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<title>Browsing the Web</title>
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<a name="web_pages:navigatingIDX"></a><a name="browsing_the_web"></a>
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<h1>Browsing the Web</h1>
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<p>Welcome to Mozilla! One of the most popular ways people use Mozilla is to
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browse the Web. Navigator, the Mozilla component that lets you visit web pages,
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offers many ways to visit web pages and search the Web.</p>
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<p>This section introduces you to Navigator, and how you can use it to browse,
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search, and save web pages. </p>
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<table summary="list of headings" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" width=324>
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<p>In this section:</p>
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<p><a href="#nav_first">Navigating Web Pages</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_search">Searching the Web</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_printsave">Copying, Saving, and Printing Pages</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_language">Using Languages and International Content</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_ses">Improving Speed and Efficiency</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_prox">Proxies</a></p>
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<p><a href="page_info_help.html">Viewing Page Info</a></p>
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</table>
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<p> </p>
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<hr>
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<a name="web_pages:navigatingIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_first"></a>
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<h1>Navigating Web Pages</h1>
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<p> </p>
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<table summary="list of headings" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
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<p>In this section:</p>
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<p><a href="#nav_view">Viewing Your Home Page</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_move">Moving to Another Page</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_link">Clicking a Link</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_retrace">Retracing Your Steps</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_reload">Stopping and Reloading</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_bookmark">Visiting Bookmarked Pages</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_tabbed_browsing">Using Tabbed Browsing</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_sidebar">Using My Sidebar</a></p>
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</td>
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</table>
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="Navigator:home_pageIDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_view"></a>
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<h2>Viewing Your Home Page</h2>
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<p>When you start Mozilla, you see Navigator, your browser. A "What's
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New" page appears automatically in the browser window when you first launch
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Mozilla.</p>
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<p>After the first launch, you will normally see your home page when you launch
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Mozilla. Unless you choose a home page yourself, your home page is chosen by
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your network or Internet service provider, or you see Mozilla's home page.</p>
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<p>To choose your own home page, see <a href="customize_help.html#cust_startpage">Specifying
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How Mozilla Starts Up</a>.</p>
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<a name="full_screen_modeSDX"></a>
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<p><b>Tips</b>: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>To streamline the Mozilla interface, you can use Full Screen mode to display
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web pages using almost all of your screen. In Navigator, open the View menu and
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choose Full Screen. You can also press F11.</li>
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<li> To go to your home page quickly, press Alt+Home (Cmd+Home on Mac OS). </li>
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</ul>
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<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a name="location_barSDX"></a>
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<a name="URL_barSDX"></a>
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<a NAME="opening_web_pages_in_NavigatorSDX"></a>
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<a NAME="Navigator:opening_pagesIDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_move"></a>
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<h2>Moving to Another Page</h2>
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<p>You move to a new page by typing its URL—its location (address) on the
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Web. URLs normally begin with "http://," followed by one or more names that identify
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the address. For instance, "http:/mozilla.org".</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Click the Location Bar to select the URL that is already there.
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<li>Type the URL of the page you want to visit. The URL you type replaces any
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text already in the Location Bar.
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<li>Press Enter.
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</ol>
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<p>Using the lock icon near the lower-right corner of the window, you can check
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a web page's security status at any time. For details, see <a href="using_certs_help.html#using_certs_info">Checking
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Security for a Web Page</a>.</p>
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<p><b>Tip</b>: To quickly select the URL in the Location Bar, press Ctrl+L.</p>
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<p> </p>
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<table summary="table for images">
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<td> <img src="images/locationbar.gif" alt="Location Bar"
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> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="middle">
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<div align="center"><b>Location Bar</b></div>
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</td>
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</table>
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<p> </p>
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<p><b>Don't know a URL?</b> You can type part of a URL, such as "cnn" (for www.cnn.com);
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or you can type a general word, such as "gifts" or "flowers." Navigator guesses
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what page you want to view, or displays a page with a choice of links related
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to the word you typed.</p>
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<p>If you are new to the Internet, see the <a href="http://home.netscape.com/bookmark/7_0/hnewbie.html">New
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to the Net Tutorial</a>.</p>
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<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="nav_link"></a>
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<h2>Clicking a Link</h2>
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<p>Most web pages contain links you can click to move to other pages.</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Move the pointer until it changes to a pointing finger. This happens whenever
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the pointer is over a link. Most links are underlined text, but buttons and
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pictures can also be links.</li>
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<li>Click the link once. While the network locates the page that the link points
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to, status messages appear at the bottom of the window.</li>
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</ol>
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<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="Navigator_Back_buttonSDX"></a>
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<a NAME="Navigator_Forward_buttonSDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_retrace"></a>
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<h2>Retracing Your Steps</h2>
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<p>There are several ways to re-visit pages:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>To go back or forward one page, click the Back or Forward arrow.
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<li>To go back or forward more than one page, click the small triangles on the
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Back and Forward buttons. You'll see a list of pages you've visited; to return
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to a page, choose it from the list.
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</ul>
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<p> </p>
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<center>
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<table summary="table for images">
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<tr>
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<td colspan="4"> <img src="images/reload.gif" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="Navigation Buttons"></td>
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<tr>
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<td height="20"> <b> Back Forward</b>
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</table>
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</center>
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<p> </p>
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<ul>
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<li>To see a list of any URLs you've typed into the Location Bar, click the
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arrow at the right end of the Location Bar. To view a page, choose it from
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the list.
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</ul>
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<p> </p>
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<table summary="table for images" width="329">
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<tr>
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<td> <img src="images/locationbar.gif" alt="Location Bar"> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td align="middle" height="2"> <b>Location Bar</b> </td>
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</table>
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<p> </p>
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<ul>
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<li>To choose from pages you've visited during the current session, open the
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Go menu and use the list in the bottom section of the menu.
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<li>To choose from pages you've visited during the past several sessions, open
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the Go menu and choose History. You see the history list. The history list displays
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a list of folders. Double clicking the folders displays subfolders or bookmarks
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to web pages. You can double-click the URL next to the Bookmark icon to view
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that page.
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</ul>
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<p><b>Tip</b>: The My Sidebar History tab also allows you to choose from pages
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you've visited during the past several sessions. For information, see <a href="customize_help.html#cust_sidebar_adding">Adding
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My Sidebar Tabs</a>.</p>
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<p> </p>
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<h3><a name="web_pages:historyIDX"></a><a name="history:windowIDX"></a>About
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History Lists</h3>
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<p>The history list contains links to recently visited pages. The Location Bar
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list contains links to pages you've typed into the Location Bar and then visited.</p>
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<p>To access the history list from Navigator, open the Go menu and choose History.
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To access the Location Bar list, click the arrow at the right end of the Location
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Bar.</p>
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<p><b>Tip</b>: To quickly open the history list, press Ctrl+H.</p>
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<p>If you don't want the Location Bar or history list to display the pages you've
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been visiting, you can clear the history list and Location Bar history entirely or selectively.</p>
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<p>To delete all pages from the Location Bar or history list, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
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<li>Under the Navigator category, click History. (If no subcategories are visible,
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double-click Navigator to expand the list.)
