# Navigating Web Pages

In this section: Viewing Your Home Page Moving to Another Page Clicking a Link Retracing Your Steps Stopping and Reloading Visiting Bookmarked Pages Using My Sidebar

## Viewing Your Home Page

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.

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## Moving to Another Page

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"

1. Double-click the Location bar to select the URL that is already there.
2. Type the URL of the page you want to visit. The URL you type replaces any text already in the Location bar.
3. Press Enter.

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

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## Clicking a Link

Most web pages contain links you can click to move to other pages.

1. Move the pointer until it changes to a pointing finger. This happens whenever the pointer is over a link. Most links are underlined text, but buttons and pictures can also be links.

2. Click the link once. While the network locates the page the link points to, status messages appear at the bottom of the window.

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## Retracing Your Steps

There are several ways to re-visit pages:

- To go back or forward one page, click the Back or Forward arrow.
- To go back or forward more than one page, click the small triangles on the Back and Forward buttons. You'll see a list of pages you've visited; to return to a page, choose it from the list.

Back Forward

- To see a list of any URLs you've typed into the Location bar, click the arrow at the right end of the Location bar. To view a page, choose it from the list.

Location Bar

- To choose from pages you've visited during the current session, open the Go menu and use the list in the bottom section of the menu.
- To choose from pages you've visited during the past several sessions, open the Tasks menu, choose Tools, then History. To view a page, double-click its line in the list.

### About the History Lists

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:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Navigator category, choose History. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. Click Clear History and/or Clear Location Bar to remove all previously visited web pages from the lists.
4. If you wish to set a limit on how long pages remain in the History list, click the field next to "Pages in history expire after:" and type a number of days.

Tips for the History window:

- To sort the history list, click one of the categories (Title, URL, or Last Visited). Click again to reverse the order.
- To turn the columns on or off, click the column icon (the right-most column in the window) and check or uncheck the categories.

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## Stopping and Reloading

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

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## Visiting Bookmarked Pages

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:

1. Open the Bookmarks menu. The menu contains bookmarks represented by a bookmark icon, and folders that contain more bookmarks.
2. To visit a bookmarked page, choose a bookmark from the menu, or open a folder and choose a bookmark.

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.)

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## Using My Sidebar

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.

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# Searching the Web

In this section: Fast Searches Advanced Search Mode Bookmarking Search Results Setting Search Preferences Using Internet Keywords Finding Related Pages Searching Within a Page Searching the Bookmarks or History List

## Fast Searches

There are three ways to search quickly: from the Location bar, from My Sidebar, and from the Net Search page.

### Searching From the Location Bar

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:

1. Double-click in the Location bar to select the current text.
2. Type the word "dogs". Your typing replaces the current text.
3. Click the Search button. Search results for "dogs" appear in both the browser window and in My Sidebar. Click the links to visit Web pages 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.

### Searching From My Sidebar

The My Sidebar Search tab lets you quickly search and bookmark your search results. For example, if you want to find information about cats:

1. If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle.
2. Click the Search tab.
3. Type "cats" in the search field.
4. Click Search. Search results for 'cats' appears in both the browser window and in My Sidebar. Click the links to visit web pages 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.

### Searching From the Net Search page

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:

- Open the Search menu and choose Search the Web.

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## Advanced Search Mode

You can set the My Sidebar Search tab to Advanced mode, which lets you narrow a search or choose one or more search engines.

1. Open the Search menu, select My Sidebar Search Panel, and click Advanced to select it.
2. If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle.
3. Click the Search tab in My Sidebar.
4. Open the "Within" pop-up menu, and choose a category (such as music or shopping).
5. Choose one or more search engines for the selected category.
6. In the search field, type the word for which you want to search.
7. Click Search.

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.

### Customizing Search Categories

You can specify which search engines should be used for different categories of searches.

1. Open the Search menu, select My Sidebar Search Panel, and click Advanced to select it.
2. If it is not already open, open My Sidebar by clicking its handle.
3. Click the Search tab in My Sidebar.
4. Click Customize. The Customize Search window appears.
5. From the Categories pop-up menu, choose the category you want to customize.
   Or
   To create a new category, click New and type a name for the category. The pop-up menu displays the name of the selected category.
6. Do one of the following:
   - To add a search engine for the selected category, highlight the search engine in the list on the left, and click Add.
   - To remove a search engine for the selected category, highlight the engine in the list on the right, and click Remove.
   - To rename the selected category, click Rename and type a new name.
   - To delete the selected category, click Delete.
7. Click OK when you are finished customizing.

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## Bookmarking Search Results

To save your search results as bookmarks:

1. Perform a search from the Location bar or from the My Sidebar Search tab.
2. After the search results are displayed in My Sidebar, click Bookmark Search Results.
3. Open the Bookmarks menu. Your search results appear in one of the folders in your list of bookmarks. For instance, if you searched for "cats," your bookmark list contains a folder labeled "cats" containing bookmarks for cat web pages.

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## Setting Search Preferences

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.

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Navigator category, click Internet Search. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. Specify your search settings.

