cookie that contains information about your behavior at +all those sites. The more sites that display XYZ.com's image, +the more encompassing a profile it can build on you. + +
Such cookies that are stored by the site other than the one that you +think you are visiting are called foreign cookies. If you +are concerned about foreign cookies but not about ordinary cookies, +you could give permission for sites to store ordinary cookies only but +not foreign ones. + +
You use Cookie Manager to specify what types of cookies +you want your browser to accept. + + +
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The best way to keep your information private is to be cautious about providing it to others. The Internet is a public network, and you should assume that when someone asks you for your name, phone number, address, and other information, they may share that information with others.
+ +Providing your name, address, and phone number on the web is like having a listing in the telephone book. In fact, if you are listed in the white pages of the telephone book, your name, address, and phone number are probably listed in online directories and other databases on the World Wide Web. (Try looking yourself up in a directory such as People Finder or Yellow Pages.)
+ +If a web site asks for information about you, always check the site's privacy policy before proceeding. Here are some questions you might ask about a web site's privacy policy: + +
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When you request to see a page from a site, your browser must tell the site your Internet address (IP address) so the site knows where to send the page. Your IP address can be either temporary or fixed (static). + +
Whether your IP address is temporary or fixed, you might not want that information to be given to a site you intend to visit. But if your browser doesn't provide this information, the site won't know where to deliver the requested page. So this is the one piece of information that you can't ask +your browser not to reveal. + +
If you really want to hide your IP address from the site, you need to +use some trusted intermediate site. You go to the intermediate site +and tell it the name of the site whose page you want. The intermediate +site requests the page on your behalf, using its own IP address as the +return address. Then, when it gets the page, it forwards it on to +you. The site that supplied the page never gets to see your IP address. + +
There are several sites that provide such services. Use your favorite +search engine to find them---try search words such as "anonymous" and +"surfing". + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + + +Personal Security Manager helps you protect the security of your communications over the Internet. Personal Security Manager can check the security settings of web sites you visit and help assure security in several ways.
+ +Personal Security Manager has its own extensive online Help, including general information about maintaining security on the Internet, and definitions of security-related terminology.
+ +To access Personal Security Manager and view its Help, open the Tasks menu, choose Privacy and Security, and then choose Security Manager. Personal Security Manager also appears when you click a lock icon in the browser window.
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + + + +A cookie is a small amount of information used by some web sites. A web site that sets cookies will ask your browser to place one or more cookies on your hard disk when you visit the site. Later, when you return to the site, your browser sends back the cookies that belong to the site.
+ +Before loading a web page that uses cookies, your browser handles the page's cookies by doing two things: + +
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+ In this section: +Specifying How Your Browser Should Handle Cookies + + + + |
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Your browser lets you specify how cookies should be handled, by setting your cookie preferences and by using the Cookie Manager.
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If you select "Warn me before accepting a cookie" in the Cookie Preferences (see Step 4 above), Cookie Manager lets you control cookies on a site-by-site basis.
+ +When you are warned that a web site is requesting to set a cookie, you can click Yes to allow or No to deny the cookie. You can also select the option for your browser to "Remember this decision."
+ +If you select "Remember this decision," you will not be warned the next time that site tries to set or modify a cookie, and your "yes" or "no" response will still be in effect.
+ +If you wish to change a remembered response later, use Cookie Manager as follows:
+ +Another way to control cookies site-by-site is to use the Allow and Block menu options.
+ ++ +
You can use the Cookie Manager to view detailed information about cookies.
+ +| Item | +Explanation | +
| Cookie Name | +This is the name assigned to the cookie by its originater. | +
| Information | +This string of characters is the information a web site tracks for you. It might contain a user key or name by which you are identified to the web site, information about your interests, and so forth. | +
| Host or Domain | +This item tells you whether the cookie is a host cookie or a domain cookie. + +A host cookie is sent back, during subsequent visits, only to the server that set it. A server is a computer on the Internet. A web site resides on one or more servers. + +A domain cookie is sent back to any site that's in the same domain as the site that set it. A site's domain is the part of its URL that contains the name of an organization, business, or school---such as netscape.com or washington.org. |
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| Path | +This is the file pathway. If a cookie comes from a particular part of a web site, instead of the main page, a path is given. | +
| Secure Server | +This lists whether the cookie was sent over a secure server. If a cookie is secure, it will only be sent over a secure (https) connection. Before sending a secure cookie, your browser checks the connection and will not send if the connection is not secure. | +
| Expires | +This is the date and time at which the cookie is de-activated. The browser regularly removes expired cookies from your computer. | +
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Important: To remove cookies, follow the steps in this section. Do not try to edit the cookies file on your computer.