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<li>Click Clear History and Clear Location Bar to remove all previously visited
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web pages from the lists.
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<li>If you wish to set a limit on how many pages remain in the history list,
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click the field next to "Number of pages in session history" and type a number of pages.
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</ol>
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<p>To selectively delete pages from the history list, do any of the following:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>To delete all pages from a domain, select a page within that domain (folder)
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in the History list, open the Edit menu, and select "Delete entire domain
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<i>[domain name]</i>." For example, use this command if you want to delete
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all pages that end in "mozilla.org."</li>
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<li>To delete pages from a subdomain, select a page within that subdomain in
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the History list, open the Edit menu, and select "Delete all from <i>[subdomain]</i>."
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For example, use this command if you want to delete all pages from "bugzilla.mozilla.org"
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but not "mozilla.org."</li>
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<li>To delete a single page, select a page in the history list and press Delete.</li>
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</ul>
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<p><b>Tip</b>: To sort the history list, click one of the categories (Title, Location,
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or Last Visited). Click the title again to reverse the order. </p>
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<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a name="Navigator_Stop_buttonSDX"></a>
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<a name="Navigator_Reload_buttonSDX"></a>
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<a name="web_pages:stoppingIDX"></a>
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<a name="web_pages:reloadingIDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_reload"></a>
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<h2>Stopping and Reloading</h2>
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<p>If a page is taking too long to appear, or you change your mind and don't
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want to view it, click the Stop button.</p>
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<p>To refresh the current page, or get the most up-to-date version, click the
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Reload button, or press Ctrl+Shift+R (Cmd+Shift+R on Mac OS).</p>
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<table summary="table for images">
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<td colspan="4"> <img src="images/reload.gif" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="Navigation Buttons">
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<div align="right"><b>Reload</b> </div>
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</td>
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<td width="36">
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<div align="right"><b>Stop</b> </div>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a name="Bookmarks_menuSDX"></a>
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<a name="bookmarks:visitingIDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_bookmark"></a>
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<h2>Visiting Bookmarked Pages</h2>
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<p>The addresses, or URLs, of web pages can be quite long and difficult to remember.
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Fortunately, it's not necessary to memorize URLs in order to browse the Web.
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Your browser has a list of bookmarks, which are pointers to interesting web
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pages. </p>
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<p>To go to a bookmarked page, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Open the Bookmarks menu. The menu contains bookmarks represented by a bookmark
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icon, and folders that contain more bookmarks.</li>
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<li>To visit a bookmarked page, choose a bookmark from the menu, or open a folder
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and choose a bookmark.</li>
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</ol>
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<p><b>Tip</b>: To retrace your steps, click the Back arrow.
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<p>You can save your own bookmarks to point to pages you frequently visit, or
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to other interesting places on the Web. See <a href="customize_help.html#cust_bkmk_create">Creating
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New Bookmarks</a> for more information.</p>
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<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a name="Tabbed_Browsing:introductionIDX"></a>
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<a name="tabbed_browsingSDX"></a>
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<a name="nav_tabbed_browsing"></a>
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<h2>Using Tabbed Browsing</h2>
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<p>When you visit more then one web page at a time, you can use Tabbed Browsing
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to navigate the Web faster and easier. </p>
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<p>Tabbed Browsing lets you open tabs, each displaying a web page, within a single
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Navigator window. You don't have to have several windows open to visit several
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different web pages. This frees up space on your desktop. You can open, close,
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and reload web pages conveniently in one place without having to switch to another
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window.</p>
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<p>You can manage your navigation tabs easily and control when tabs are opened
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automatically. For more information about setting Tabbed Browsing preferences,
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see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.html#Tabbed">Navigator Preferences - Tabbed
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Browsing</a>.</p>
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<p>To learn more about using Tabbed Browsing, see <a href="customize_help.html#cust_tabbed">Tabbed
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Browsing</a>.</p>
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<p> [ <a href="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</a> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a name="My_Sidebar:usingIDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_sidebar"></a>
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<h2>Using My Sidebar</h2>
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<p>In addition to navigating the Web with Navigator, you can let the Web come
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to you by using My Sidebar.</p>
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<p>My Sidebar is a customizable frame in your browser where you can keep items
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that you need to use all the time—the latest news and weather, your address
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book or Buddy List, stock quotes, a calendar—and many other available options.
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My Sidebar presents these items to you in tabs that it continually updates.</p>
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<p>Mozilla comes with some My Sidebar tabs already set up, but you can customize
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My Sidebar by adding, removing, and rearranging tabs. For details, see <a href="customize_help.html#cust_sidebar">My
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Sidebar</a>.</p>
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<p>To view an item in My Sidebar, click its tab.</p>
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<td> <img src="images/sidebarclosed_small.gif" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" alt="y Sidebar Handle">
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</td>
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<td valign="middle">
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<p><b>My Sidebar Handle</b></p>
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</td>
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<td valign="middle">
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<p>If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle. If the
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handle is missing, open the View menu in Navigator, choose Show/Hide, and then
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My Sidebar from the submenu.</p>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_first">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<hr><a name="web_pages:searchingIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_search"></a>
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<h1>Searching the Web</h1>
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<p> </p>
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<p>In this section:</p>
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<p><a href="#nav_searchweb">Fast Searches</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_smartsearch">Advanced Search Mode</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_searchprefs">Setting Search Preferences</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_keywords">Using Internet Keywords</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_searchpage">Searching Within a Page</a></p>
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<p><a href="#nav_searchbookmark">Searching the Bookmarks or History List</a></p>
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</td>
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</table>
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="nav_searchweb"></a>
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<h2>Fast Searches</h2>
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<p>There are three ways to search quickly: from the Location Bar, from My Sidebar,
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and from the Net Search page.
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="searchfield"></a>
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<a name="searching_from_the_Location_BarSDX"></a>
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<h3>Searching from the Location Bar</h3>
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<p>Searching for web pages on a particular topic is as easy as typing a question,
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or just a word or two, into the browser's Location Bar, as pictured below.</p>
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<p><img src="images/search.gif" width="305" height="40" alt="Location Bar with Search Term"></p>
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<p>For example, if you want to find information about baby dolls:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Double-click in the Location Bar to select the current text.
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<li>Type the word "baby doll". Your typing replaces the current text.
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<li>Perform one of these steps:</li>
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</ol>
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<ul>
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<li>Click the Search button.</li>
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<li>Click "Search Mozilla Search for "baby doll" at the bottom
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of the drop-down list in the Location Bar. (You default search engine may be
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different.)<br>
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The default search engine you choose in <a href="#Smart">Preferences</a> is used.
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Search results for "baby doll" appear in both the browser window and in My Sidebar.
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Click the links to visit web pages about baby dolls. </li>
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</ul>
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<p>After you perform a search, the results are saved in My Sidebar's Search tab
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until you do a new search. You don't have to click the Back button to retrieve
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the search results.</p>
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<p>Note: You can also use <a href="#nav_keywords">Internet Keywords</a> to search from the Location Bar. </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a NAME="searchsb"></a>
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<a name="My_Sidebar:searching_fromIDX"></a>
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<h3>Searching from My Sidebar</h3>
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<p>The My Sidebar Search tab lets you quickly search and bookmark your search
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results. For example, if you want to find information about toy cars:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle.
