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Tables of Contents for Netscape Communicator
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xv
What Is Netscape Communicator?
xv
2
Why Should You Read This Book?
xvii
1
How This Book Is Organized
xvii
3
How to Read This Book
xx
1
Acknowledgments
xxi
Part I Netscape Navigator: Browsing the Web
1
286
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Netscape Navigator
3
16
Which Version of Windows Are You Using?
5
1
Starting Netscape Navigator
5
1
What's on the Screen?
5
9
Hyperlinks: The Basics
14
2
Basic Window Calisthenics
16
2
Quitting Netscape Navigator
18
1
From Here
18
1
Chapter 2 The Gentle Art of Web Surfing
19
26
A Word about Web Terminology
20
2
Starting Netscape
22
1
The Fundamental Maneuvers of Web Surfing
22
2
The Subtle Mysteries and Finer Points of Hyperlinks
24
1
I'm Lost! (Navigation Fundamentals)
25
3
It's a Frame-up (Using Frames)
28
4
Java!
32
2
Stop That!
34
1
Play It Again, Sam
34
1
Typing a Web Address Directly
34
3
How I Got Here, I Haven't a Clue (Go Home)
37
1
Sound Off!
38
1
I Want to See You Again, or, Setting Bookmarks
39
1
I Want This One on My Personal Toolbar!
40
1
Excuse Me, Where's the Subject Catalog? (Subject Trees and Search Engines)
40
2
Doing a Quick Search
42
1
From Here
43
2
Chapter 3 Exploring the Web
45
16
Introducing Trailblazer Pages
46
1
Starting Points Pages
47
7
Let's Get Academic
54
2
Metapages
56
1
What's Popular
57
1
Best of the Web
58
1
Cool Links
58
1
Worst of the Web
59
1
Weird Links
59
1
What's New Pages
60
1
From Here
60
1
Chapter 4 Find It on the Web!
61
34
Understanding Search Techniques
62
2
A Guide to the Web's Subject Trees
64
12
Search Engines
76
13
HotBot
89
2
Summing It Up: Top Search Tricks
91
2
From Here
93
2
Chapter 5 When the Surf Gets Rough
95
12
I Clicked the Hyperlink--and Nothing Happened!
96
1
It Says "Connection Refused by Server"!
97
1
It Says "A Network Error Occurred! Unable to Connect to Server!"
97
1
It Says "There Was No Response!"
98
1
It Says "Document Contains No Data!"
98
1
It Says the DNS Lookup Failed!
98
1
It Says "Not Found"! (Error 404)
99
1
Wow! "Forbidden"! (Error 403)
100
1
Horrors! A Network Error
102
1
It Says "This Site Has Moved"!
102
1
They're Demanding a Password!
102
1
It Says "The Information You Have Submitted Is Not Secure"!
103
1
It Says "JavaScript Error!"
104
1
From Here
105
2
Chapter 6 Change That Start Page!
107
14
Making Any Page Your Default Start Page
108
1
Creating a PowerStart Page
109
7
My Yahoo!
116
1
More Great Start Page Ideas
117
3
From Here
120
1
Chapter 7 Improving Netscape Navigator's Performance
121
28
Use the Pop-Up Menus
121
2
Where the heck is that text? (Finding text in a document)
123
1
I'm Going Blind Reading This! (Increasing Font Size)
124
3
Stop! Please Stop!
127
2
This Document's Too slow! (Too Many Images)
129
4
Increasing the Cache Size
133
6
There's a History to This (The History List)
139
4
Going Back to a Previously-Visited Site
143
1
When--and How--to Open a New Window
144
2
When to Reload, When to Refresh
146
1
From Here
147
2
Chapter 8 Creating and Using Bookmarks
149
22
Adding and Choosing Bookmarks
150
1
Introducing the Bookmarks Window
151
4
Organizing Your Bookmarks
155
6
Accessing Bookmarked Pages
161
1
Finding Out Whether Source Documents Have Changed
162
1
Adding New Bookmarks to a Specified Folder
163
1
Restricting the Menu Display
164
1
Exporting Bookmarks
165
1
Opening a Local Bookmark File
165
1
Filing Bookmarks When You Save Them
166
1
Editing the Toolbar Folder
166
1
The Best Toolbar Trick Ever
167
1
Yet Another Bookmark Window Trick
167
1
Importing Links from an HTML File
168
1
Creating Internet Shortcuts
168
1
From Here
169
2
Chapter 9 Managing Documents with Netscape Navigator
171
18
Copying Text or Graphics to the Clipboard
171
3
Saving Documents and Graphics
174
1
Viewing and Saving Inline Graphics
175
2
Opening Local Documents
177
1
Printing Documents
177
3
Viewing Documents Information
181
2
Viewing the Source HTML
181
2
Mailing Documents to Others
183
2
Amazing History List Tricks
185
3
From Here
188
1
Chapter 10 Understanding Security Issues
189
20
What Is Security?