+ +To remove one or more cookies from your computer: +
You can also choose to prevent the removed cookies from being re-accepted later. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Many web sites require you to type a user name and password before you can enter the site. For instance, personalized pages and web sites containing your financial information require you to log in.
+ +The user name and password you use at a particular site can be read by the site's administrator. If this concerns you, you may wish to use a different password at every site with which you register. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to remember every single password you've ever used. + +
Password Manager can help you by storing your user names and passwords on your computer's hard disk, and entering them for you automatically when you visit such sites.
+ + +|
+ In this section: +Using Password Manager to Remember User Names and Passwords +Entering User Names and Passwords Automatically + + + |
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When you enter your user name and password at a web site a dialog box appears asking, "Do you want Password Manager to remember this logon?" You can choose the following options:
+ +Password Manager saves your user names and passwords on your own computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. See Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information for information on protecting your stored user names and passwords with encryption technology. + +
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If you use Password Manager to remember your user name and password for a web site, then the next time you visit the site Password Manager will automatically fill in your user name and password on the site's log in screen.
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Password Manager is on by default. To turn it off:
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To see a list of the user names and passwords you have stored:
+ ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
Many web pages contain forms for you to fill out---order forms for online shopping, information databases, and so forth.
+ +Form Manager can save the personal data you need to enter when you fill out a form, by storing such information as name, address, phone, credit card numbers, and so forth. Then, when a web site presents you with a form, Form Manager can fill it out automatically.
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+ In this section: + +Filling Out Forms Automatically +Form Manager's Automatic Notification Feature +What Happens If I Provide Personal Information to a Web Site? + |
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When you fill out an online form, Form Manager normally detects the form and gives you an opportunity to save the personal data you entered into the form. Soon, Form Manager will have enough data to begin filling out forms automatically.
+ +There are two ways to save personal data:
+ +Form Manager stores your personal data on your own computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read. See Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information for information on protecting your information with encryption technology. + + +
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To fill out an online form automatically:
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Form Manager is set to prompt you to save information whenever it detects that you have filled out an online form. If you don't want to see these prompts, do this:
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If you provide personal information such as your name, phone number, email address, and so forth, the web site is free to store that information in its database and use it later. A web site might use this information to improve its service to you or target advertising to your interests. A web site could sell the information it has gathered to other companies. + +
One way to find out how a web site uses the information it gathers is to check its privacy policy. + +
Before providing personal information on an online form, you must decide whether or not you trust the company---just as you judge whether or not you trust a catalog company before you provide your credit card number on the company's order form. + +
+[ Return to beginning of section ] +
+ + ++ +
If you use Password Manager or Form Manager to save passwords and personal data, then this sensitive information is stored on your computer in a file that's difficult, but not impossible, for an intruder to read.
+ +If you are not concerned about unauthorized use of your computer, you may not need further security. However, if your computer is in an area where unauthorized people have access to it, it's possible for a determined person to read the file containing your sensitive information.
+ +For a greater degree of security, you may want to protect the file with encryption. Encryption makes it nearly impossible for an unauthorized person to view your stored sensitive information.
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+ In this section: +Encrypting Stored Sensitive Information +Setting a Personal Security Password +Changing Your Personal Security Password + + + |
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To choose encryption:
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If you choose encryption, you'll need a Personal Security Password. You can set your Personal Security Password by using the Personal Security Manager. With encryption selected, you'll be asked for your Personal Security Password at least once during a Netscape 6 session in which you access any of your stored sensitive information.
+ +If you choose encryption, but don't already have a Personal Security Password, you'll be prompted to create one the first time you try to save or retrieve your sensitive information.
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Normally, you are asked for your Personal Security Password once during each Netscape 6 session in which you access any of your stored sensitive information. However, you can log out of your Personal Security Password so that it must be entered again before any sensitive information can be stored or retreived. This is useful if you are going to leave your computer unattended for a period of time.
+ +To log out of your Personal Security Password:
+ ++ +
If you forget your Personal Security Password, you may have to reset it. In this case, you will need to clear all the sensitive information stored by Password Manager and Form Manager, because without your original Personal Security Password you will not be permitted to use the information. + +
To reset your Personal Security password: + +
To clear all stored passwords and other sensitive information: + +
After you clear the saved personal information, you must remember all the user names and passwords Password Manager had stored for you, so you can enter them when you visit the web sites that require them.
+ + ++[ Return to beginning of section ] +
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+ +Copyright © 1994-2000 Netscape Communications Corporation.
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