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<li>Click the Search tab.
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<li>Open the "using" drop-down list, and choose a search engine.
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<li>Type "toy car" in the search field.
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<li>Click Search. Search results for 'toy car' appear in both the browser window
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and in My Sidebar. Click the links to visit web pages about toy cars.
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</ol>
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<p><b>Note</b>: 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 and you will
|
|
have to choose one or more search engines before clicking Search. You can keep
|
|
it that way or change to a basic setting in Preferences.
|
|
<p><b>Tip</b>: To display the next or previous page of search results quickly,
|
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click the Next and Previous buttons at the bottom of the My Sidebar Search tab.
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<p> </p>
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<a name="search:using_the_Search_buttonIDX"></a>
|
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<h3>Searching from the Net Search page</h3>
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<p>The Net Search page lets you type in a Search term or phrase, or explore several
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categories (such as Arts & Entertainment, Business, and many more) that may
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interest you. To visit the Net Search page, perform one of these steps:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Click on the Search button <img src="images/search_personal_toolbar.gif" width="66" height="20" alt="search button">
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on the Personal Toolbar.
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<li>Open the Tools menu and choose Search the Web.
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</ul><p> </p>
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<a name="searching_selected_wordsSDX"></a>
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<a name="click_to_searchSDX"></a>
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<a name="click_and_searchSDX"></a>
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<a name="search:searching_selected_wordsIDX"></a>
|
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<h3>Searching on Selected Words
|
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in a Web Page</h3>
|
|
<p>Mozilla allows you to search for words you select within a web page:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Select (highlight) any words in a web page.</li>
|
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<li>Right-click and choose "Web Search for [your selected words]" for
|
|
the menu. (To right-click on Mac OS, press Ctrl and click the mouse button.)
|
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</li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>Mozilla opens a new window and uses your default search engine to search
|
|
for your selected words. To learn how to change the search engine used to search
|
|
for your selected words, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.html#Internet">Navigator
|
|
Preferences - Internet Search</a>.</p>
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|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_search">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="search:Advanced_modeIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_smartsearch"></a>
|
|
<h2>Advanced Search Mode</h2>
|
|
<p>You can set the My Sidebar Search tab to Advanced mode, which lets you narrow
|
|
a search or choose one or more search engines.</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
|
|
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Internet Search. (If no subcategories
|
|
are visible, double-click Navigator to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Under Sidebar Search Tab Preferences, click Advanced, and then OK.
|
|
<li>If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle.
|
|
|
|
<li>Click the Search tab in My Sidebar.
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the "within" drop-down list, and choose a category.</li>
|
|
<li>Choose one or more search engines for the selected category (if available).
|
|
<li>In the search field, type the word for which you want to search.</li>
|
|
<li>Click Search.</li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p> <img src="images/searchmusic.gif" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" alt="My Side Bar Search">
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="My_Sidebar:search_categoriesIDX"></a>
|
|
<h3>Customizing Search Categories</h3>
|
|
<p>You can specify which search engines should be used for different categories
|
|
of searches. For example, you can select one set of search engines to search
|
|
for travel, and select another set of search engines to search for software.</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li> Set My Sidebar Search to Advanced Search Mode. See <a href="#nav_smartsearch">Advanced
|
|
Search mode</a> for details.
|
|
|
|
<li>If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle.
|
|
|
|
<li>Click the Search tab in My Sidebar.
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the "within" drop-down list, click "Edit Categories". You
|
|
see the Edit Categories dialog box.
|
|
|
|
<li>From the Categories drop-down list, choose the category you want to customize.<br>
|
|
Or<br>
|
|
To create a new category, click New and type a name for the category in the dialog
|
|
box. The drop-down list now displays the name of the selected category.
|
|
<li>Do one of the following: </li>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>To add a search engine for the selected category, highlight the search engine
|
|
in the list on the left, and click Add. </li>
|
|
<li>To remove a search engine for the selected category, highlight the engine
|
|
in the list on the right, and click Remove. </li>
|
|
<li>To rename the selected category, click Rename and type a new name. </li>
|
|
<li>To delete the selected category, click Delete. </li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<li>Click OK when you are finished customizing. </li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_search">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="search:setting_preferencesIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_searchprefs"></a>
|
|
<h2>Setting Search Preferences</h2>
|
|
<p>You can choose a different search engine as the default. You can also specify
|
|
how you want search results displayed in My Sidebar.</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
|
|
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Internet Search. (If no subcategories
|
|
are visible, double-click the Navigator to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Under Default Search Engine, choose a search engine you want to use for
|
|
web searching.
|
|
|
|
<li>Under Search Results, select "Open the Search tab in the Sidebar when
|
|
search results are available" if you want the My Sidebar search tab to open
|
|
and show your search results.
|
|
<li>Under Sidebar Search Tab Preference, select Basic if you want to search using
|
|
a single search engine, or select Advanced to be able to search using multiple
|
|
search engines.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_search">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="Internet_Keywords:using_Internet_KeywordsIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_keywords"></a>
|
|
<h2>Using Internet Keywords</h2>
|
|
<p>Internet Keywords work with the Location Bar to help you quickly find specific
|
|
types of information. There are several ways to use Internet Keywords:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
<li>Type a specific product, trademark, or company name and press Enter (Return
|
|
on Mac OS), to go directly to a company's web site.
|
|
|
|
<li>Type certain verbs, such as "shop" or "quote," followed by the word you
|
|
want to look up, to get specific information. For instance, "shop pets" takes
|
|
you to a page with links to online pet stores.
|
|
|
|
<li>Type the name of a city or town followed by certain words such as "movies"
|
|
or "restaurants," for local information. For instance, type "san francisco
|
|
restaurants".
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p><b>Hint:</b> The most commonly used Internet Keywords are listed in the pull-down
|
|
list 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.</p>
|
|
<p><b>Important:</b> 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.</p>
|
|
<p>To see the difference, try this:
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Type "apple imac" into the Location Bar and press Enter (Return). Apple
|
|
Computer's iMac Web page appears.
|
|
|
|
<li>Now type "apple imac" into the Location Bar and click Search. You see a
|
|
list of links related to Apple Computer's iMac models.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>If typing Internet Keywords into the Location Bar is not working for you, check
|
|
your <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.html#nav_smartbrowse">Smart Browsing preferences</a> to be sure the
|
|
Internet Keywords feature is enabled.</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<h3>Quick Stock Quotes</h3>
|
|
<p>To see a recent stock quote for a company, type "quote" followed by the company's
|
|
stock ticker symbol, and press Enter.</p>
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_search">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="web_pages:finding_withinIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_searchpage"></a>
|
|
<h2>Searching Within a Page</h2>
|
|
<p>To find text within the page you are currently viewing in Navigator:
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose "Find in This Page". If the page
|
|
you are viewing contains frames, you may need to click within a frame before
|
|
you begin your search. You see the "Find in this Page" dialog box. </li>
|
|
<li>Type the text you want to find. </li>
|
|
|
|
<li>Choose from the following search options: </li>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
<li><b>Match upper/lower case:</b> Choose this to search for a word or phrase
|
|
that matches the word you typed exactly (including uppercase and lowercase
|
|
letters).