190
2
A Solution: Encryption
192
1
Introducing the Secure Socket Layer Security Protocol
193
1
Why Encryption Isn't Enough
194
1
Netscape Communicator's (Almost) Complete Security Solution
194
2
The SET Standard
196
1
Getting Your Digital Certificate
196
2
Accessing a Secure Server
198
2
Managing Site Certificates
200
1
Managing Certificate Authorities
200
1
Changing Security Alerts
201
1
Is My Credit Card Information Really Safe?
202
1
Let's Go Shopping!
203
5
From Here
208
1
Chapter 11 Customizing and Configuring Netscape Navigator
209
22
Choosing Options on the View Menu
210
2
Choosing Options in the Preferences Dialog Box
212
1
Controlling Netscape's Appearance
213
1
Choosing Fonts
214
4
Choosing Colors
218
3
Choosing Start Page and History Options
221
3
Choosing Advanced Options
224
4
Configuring Netscape for Multiple Users
228
3
Chapter 12 Getting and Using Plug-ins
231
12
So Why Do I Need to Read This Chapter?
233
1
Help Me, Helper Apps
234
4
Plug In to This!
238
3
From Here
241
2
Chapter 13 Playing Sounds and Watching Movies
243
10
Listening to Sounds
243
5
Viewing Movies
248
3
Using Netscape Media Player
251
1
From Here
252
1
Chapter 14 Viewing Adobe Acrobat Documents
253
10
Downloading an Acrobat Document
256
1
Understanding the Acrobat Reader Window
256
3
Finding Text in an Acrobat Document
259
1
Copying Text and Graphics to the Clipboard
260
1
Printing the Document
260
1
From Here
261
2
Chapter 15 Taking a Sip of Java
263
14
Java--What's the Big Deal?
264
1
What about Security?
265
1
A Tour of Java Sites
266
5
Where Did Java Come From?
271
1
What's JavaScript?
271
2
What About ActiveX?
273
4
Chapter 16 It's Dynamic!
277
10
Let Them Have Fonts!
278
3
Wow, That Looks Like a Magazine Layout! (Style Sheets)
281
2
There's More Than One Layer to This!
283
1
Taking the Layers Tour
284
2
From Here
286
1
Part II Netscape Messenger: Staying in Touch with E-mail
287
72
Chapter 17 Getting Started with Netscape Messenger
289
22
Introducing Messenger E-mail
290
1
Introducing E-mail
291
1
Configuring E-mail
292
9
Understanding How Messenger's Windows Work
301
8
Creating a Signature
309
1
From Here
309
2
Chapter 18 Sending and Receiving E-mail
311
26
Logging On to Your Server
311
1
Composing and Sending Your First Message
312
3
Understanding the Composition Window
315
2
What's on the Message Toolbar?
317
1
Fancy Message-Sending Tricks
318
11
Reading and Replying to Mail
329
5
Using Netscape Mail Notification
334
1
Top E-mail Tips
335
1
From Here
336
1
Chapter 19 Taking E-mail to the Max
337
22
Creating an Address Book
339
7
Searching Your Mail
346
2
Creating New Folders
348
1
Storing Your Messages in Folders
349
1
Automatically Routing Your Messages to Folders Using Filters
349
6
Sending Secure E-mail
355
3
From Here
358
1
Part III Netscape Collabra: Joining Online Discussion
359
30
Chapter 20 Getting Started with Collabra
361
16
Introducing Usenet
363
1
Introducing Usenet Newsgroups
364
2
What's in a Newsgroup?
366
1
Configuring Usenet Access
367
1
Downloading the Newsgroup List
367
2
Understanding the Subscribe to Discussion Groups Window
369
6
From Here
375
2
Chapter 21 Reading the News and Joining the Fray
377
12
Understanding the Discussion Window
377
2
Understanding Threading
379
1
What's in the Header?
379
1
Reading the News
380
4
Posting Your Own Messages
384
3
Searching Recent Usenet Postings
387
1
Searching Usenet FAQs
388
1
From Here
388
1
Part IV Netscape Conference: Chatting It Up Online
389
28
Chapter 22 You've Got a Call!
391
16
Introducing Conference
392
1
Configuring Conference
393
3
What's in the Conference Window?
396
3
What Number Do I Dial?
