To return to the previous page, click on the BACK button
in the upper left corner.
To start over, click on the HOME button.
Running NETSCAPE from a Cluster-Mac
Running NETSCAPE from a Cluster-PC
Running NETSCAPE from a Workstation
select a file server (e.g. CL1/MAC).
select the COMMUNICATIONS folder.
select the NETSCAPE program.
select the DESKTOP folder.
select the NETSCAPE program.
type
netscape &
You can access various web pages by either
clicking on the underlined text or icon.
placing the cursor inside the LOCATION box, typing
in the address of the web page then hitting ENTER.
You can reach the homepage of the SYRACUSE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
from anywhere in the world with the address
/
From SU, Netscape allows you to simply type
physics
If you are student in a course, you probably want to reach this page
/courses/
From SU, Netscape allows you to simply type
physics/courses
You can access your course homepage by either
clicking on the underlined text (say, PHY 211).
placing the cursor inside the LOCATION box and typing either
/courses/PHY211/
or
physics/courses/PHY211
For example, if your course is PHY 211,
How to surf the web
Now, you can explore the World Wide Web
by just clicking on the underlined words or
bordered images (called LINKS)...
or typing a location in the LOCATION box.
Use the scrollbars and/or the arrow/page keys
to move around a large page.
Use the BACK and FORWARD buttons to move back and forth
between links you've already visited.
If you want to search the internet for something, click on SEARCH
or pull down the DIRECTORY menu and select INTERNET SEARCH.
Bookmarks
You can save your interesting links by adding
BOOKMARKS to your
personal list of interesting links.
Just pull down the BOOKMARKS menu and select
ADD BOOKMARK.
If you have your own 3.5-inch disk, you can save your
own personal bookmarks when you are all done.
To save your bookmarks,
pull down the WINDOW menu and select BOOKMARKS.
pull down the FILE menu and select SAVE AS...,
and select your 3.5-inch disk.
To retrieve your previously saved bookmarks,
pull down the WINDOW menu and select BOOKMARKS.
pull down the FILE menu and select OPEN,
and select your 3.5-inch disk and find your bookmark file.
If you make a (big?) mistake,
just close the window by clicking on the square
in the upper left corner of your current window... then start over,
if you want.
Rob Salgado
(salgado@physics.syr.edu)
Last updated 22-Aug-1996
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