|
|
|
|
<li><b>Wrap around:</b> Choose this to allow the browser to search from the where
|
|
the cursor is to the bottom of the page and then continue searching from the
|
|
top of the page. Note: Normally, the page is searched from the place where you
|
|
last clicked your mouse to the bottom of the page.
|
|
<li><b>Search backwards:</b> Choose this to search from the insertion point
|
|
backwards to the top of the page. </li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<li>Click Find to begin the search.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>To find the same word or phrase again:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Find Again.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_search">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="search:bookmarksIDX"></a><a name="search:historyIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_searchbookmark"></a>
|
|
<h2>Searching the Bookmarks or History List</h2>
|
|
<p>To search the bookmarks list, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Bookmarks menu and choose Manage Bookmarks. You see your Bookmarks
|
|
window.
|
|
<li>In the Bookmarks window, open the Tools menu and choose Search Bookmarks.
|
|
You see the Find Bookmarks dialog box.
|
|
<li>Use the drop-down lists to <a href="#search_options">select options</a>
|
|
to define your search.
|
|
|
|
<li>Type a search word.
|
|
|
|
<li>Click Find. Bookmarks that match your search criteria are displayed in the
|
|
Search Results-Bookmarks window.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p><b>Tip</b>: To quickly open your Bookmarks menu, press Ctrl+B. </p>
|
|
<p>To search the History list:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Go menu and choose History. You see the history list.
|
|
<li>In the History list, open the Tools menu and choose Search History. You see
|
|
the Find in History dialog box.</li>
|
|
<li>Use the drop-down lists to <a href="#search_options">select options</a>
|
|
to define your search.
|
|
|
|
<li><a name="search_options"></a>Choose from the following search options:
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Choose "title" or "location" to choose where you would
|
|
like to search. (The bookmarks window allows searching "name," "description,"
|
|
and "keyword".)
|
|
<li>Choose "contains," "starts with," or "ends with" if you know only part of
|
|
the word or phrase for which you're searching. </li>
|
|
<li>Choose "is" if you know exactly what you're searching for.
|
|
<li>Choose "is not" or "doesn't contain" to exclude pages.</li>
|
|
<li>Click in the field and type all or part of word or URL (web address) for
|
|
the bookmarks or history listings that you want to find or exclude.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<ol start="5">
|
|
<li>Click Find. History listings that match your search criteria are displayed
|
|
in the Search Results window. </li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>To use the search results:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
<li>Double-click a bookmark in the Search Results window to go to that web page.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p><b>Tips</b>:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>To open the History list quickly, press Ctrl+H.</li>
|
|
<li>If the list is hard to read, try expanding the Search Results window. </li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_search">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<a name="web_pages:copyingIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="web_pages:savingIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="web_pages:printingIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="print:web_pagesIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="save:web_pagesIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="copy:web_pagesIDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_printsave"></a>
|
|
<h1>Copying, Saving, and Printing Pages</h1>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<table summary="list of headings" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
|
|
<td class="inthissection">
|
|
|
|
<p>In this section:</p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_copy">Copying Part of a Page</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_save">Saving All or Part of a Page</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_print">Printing a Page</a></p>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_copy"></a>
|
|
<h2>Copying Part of a Page</h2>
|
|
<p>To copy some text from a page, begin from the Navigator window:
|
|
<p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Select the text.
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Copy.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>You can paste the text into other programs.</p>
|
|
<p>To copy a link (URL) or an image link from a page:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Position the pointer over the link or image.
|
|
|
|
<li>Right-click the link or image to display a pop-up menu. (On Mac OS, press
|
|
Ctrl and click the mouse button.)
|
|
<li>Choose Copy Link Location or Copy Image Location. If an image is also a
|
|
link, you are offered both options.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>You can paste the link into other programs or into Navigator's Location Bar.</p>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_printsave">Return to beginning of section</A> ]
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a NAME="save_imageSDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="Navigator:save_imagesDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_save"></a>
|
|
<h2>Saving All or Part of a Page</h2>
|
|
<p>To save an entire page, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Open the File menu and choose Save Page As. You see the Save As dialog box.
|
|
<li>Choose a folder in which to save this file.
|
|
<li>Choose a format for the page you want to save:</li>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>Web Page, Complete</b>: Save the whole web page, along with pictures.
|
|
This option allows you to view it as originally shown with pictures, but may
|
|
not keep the HTML link structure of the original page. Mozilla creates a new
|
|
directory (where the page is saved) to save pictures and other files necessary
|
|
to show the whole web page.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Web Page, HTML Only</b>: Save the original page without pictures. This
|
|
options preserves the original HTML link structure in one file.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Text file</b>: Save the original page as a text file. This option will
|
|
not preserve the original HTML link structure, but will allow you to see a text
|
|
version of the web page in any text editor.<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<li>Type a file name for the page and click Save. </li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>When you view a page containing frames and a frame is currently selected,
|
|
the Save Frame As option is offered in the drop-down list in addition to Save
|
|
Page As. This lets you save only the page within the selected frame.</p>
|
|
<p>Saving a file onto your hard drive lets you view the page (or its HTML code)
|
|
when you're not connected to the Internet.</p>
|
|
<p>To save an image from a page:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Position the mouse pointer over the image.
|
|
|
|
<li>Right-click the image (on Mac OS, press Ctrl and click the mouse button)
|
|
to display a pop-up menu.
|
|
<li>Choose Save Image As. You see the Save File dialog box.
|
|
|
|
<li>Choose a folder in which to save this image.
|
|
|
|
<li>Type a file name for the image and click Save.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>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):</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Position the mouse pointer over the page's link.
|
|
|
|
<li>Right-click the hyperlink on the page (on Mac OS, press Ctrl and click the
|
|
mouse button) to display a pop-up menu.
|
|
<li>Choose Save Link Target As. You see the Save File dialog box.
|
|
<li>Choose a folder in which to save this file.