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## Using Internet Keywords

Internet Keywords work with the Location bar to help you quickly find specific types of information. There are several ways to use Internet Keywords:

- Type a specific product, trademark, or company name and press Enter (Return on Mac OS), to go directly to a company's web site.
- Type certain general words, such as "vacations" or "gifts," to view a page with several links and resources related to the general word.
- Type certain verbs, such as "shop" or "quote," followed by a modifier, to get specific information. For instance, "shop pets" takes you to a page with links to online pet stores.
- Type the name of a city or town followed by certain modifiers such as "movies" or "restaurants," for local information. For instance, type "san francisco restaurants".

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:

1. Type "apple imac" into the Location bar and press Enter (Return). Apple Computer's iMac Web page appears.
2. Now type "apple imac" into the Location bar and click Search. You see a list of links related to Apple Computer's iMac models.

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.

### Quick Stock Quotes

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.

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## Finding Related Pages

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.

### Smart Browsing Preferences

If you prefer not to use What's Related or Internet Keywords, you can turn these features off.

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Navigator category, choose Smart Browsing. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. Under "What's Related," list any domains for which you do not want What's Related information. 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.
4. Remove the checkmark next to "Enable Internet Keywords." Keep the checkmark if you want to type common words or brand names (instead of full URLs) in the Location bar.

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.)

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## Searching Within a Page

To find text within the page you are currently viewing:

1. From the Search 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.
2. Type the text you want to find.
3. Choose from the following search options:
   - Match upper/lower case: Choose this to search for a word or phrase that matches the word you typed exactly (including uppercase and lowercase letters).
   - Wrap around: Choose this to allow the browser to search from the insertion point of the cursor 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.
   - Search backwards: Choose this to search backwards.
4. Click Find to begin the search.

To find the same word or phrase again:

- Open the Search menu and choose Find Again.

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## Searching the Bookmarks or History List

To search the bookmarks list:

1. Open the Bookmarks menu and choose Manage Bookmarks. You see the Manager Bookmarks dialog box.
2. Open the Edit menu and choose Find in Bookmarks.
3. In the pop-up menus, choose options to define your search.
4. Type a search word.
5. Click Find. Bookmarks that match your search criteria are displayed.

To search the History list:

1. Open the Tasks menu, choose Tools, and then choose History. You see the History dialog box.
2. Open the Edit menu and choose Find in History.
3. In the pop-up menus, choose options to define your search.
4. Type a search word.
5. Click Find. History listings that match your search criteria are displayed.

> Search options:

- Choose "contains," "starts with," or "ends with" if you know only part of the word or phrase for which you're searching.
- Choose "is" if you know exactly what you're searching for.
- Choose "is not" or "doesn't contain" to exclude pages.
- Click the fill-in field and type all or part of name or URL (web address) for the bookmarks or history listings that you want to find or exclude.

To use the search results:

- Double-click a bookmark in the list to go to it.
- Click Bookmark Search Results to save the list as a bookmark. The saved search is added to the bottom of your bookmarks list.

Tip: If the list is hard to read, try expanding the Search Bookmarks/History window.

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# Copying, Saving, and Printing Pages

In this section: Copying Part of a Page Saving All or Part of a Page Printing a Page Using Print Plus

## Copying Part of a Page

To copy some text from a page:

1. Select the text.
2. Choose Copy from the Edit menu.

You can paste the text into other files.

To copy a link (URL) or an image from a page:

1. Position the pointer over the link or image.
2. Right-click the link or image to display a pop-up menu. (On Mac OS, press the Control key and click the mouse button.)
3. Choose Copy Link Location or Copy Image Location. If an image is also a link, you are offered both options.

You can paste the link into other files or into Navigator's Location bar.

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## Saving All or Part of a Page

To save an entire page:

1. Open the File menu and choose Save Page As.
2. In the Save File dialog box, choose a folder in which to save this file.
3. Type a name for the page and click Save.

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:

1. Position the mouse pointer over the image.
2. Right-click the image (on Mac OS, press the Control key and click the mouse button) to display a pop-up menu.
3. Choose Save Image As.
4. In the Save File dialog box, choose a folder in which to save this image.
5. Type a name for the image and click Save.

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):

1. Position the mouse pointer over the page's link.
2. Right-click the page's link (on Mac OS, press the Control key and click the mouse button) to display a pop-up menu.
3. Choose Save Link As.
4. In the Save File dialog box, choose a folder in which to save this file.
5. Type a name for the page and click Save.

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.

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## Printing a Page

To print the current page:

- Open the File menu and choose Print.

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.

## Using Print Plus

Print Plus is a service that helps you:

- order printer supplies online
- learn new ways to create special print designs at home
- access professional printing services for business and personal needs

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.

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# Language and Translation Services

In this section: Translating a Web Page Selecting Character Codings and Fonts Setting Language Preferences Finding International Web Content

## Translating a Web Page

You can get a quick translation of a web page that gives you the gist of the content in a language of your choosing.

1. Go to the web page you want to translate.
2. Open the View menu and choose Translate.

> 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.