399
1
Placing a Call
400
1
Dialing the "Number"
401
3
Receiving a Call
404
1
Configuring Speed-Dial Buttons
405
1
Viewing the Call Log
405
1
From Here
406
1
Chapter 23 Using the Conferencing Tools
407
10
Using the Whiteboard
408
4
Collaborative Browsing
412
1
Exchanging Files
413
2
Using Text Chat
415
1
From Here
416
1
Part V Netscape Netcaster: Subscribing to Live Content
417
24
Chapter 24 Getting Started with Netscape Netcaster
419
12
Introducing channels
420
1
Starting Netcaster
420
1
Understanding Netcaster's window
421
2
Adding channels to the webtop
423
1
Selecting a channel to view
424
1
Placing an ordinary Web site on your webtop
425
2
Managing Channels
427
2
From Here
429
2
Chapter 25 Taking Netcaster to the Max
431
10
Moving the Netcaster Window
432
1
Updating Channels
432
1
Changing the default channel
433
1
Specifying Update Frequencies
434
1
Browsing Offline
435
2
Shaking it up with Castanet
437
2
Subscribing to a Castanet channel
439
1
From Here
439
2
Part VI Netscape Page Composer: Creating High-Impact Web Pages
441
124
Chapter 26 Netscape Composer Fundamentals
443
16
Getting Oriented: The Composer Publishing Process
444
2
Choosing Initial Preferences
446
1
Using the Toolbars
447
4
Using Composer's Keyboard Shortcuts
451
1
Using Composer's Pop-up Menus
452
1
Dragging and Dropping
453
1
Creating New Documents with Netscape Composer
453
3
Using Templates
456
2
From Here
458
1
Chapter 27 Working with Text
459
8
Positioning the Cursor
459
1
About the Normal Paragraph Format
460
1
Adding Text
461
1
Selecting Text
462
2
Copying and Moving Text
464
1
Deleting Text
464
1
Checking Spelling
465
1
From Here
466
1
Chapter 28 Adding Headers, Lists, and Indents
467
16
Giving Your Document a Title
467
3
Adding Headings
470
2
Aligning Text
472
2
Creating Lists
474
4
Creating Block Quotes
478
1
Indenting Text
478
2
Creating an Outline
480
2
From Here
482
1
Chapter 29 Working with Characters and Fonts
483
10
Adding Character Styles
483
3
Adding Color
486
2
Controlling Font Sizes
488
1
Using the Fixed Width (Typewriter) Font
488
3
Using Fonts
491
1
From Here
491
2
Chapter 30 Choosing a Color Scheme
493
8
Using Predefined Color Schemes
493
1
Choosing Your Own Text, Link, and Background Colors
494
2
Adding a Background Graphic
496
3
From Here
499
2
Chapter 31 Adding Hyperlinks
501
10
Adding Hyperlinks Using the Character Properties Dialog Box
501
2
Adding Links Using Drag-and-Drop
503
1
Creating Internal Links
504
4
Adding a Mailto Hyperlink
508
1
Editing Hyperlinks
509
1
From Here
509
2
Chapter 32 Adding Images to Your Page
511
16
A Quick Introduction to Web Graphics
511
2
Getting Graphics with Netscape
513
1
Adding Images Using Drag-and-Drop
514
1
Editing Graphics
515
1
Positioning and Sizing Graphics
516
4
Adding Horizontal Lines
520
3
Using Graphics as Bullets
523
1
Making a Graphic a Hyperlink
524
1
From Here
525
2
Chapter 33 Creating Tables
527
20
What Are Tables For?
528
1
Planning Your Table
528
2
Inserting a Table
530
1
Adding Text to a Table
531
3
Changing Your Table's Look
534
6
Sizing Your Table
540
2
Changing the Table Structure
542
2
Awesome Table Tricks
544
1
From Here
545
2
Chapter 34 Bells and Whistles
547
10
Adding Animated GIFs
548
1
Adding a Link to a Sound or Movie
549
2
Playing a Sound in the Background
551
1
Adding JavaScript to Your Page
552
2
From Here
554
3
Chapter 35 Publishing Your Page
557
8
Introducing Web Servers
557
1
Introducing FTP
558
1
Setting Up One-Button Publishing
559
2
Uploading Your Page to the Server
561
2
Publishing a Web Presentation
563
1
From Here
563
2
Part VII Netscape Communicator in the Enterprise
565
22
Chapter 36 Using Netscape Communicator on an Intranet
567
10
Configuring Proxy Servers
568
2
Configuring Internal Servers
570
5
More Intranet Tips
575
1
From Here
576
1
Chapter 37 Introducing Calendar and Host On-Demand
577
10
Introducing Netscape Calendar
578
6
Introducing IBM Host-on-Demand
584
3
Index
587