|
|
|
|
<li>Type a file name for the page and click Save.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p><B>Important:</B> 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.</p>
|
|
<a NAME="wallpaperSDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="Navigator:set_as_wallpaperIDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="images:set_as_wallpaperIDX"></a>
|
|
<p><b>Tip</b>: To set an image as your desktop wallpaper on Windows, right-click
|
|
on an image and choose Set As Wallpaper from the pop-up menu.</p>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_printsave">Return to beginning of section</A> ]
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_print"></a>
|
|
<h2>Printing a Page</h2>
|
|
<p>To print the current page, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Open the File menu and choose Print.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>To print selected text, begin from the Navigator window:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Select the text in the current page.</li>
|
|
<li>Open the File menu and choose Print. The print dialog box appears.</li>
|
|
<li>Under Print Range, click Selection.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>The size of the printed page, not the size of the onscreen window, determines
|
|
placement of content on the printed page. Text is wrapped and graphics are repositioned
|
|
to accommodate paper size.</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="page_preview"></a>
|
|
<a name="print_previewSDX"></a>
|
|
<h3>Using Print Preview</h3>
|
|
<p>To have an early look at how a page will look before it is printed, you can
|
|
use Print Preview. Begin from the Navigator window:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>From Navigator, open the File menu and choose Print Preview. </p>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>In Print Preview, you can do the following with pages you want to print:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>View a preview of each page</b>: Click the Next <img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/next.gif" alt="next button">,
|
|
Previous <img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/previous.gif" alt="previous button">,
|
|
First <img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/first.gif" alt="first button">,
|
|
or Last <img src="chrome://navigator/skin/btn1/last.gif" alt="last button">button
|
|
to move between pages.</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Change the scale (size) of pages</b>: In the Scale field, type in a percentage
|
|
of the original size and Press Enter (Return on Mac OS). For example, type "50"
|
|
and press Enter to make each page half the size of the original page. Click the
|
|
Up <img src="chrome://global/skin/arrow/arrow-up-sharp.gif" alt="up button">
|
|
or Down <img src="chrome://global/skin/arrow/arrow-dn-sharp.gif" alt="down button">
|
|
button to resize up or down by an increment of one, respectively.</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Change the direction of the page</b>: Choose Portrait <img src="chrome://communicator/skin/icons/pg-portrait-small
|
|
.gif" alt="portrait button"> to position the page normally, with the shorter
|
|
side facing up. Choose Landscape <img src="chrome://communicator/skin/icons/pg-landscape-small
|
|
.gif" alt="landscape button"> to position the page sideways, with the longer
|
|
side facing up.</li>
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<li> <b>Go to Page Setup</b>: Click Page Setup to further customize pages you
|
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want to print.</li>
|
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<li> <b>Go to Print</b>: Click Print to print pages.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
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<p><b>Note</b>: Some Print Preview functions are different or unavailable on
|
|
Mac OS and Linux. </p>
|
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<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="page_setup"></a>
|
|
<h3>Using Page Setup</h3>
|
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<p><b>Note</b>: Some Page Setup functions are different or unavailable on Mac OS
|
|
and Linux. </p>
|
|
<p>To customize how pages are printed in Mozilla, you can use Page Setup:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
<p>From Navigator, open the File menu and choose Page Setup.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>In Page Setup, you can change the following settings for pages you want to
|
|
print:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b> Format & Options</b>: Choose the orientation, scale, and other options:
|
|
</li>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Orientation</b>:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Portrait</b>: Choose this <img src="chrome://communicator/skin/icons/pg-portrait-small
|
|
.gif" alt="portrait button"> to position the page normally, with the shorter
|
|
side facing up. </li>
|
|
<li> <b>Landscape</b>: Choose this <img src="chrome://communicator/skin/icons/pg-landscape-small
|
|
.gif" alt="landscape button"> to position the page sideways, with the longer
|
|
side facing up.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Scale</b>: Type in a percentage of the original size. For example, type
|
|
"50" and to make each page half the size of the original page.
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Shrink To Fit Page Width</b>: Select this to automatically resize the
|
|
page to the width of the paper.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Options</b>:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Print Background (colors and images)</b>: Select this to print background
|
|
images and colors. If unselected, only pictures and color in the foreground (in
|
|
front) are printed.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Margins & Header/Footer</b>: Click this tab to set up margins, headers,
|
|
and footers: </li>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Margins:</b>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Top, Bottom, Left, Right</b>: Type a margin in inches for the top, bottom,
|
|
left, and right margin.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Headers & Footers</b>: Each drop-down list represents either a header
|
|
or a footer area. The top row of drop-down lists are for the left, center, and
|
|
right header areas. The bottom row are for the left, center, and right footer
|
|
areas. In each drop-dop list, choose one of the following options: </li>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>--blank--</b>: Show nothing in this area.</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Title</b>: Show the web page title.</li>
|
|
<li> <b>URL</b>: Show the web page URL (URL's usually start with "http://").</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Date/Time</b>: Show the date and time when the web page is printed.</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Page #</b>: Show the page number of each page. For example, </li>
|
|
<li> <b>Page # of #</b>: Show the page number along with the total number of
|
|
pages. For example, if you print a five page web page, "3 of 5" would
|
|
be shown on the third page.</li>
|
|
<li> <b>Custom</b>: Type your own text. You can include any of the following
|
|
codes to print specific information:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>&PT</b>: Page Number with Total (Example: "3 of 5")<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li><b>&P</b>: Page Number<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li><b>&D</b>: Date<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li><b>&U</b>: URL<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li><b>&T</b>: Page Title</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p><b>Tip</b>: To see a preview of changes made to Page Setup, use <a href="#print_preview">Print
|
|
Preview</a>.</p>
|
|
<p>[ <a href="#nav_printsave">Return to beginning of section</a> ]
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_language"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="languages:and_international_contentIDX"></a>
|
|
<h1>Using Languages and International Content</h1>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<table summary="list of headings" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
|
|
<td class="inthissection">
|
|
|
|
<p>In this section:</p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_charcode">Selecting Character Codings and Fonts</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_languagepref">Setting Language Preferences</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_webcontent">Finding International Web Content</a></p>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_charcode"></a>
|
|
<h2>Selecting Character Codings and Fonts</h2>
|
|
<p>If you browse, compose, or send and receive email in more than one language,
|
|
you need to select the appropriate character codings and fonts.</p>
|
|
<p>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).</p>
|
|
<p>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 methods.</p>
|
|
<p>Your version of Mozilla is set to a default character coding 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 your coding method.</p>
|
|
<p>To select character codings, begin from the Navigator window:
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the View menu, choose Character Coding, and then choose More. </li>
|
|
<li>Choose a region from the top section of the submenu.
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>Choose a character coding within the region submenu. Repeat steps 1-3 for
|
|
each character-coding method you want. </li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>The character coding methods you select are added to the Character Coding menu.
|
|
If you have more than one coding method selected, the active one has a bullet
|
|
(dot) next to it.
|
|
<p>Mozilla can detect which character coding a document uses, and can display
|
|
it correctly on your screen. To take advantage of this capability, begin from the Navigator window:
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the View menu, choose Character Coding, and then choose Auto-Detect.
|
|
|
|
<li>Choose one of the Auto-Detect options, or choose Off from the submenu.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>To make changes to your list of active character sets:
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the View menu, choose Character Coding, and then choose Customize.
|
|
You can see the Customize Coding dialog box.
|
|
|
|
<li>Choose from the following procedures: </li>
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
<li>To add to the list of active character sets, choose a character set
|
|
from the list on the left and click Add.
|
|
|
|
<li>To remove a character set from the active list, choose a character set
|
|
from the list on the right and click Remove.
|
|
|
|
<li>To change the order in which the browser checks for character sets,
|
|
highlight character sets in the list on the right, and use the arrow buttons
|
|
to move the character sets up or down in the list.
|
|
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>To change the default fonts within a language group:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
|
|
<li>Under the Appearance category, click Fonts. (If no subcategories are visible,
|
|
double-click Appearance to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>From the "Fonts for" drop-down list, choose a character coding method. For
|
|
instance, to set default fonts for the Western character set, choose "Western."