3. Choose languages for the translation, and click "Gist!"

There's a brief delay while the translation is completed.

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## Selecting Character Codings and Fonts

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:

1. Open the View menu, choose Character Coding, and then choose More.
2. Choose a character coding method from the first section of the submenu. Repeat for each character coding method you want.

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:

1. Open the View menu, choose Character Coding, and then choose Auto-Detect.
2. Choose one of the Auto-Detect options, or choose Auto-Detect Off.

To make changes to your list of active character sets:

1. Open the View menu, choose Character Coding, and then choose Customize.
2. Choose from the following procedures:
   - To add to the list of active character sets, choose a character set from the list on the left and click Add.
   - To remove a character set from the active list, choose a character set from the list on the right and click Remove.
   - 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.

To change the default fonts:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Appearance category, choose Fonts. (If no options are visible, click to expand the list.)
3. From the "Language encoding" pop-up menu, choose a character coding method. For instance, to set default fonts for the Western character set, choose "Western."
4. (If available) Select a variable width font and size. Most text is displayed in a variable width font. You can select both a serif font (like Times Roman) and a san-serif font (like Ariel).
5. (If available) Select a fixed width font and size. Certain types of text, such as equations and formulas, are displayed in a fixed width font.

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.

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## Setting Language Preferences

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:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Navigator category, choose Languages. (If no options are visible, click to expand the list.)
3. Click Add.
4. 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.
5. Click OK.

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

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## Finding International Web Content

For information about Netscape 6 in multiple languages, open the Help menu and choose International Users.

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# Improving Speed and Efficiency

In this section: Managing Different File Types Automatic Loading Changing Cache Settings Getting the Latest Software Automatically Using a Mouse Wheel

## Managing Different File Types

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:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Navigator category, choose Helper Applications. (If no options are visible, click to expand the list.)

To add a new helper application to the list:

1. Click New Type.
2. Type a description of the type of files the application works with; for instance, "movies" or "sound files."
3. 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. Examples: text documents often have the extension "txt"; some image files have the extension "gif"; and HTML documents have the extension "htm" or "html."
4. 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". If you don't know the MIME type, leave the field blank.
5. Click Choose, then select an application that handles files of this type.
6. Click OK.

To specify how Navigator should handle downloaded files:

1. Select a file type from the list and click Edit.
2. Choose a "Handled By" option to have downloaded files opened in a Navigator window, saved on your hard disk, or opened in an application that you specify. Click Choose to specify the application.
3. Select "Ask me before opening downloaded files of this type" if you want to be notified before downloading files that are handled by applications other than Navigator.
4. Click OK.

To remove an item from the list:

1. Select the item and click Remove.
2. Click OK or Cancel in response to the warning dialog.

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## Automatic Loading

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:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Click the Advanced category.
3. To speed things up, deselect one or both:
   - Enable Java: Allows Java applets (small programs that add functionality to pages) to run automatically.
   - Enable JavaScript: Allows JavaScript (commands that add functionality to pages) to run automatically. You can enable JavaScript for the browser (Navigator), Mail and News, or both.

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.

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## Changing Cache Settings

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):

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Advanced category, choose Cache. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. 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.

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:

1. From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
2. Open the Advanced category; then click Cache.
3. Enter a number in the Disk Cache field to specify the size of the disk cache. 8000K (5000K on Unix) is a good size. To clear the disk cache immediately, click Clear Disk Cache.

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):

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Advanced category, choose Cache. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. Select "Once per session," "Every time," or "Never." "Every time" assures that the page you see is always the latest, at the cost of slower performance. "Never" is fastest, but the page you see might be stale.

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:

- Click the Reload button in the browser's navigation bar. The computer checks the network to make sure you have the latest version of the page.

To retrieve a fresh copy of a page regardless of what's in the cache:

- Hold down the Shift key (Option key on Mac OS) and click Reload.

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## Getting the Latest Software Automatically

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:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Advanced category, choose Software Installation. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. Put a checkmark next to "Enable software installation" if you want Netscape 6 to install updates automatically.

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## Using a Mouse Wheel

If you use a mouse wheel, you can control how the mouse wheel's button functions.

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Advanced category, choose Mouse Wheel. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. Click the pop-up menu to choose the action you want to control.
4. Click one of the radio buttons to set the mouse wheel's behavior.

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# Security and Proxies

In this section: Personal Security Manager Setting Proxy Values

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

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.

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## Setting Proxy Values

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:

- If there's a proxy configuration file at your workplace, ask the system administrator for its URL.
- 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.

To set the browser to work with the proxy:

1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2. Under the Advanced category, choose Proxies. (If no options are visible in this category, click to expand the list.)
3. Select one of the following:
   - Direct connection to the Internet: Choose this if you don't have to go through a proxy.
   - Manual proxy configuration: Choose this if you don't have a proxy configuration file. Type the name or numeric IP address of the proxy server for HTTP and FTP. Type each proxy server's port number in the Port field.
   - Automatic proxy configuration URL: Choose this if you have a proxy configuration file. Type the file's URL in the field and click Reload.

(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.

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