|
|
|
|
<li>Select whether proportional text should be serif (like Times Roman) or sans
|
|
serif (like Arial). You can also specify what font size you want for proportional
|
|
text. Proportional text varies in width.
|
|
<li>(If available) Select a font for Serif, Sans-Serif, Cursive, and Fantasy.
|
|
|
|
<li>Select the monospace font (like Courier) that you want to use for web pages.
|
|
Monospace text is fixed in width, so each character or letter takes the same
|
|
amount of space.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>Many web page authors choose their own fonts and font sizes. You can use the
|
|
author's font settings by selecting "Allow documents to use other fonts."</p>
|
|
<p>To adjust the readability of fonts, select from the drop-down list the dots
|
|
per inch (dpi) for displaying Web pages. Select "Other" to open the
|
|
Calibrate Resolution dialog box, which allows you to calibrate your resolution
|
|
by measuring how long a line appears on your screen.<br>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>[ <A HREF="#nav_language">Return to beginning of section</A> ]
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a NAME="languages:setting_preferences"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_languagepref"></a>
|
|
<h2>Setting Language Preferences</h2>
|
|
<p>The language you use for Mozilla affects the text of buttons, dialog boxes,
|
|
menus, tools, and other items. The functionality of these items remains the
|
|
same. </p>
|
|
<p>To set your preferred language:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
<li>Under the Appearance category, click Languages/Content. (If no subcategories
|
|
are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Under "Installed languages packs" select a language pack.
|
|
<li>Click OK.
|
|
<p><b>Note</b>: You must restart Mozilla after you change your preferred language.</p>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>The content pack you use affects the home page, bookmarks, toolbar contents,
|
|
My Sidebar, and other items.</p>
|
|
<p>To use a content pack:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences. </li>
|
|
<li>Under the Appearance category, click Languages/Content. (If no subcategories
|
|
are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the list.) </li>
|
|
<li>Under "Installed content packs" select a content pack. </li>
|
|
<li>Click OK.
|
|
|
|
<p><b>Note</b>: You will have to need to restart Mozilla after you change to
|
|
another content pack.</p>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p><b>Tip</b>: To download more language packs or content packs, click Download
|
|
More.</p>
|
|
<p>Web pages are sometimes available in several languages. Mozilla presents
|
|
pages in the language you prefer, if it is available. You can specify the languages
|
|
you wish to see, in order of preference.</p>
|
|
<p>To set language preferences:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Languages. (If no subcategories are visible,
|
|
double-click Navigator to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Click Add. You see the Add Languages dialog box.
|
|
<li>Select a language and its code. If you wish to add a code not on the list,
|
|
type the language and its code in the Others field (see note below). If you want
|
|
to reorder the languages in the list, select a language and click Move Up or
|
|
Move Down.
|
|
<li>Click OK.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> Two-letter codes enclosed in brackets appear next to each language
|
|
in the list. These are standard abbreviations for languages. For a complete list,
|
|
see the online document, <a href="http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html" target="_blank">Codes
|
|
for the Representation of Names of Languages</a>.</p>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_language">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_webcontent"></a>
|
|
<h2>Finding International Web Content</h2>
|
|
<p>For information about Mozilla in multiple languages, see the online document
|
|
<a href="http://home.netscape.com/bookmark/6_2/hinter.html" target="_blank">International
|
|
Users Page</a>.</p>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_language">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_ses"></a>
|
|
<h1>Improving Speed and Efficiency</h1>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<table summary="list of headings" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
|
|
<td class="inthissection">
|
|
|
|
<p>In this section:</p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_helperapps">Managing Different File Types</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_default">Making Mozilla Your Default Browser</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_autoload">Automatic Loading</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_cache">Changing Cache Settings</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_smartup">Getting the Latest Software Automatically</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_mousewheel">Using a Mouse Wheel</a></p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_quicklaunch">Using Quick Launch </a>
|
|
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="file_types:openingIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="Navigator:plug-insIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="Navigator:helper_applicationsIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="file_types:managingIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="Navigator:Download_ManagerIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="Download_ManagerIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="pluginsSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="plug-insSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="MacromediaSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="FlashSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="QuicktimeSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="RealSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="JavaSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="WinampSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="MIMESDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="helper_applicationsSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="Download_ManagerSDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_helperapps"></a>
|
|
|
|
<h2>Managing Different File Types</h2>
|
|
<p>Navigator can handle many types of files. However, for some files, such as
|
|
movies or music, Navigator needs plug-ins or "helper" applications that can handle
|
|
those files. If Mozilla doesn't have the needed helper application or plug-in,
|
|
it can still save the file to your hard disk. When saving files, you can keep
|
|
track of them using Download Manager.</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<h3>Plug-ins</h3>
|
|
<p> Plug-ins are helper applications that extend the functionality within Navigator
|
|
and run within Mozilla. Plug-ins like Sun Java, Macromedia Flash, and RealNetworks
|
|
RealPlayer allow Mozilla to show multimedia files and run small applications,
|
|
such as movies, animations, and games. </p>
|
|
<p>When you installed Mozilla, you had the option of adding some of these most
|
|
popular plug-ins. You don't have to install them separately. However, you can
|
|
also install plug-ins after you install Mozilla. To see the plug-ins for Mozilla
|
|
that are currently installed, see the online web page, <a href="http://home.netscape.com/plugins/manager.html" target="_blank">Mozilla
|
|
Plug-in Manager</a>. </p>
|
|
<p>To see a full list of Mozilla plug-ins you can install, see the <a href="http://home.netscape.com/plugins/index.html" target="_blank">Browser
|
|
Plug-ins</a> page at Netscape.</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<h3>Helper Applications</h3>
|
|
<p> When files can not be used within Mozilla, you have to option to launch
|
|
helper applications that open outside of Mozilla. For example, to play MP3 files,
|
|
programs like Winamp can be opened outside of Mozilla.</p>
|
|
<p>The settings in the Helper Applications preferences panel tell Navigator which
|
|
helper applications to use on your computer. Usually, these preferences don't
|
|
need to be changed since they are preconfigured. Also, if Navigator doesn't know
|
|
which helper application to use, it allows you to find helper applications within
|
|
the download dialog box. </p>
|
|
<p>The download dialog box has these options:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>Open using</b>: Mozilla opens the file using the default program in your
|
|
system settings. </li>
|
|
<li><b>Choose</b>: Mozilla allows you to open the file using an application
|
|
you choose.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Save this file to disk</b>: Mozilla allows you to select a location to
|
|
save the file.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Always ask before opening this type of file</b>: When this is selected,
|
|
Mozilla opens the download dialog box when downloading a particular file type.
|
|
You can reset these choices afterwards in <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.html#Helper">preferences
|
|
for Helper Applications</a>.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Advanced</b>: Mozilla allows you to fine-tune how files are handled.
|
|
See "<a href="#new_app">To add a new helper application to the list</a>"
|
|
for details. </li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p><b>Tip</b>: You can clear your saved options for "Always ask before opening
|
|
this type of file" in preference. For more information, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.html#Helper">Navigator
|
|
Preferences - Helper Applications</a>.</p>
|
|
<p>For experienced users to fine-tune the Helper Applications preferences:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
<li>Under the Navigator category, click Helper Applications. (If no subcategories
|
|
are visible, double-click the Navigator to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Perform any of the following procedures:
|
|
<p><a name="new_app"></a>To add a new helper application to the list: </p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Click New Type. You see the New type dialog box.</li>
|
|
<li>Type a description of the type of files the application works with; for instance,
|
|
"movies" or "sound files." </li>
|
|
<li>Type the file extension (suffix) used by this file type. If this type of
|
|
file uses more than one extension, type them all, separated by spaces. </li>
|
|
<li>Type the MIME type. MIME types consist of two words separated by a slash.
|
|
For instance, a TIFF image file's MIME type is "image/tiff".<br>
|
|
<b>Note: </b>When you download a file, Mozilla will show you the MIME type on
|
|
the download dialog box. </li>
|
|
<li>Click Choose, then select an application that handles files of this type.
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>Click OK. </li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>To specify how Navigator should handle downloaded files: </p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Select a file type from the list and click Edit. </li>
|
|
<li>Type in the MIME type you want this file to use.</li>
|
|
<li>Choose a "Handled By" option to have downloaded files saved on your hard
|
|
disk or opened in an application that you specify. Click Choose to specify the
|
|
application. </li>
|
|
<li>Click OK. </li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>To remove an item from the list: </p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Select a file type from the list and click Remove. </li>
|
|
<li>Click OK. </li>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>To learn more about Helper Application preferences, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.html#Helper">Navigator
|
|
Preferences - Helper Applications</a>.</p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="using_Download_ManagerSDX"></a>
|
|
<h3>Download Manager</h3>
|
|
<p>You can use Download Manager to keep track of files you download. Download
|
|
Manager shows the following information:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> filename</li>
|
|
<li>time remaining before download is complete</li>
|
|
<li>transfer speed</li>
|
|
<li>percent complete</li>
|
|
<li>time elapsed</li>
|
|
<li>web location (source)</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>To open Download Manager, do the following:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Open the Tools menu and choose Download Manager.</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>The following menu options are available in Download Manager:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>Properties</b>: Select a file being downloaded and click Properties to
|
|
show the progress dialog box.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Cancel</b>: Select a file being downloaded and click Cancel to stop the
|
|
download.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Remove from List</b>: Select a file and click Remove from List to remove
|
|
a canceled or finished download. This will not delete the file from your hard
|
|
disk.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Launch File</b>: Click this to open a selected file.</li>
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<li><b>Show in Explorer</b>: Click this to show the location of a selected file.<br>
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<b>Note</b>: Show in Explorer appears as Show in Browser on Linux, and Show in
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Finder on Mac OS.</li>
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</ul>
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<a name="httpSDX"></a>
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<a name="nav_default"></a>
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<h2>Making Mozilla Your Default Browser</h2>
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<p><b>Note</b>: This section discusses settings and features present only on
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Windows. </p>
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<p>Mozilla is best known for displaying web pages, both on the Internet and
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on your computer. To easily open web pages, you can make Mozilla your default
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browser.</p>
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<p> </p>
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<h3>Common Internet Files and Protocols </h3>
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<p>Making Mozilla your default browser allows it to automatically open common
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file formats and protocols used on the Internet. Common Internet file formats
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and protocols include the following:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p><b>Image Files</b>: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>JPEG, GIF, PNG, and MNG</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><b>Internet Document and Language Files</b>: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p><a href="glossary.html#Hypertext_Markup_Language_(HTML)">HTML</a>, XML, XHTML,
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and XUL</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><b>Internet Protocols</b>: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>HTTP, HTTPS, <a href="glossary.html#File_Transfer_Protocol_(FTP)">FTP</a>,
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Chrome, Gopher<br>
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p> </p>
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<h3>Changing Default Browser Settings Automatically</h3>
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<p>After installation is finished, Mozilla checks to see if it is the default
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browser for any of the common Internet file formats or protocols. If it isn't,
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you are asked, "Mozilla is not currently set as your default browser. Would
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you like to make it your default browser?" </p>
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<p>Click Yes to make Mozilla the default browser. If you click No, you will
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be prompted with this question each time Mozilla starts, unless you deselect
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the checkbox "Check at startup next time, too."</p>
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<p>If you deselect the checkbox, "Check at startup next time, too,"
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you can still make Mozilla the default browser by changing your settings in
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Preferences. To learn how to set Mozilla as the default browser through Mozilla
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preferences, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_navigator.html#Navigator">Navigator
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Preferences - Navigator</a>.</p>
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<h3><b>Customizing Default Browser Settings</b></h3>
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<p>You can manually customize how Mozilla handles various file formats and protocols.
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For more information, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.html#system">Advanced
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Preferences - System</a>.</p>
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<p> [ <a href="#nav_ses">Return to beginning of section</a> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a name="turning_off_JavaSDX"></a>
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<a name="turning_off_JavaScriptSDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_autoload"></a>
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<h2>Automatic Loading</h2>
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<p>When you bring a web page to your screen, Mozilla automatically loads (starts
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up) several features that help interpret web pages. These features, Java and
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JavaScript, can make web pages more lively, but they take time to load.</p>
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<p>To learn how to turn off Java, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.html#Advanced">Advanced
|
|
Preferences - Advanced</a>. </p>
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<p>To learn how to turn off JavaScript, see <a href="chrome://help/locale/cs_nav_prefs_advanced.html#Scripts">Advanced
|
|
Preferences - Scripts & Windows</a>.</p>
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<p>[ <A HREF="#nav_ses">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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<p> </p>
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<a name="memory_cacheSDX"></a>
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<a name="disk_cacheSDX"></a>
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<a name="cache:changing_settingsIDX"></a>
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<a NAME="nav_cache"></a>
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<h2>Changing Cache Settings</h2>
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|
<p>Your computer stores copies of frequently accessed pages in the cache. This
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|
way, the computer doesn't have to retrieve the page from the network each
|
|
time you view it.</p>
|
|
<p>To set the size of the memory cache or to clear it (Windows and Unix only):</p>
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<ol>
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|
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<li>Open the Edit menu and click Preferences.
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|
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|
<li>Under the Advanced category, click Cache. (If no subcategories are visible,
|
|
double-click Advanced to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Enter a number in the Memory Cache field to specify the size of the memory
|
|
cache. 1024K to 2000K is a good size. To clear the memory cache immediately,
|
|
click Clear Memory Cache.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p><B>Important:</B> 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 sufficient.</p>
|
|
<p>To set the size of the cache or to clear it:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
|
|
<li>Under the Advanced category, click Cache. (If no subcategories are visible,
|
|
double-click Advanced to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Enter a number in the Cache field to specify the size of the cache.
|
|
8000K on Windows is sufficient (5000K on Unix). To clear the cache immediately,
|
|
click Clear Cache.
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p><B>Important:</B> A larger disk cache allows more pages to be quickly retrieved,
|
|
but more of your hard disk space is used.</p>
|
|
<p>When you quit Mozilla, it performs cache maintenance. If maintenance takes
|
|
longer than you wish, try reducing the size of the disk cache.</p>
|
|
<p>To specify how often Navigator checks the network for page revisions (so that
|
|
you don't keep "stale" pages in the cache too long):</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
|
|
<li>Under the Advanced category, click Cache. (If no subcategories are visible,
|
|
double-click Advanced to expand the list.)
|
|
<li>Choose from the following options:
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li> <b>Every time I view the page</b>: Select this if you want Mozilla to compare
|
|
a web page to the cache every time you view it.<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li><b>When the page is out of date</b>: Select this if you want Mozilla to
|
|
compare a web page to the cache when the page is determined by the server to
|
|
have expired.<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li><b>Once per session</b>: Select this if you want Mozilla to compare a web
|
|
page to the cache once for each time you start Mozilla.<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li><b>Never</b>: Select this if you do not want Mozilla to compare cached information
|
|
to the network.<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>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 I view the page,"
|
|
because the verification requires a network connection that takes time.</p>
|
|
<p>To refresh a page at any time:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>Click the Reload button in the browser's Navigation Toolbar. The computer
|
|
checks the network to make sure you have the latest version of the page.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_ses">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
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|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="new_versionSDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_smartup"></a>
|
|
<h2>Getting the Latest Software Automatically</h2>
|
|
<p>Mozilla can notify you when updates for your software are available, and
|
|
it can install the updates automatically. Mozilla can also inform you when a
|
|
new version of Mozilla is available.</p>
|
|
<p>To learn about setting up automatic software installation, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.html#Software_Installation">Advanced
|
|
Preferences - Software Installation</a>.</p>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_ses">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="mouse_wheel:usingIDX"></a><a NAME="nav_mousewheel"></a>
|
|
<h2>Using a Mouse Wheel</h2>
|
|
<p>If your mouse has a mouse wheel, you can control how the mouse wheel functions
|
|
in Mozilla.</p>
|
|
<p>To learn more about setting up a mouse wheel, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.html#Mouse_Wheel">Advanced
|
|
Preferences - Mouse Wheel</a>. </p>
|
|
<p> [ <a href="#nav_ses">Return to beginning of section</a> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<a name="QuickLaunchSDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="Quick_Launch:usingIDX"></a>
|
|
<a name="nav_quicklaunch"></a>
|
|
<h2>Using Quick Launch</h2>
|
|
<p><b>Note:</b> Quick Launch is available only on Windows versions of Mozilla.</p>
|
|
<p>Quick Launch shortens the time it takes for Mozilla to start. When Mozilla
|
|
uses Quick Launch, the Mozilla logo icon is present in the system tray (near the
|
|
clock).</p>
|
|
<table summary="table for images" align="center">
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td>
|
|
<div align="center"><img src="chrome://communicator/skin/icons/turbo-systray.gif" alt="Quick Launch Icon"
|
|
> </div>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
<tr>
|
|
<td align="middle">
|
|
<div align="center"><b> Mozilla Quick Launch Icon</b></div>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p><b>Tip: </b>To quickly start components (such as Composer, Mail & Newsgroups,
|
|
and the Address Book window), right-click the Mozilla logo icon and select the
|
|
component in the pop-up menu.</p>
|
|
<p>When you installed Mozilla, you were given the option of enabling or disabling
|
|
Quick Launch. If enabled, Quick Launch loads part of Mozilla into memory when
|
|
Windows first starts (and each time Mozilla first starts up). Quick Launch allows
|
|
Mozilla to stay in memory after you close all Mozilla windows. This lets Mozilla
|
|
quickly start up when you need it, without having to load all of Mozilla. If
|
|
your computer is low in memory, you can disable Quick Launch to conserve memory.</p>
|
|
<p><br></p>
|
|
<p>To enable or disable Quick Launch in Mozilla:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
|
|
<li>Click the Advanced category.
|
|
<li>Select "Keep Mozilla in memory to improve startup performance"
|
|
to enable Quick Launch, or deselect it to disable Quick Launch.
|
|
<li>Click OK.
|
|
<p><b>Tip: </b>To easily disable Quick Launch, right-click on the Mozilla logo
|
|
in the system tray (near the time) and select "Disable Quick Launch"
|
|
in the pop-up menu.</p>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
<p>[ <a href="#nav_ses">Return to beginning of section</a> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<a name="proxies:settingIDX"></a>
|
|
<a NAME="nav_proxies"></a>
|
|
<h1>Proxies</h1>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<table summary="list of headings" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=2 bgcolor="#cccccc" Width=324>
|
|
|
|
<tr>
|
|
|
|
<td class="inthissection">
|
|
|
|
<p>In this section:</p>
|
|
<p><a href="#nav_prox">Setting Proxy Values</a></p>
|
|
</td>
|
|
</tr>
|
|
</table>
|
|
<p>This section explains how to work with proxies.
|
|
<p><a NAME="nav_prox"></a> </p>
|
|
<h2>Setting Proxy Values</h2>
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
<p>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.</p>
|
|
<p>Before you start:</p>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
<li>If there's a proxy configuration file at your workplace, ask the system
|
|
administrator for its URL.
|
|
|
|
<li>If there's no proxy configuration file, ask your system administrator for
|
|
the names and port numbers of the servers running proxy software for each
|
|
network service.
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<p>To set the browser to work with the proxy:</p>
|
|
<ol>
|
|
<li>Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences. </li>
|
|
<li>Under the Advanced category, click Proxies. (If no subcategories are visible,
|
|
double-click the Navigator to expand the list.) </li>
|
|
<li>Select one of the following:</li>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>Direct connection to the Internet</b>: Choose this if you don't want to
|
|
use a proxy.</li>
|
|
<li><b>Manual proxy configuration</b>: Choose this if you don't have a proxy
|
|
location (URL). </li>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>HTTP Proxy</b>, <b>SSL Proxy</b>, <b>FTP Proxy, Gopher Proxy</b>:<b> </b>Type
|
|
the name or numeric IP address of the proxy server. Type the port in the Ports
|
|
field.</li>
|
|
<li><b>SOCKS Host</b>: Type the name or numeric IP address of the proxy server.
|
|
Type the port in the Ports field. </li>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>SOCKS v4, SOCKS v5</b>: When entering a SOCK Host, select "SOCKS
|
|
v4" or "SOCKS v5," depending on what version of SOCKS is used
|
|
for the proxy. </li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li><b>No Proxy for</b>: Type the domains that you do not want to use a proxy
|
|
for. Separate each domain with a comma. (Example: .yourcompany.com, .yourcompany.co.nz)</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
<li><b>Automatic proxy configuration URL</b>: Choose this if you have a proxy
|
|
configuration file or URL, then type the configuration URL.<br>
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
</ol>
|
|
|
|
<p>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 host names. The wildcard character [*] cannot be used.</p>
|
|
<p>For more information on using the Proxy preferences panel, see <a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.html#Proxies">Advanced
|
|
Preferences - Proxies</a>.</p>
|
|
<p> [ <A HREF="#nav_prox">Return to beginning of section</A> ] </p>
|
|
<p> </p>
|
|
<p><br></p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<p><i>19 June 2002 </i> </p>
|
|
<hr>
|
|
<p>Copyright © 1998-2003 The Mozilla Foundation.</p>
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