NAVIGATING THE WORLD WIDE WEB USING NETSCAPE

most popular browser for searching the World Wide Web today is Netscape. The World Wide Web is the information sharing portion of the Internet that allows you to access, read and even download information, pictures, sounds and movie clips on the Internet. This tutorial will instruct you on the basics of moving and navigating the World Wide Web or WWW. There is an amazing variety of information , games and interesting sites to visit on the World Wide Web.

NETSCAPE TUTORIAL

Before we proceed, I would like to say a word about hypertext. Hypertext is the capability of 'jump' from one place on the Internet to another place. This may be inside the same page. This may be to another document on the Rio Salado server or it may be to a document in China. If you see a word in color - this is usually hypertext link. You can click on it and it will take you to another place. The following is a list of the different parts and functions of Netscape. We will be starting at the top of the screen and working our way down. Pulldown menu. This is the very top of your screen. This menu includes many of the basic functions of Netscape.

Top Buttons. These are located inside the Netscape window above the white location bar. The following grid will explain the functions of those buttons.

Back	to return to a previous page
Forward	to revisit a sequence of sites you have already seen
Home	the page you select as your preferred homepage
Reload	used to reload images or pages
Images	used to load images
Print function	to print the current site or screen
Open	enter in a URL (uniform resource locator)
Find	allows you to search the document you are currently viewing
Stop	allows you to stop loading a page or stop a search

The Location Bar. This is the where the URL is located for the page you are presently viewing. You can see the URL of the location that you are currently in or you can type in the URL you are going to and press return and it will take you to the new location. The Button Bar. These are Netscape specific to sites of interest and search engines.

What's New?	current new pages on the Web
What's Cool?	Cool places - these change
Handbook	Netscapes handbook -a guide to Netscape
Net Search	access to many search engines
Net Directory	explore the Internet by topic with online directories
Software	access to Netscape software

Navigating the Internet using Netscape is the basic skill needed before you can successfully take an online class. You should have a basic understanding of the different functions described above. You can always come back to this page to review while you are taking the class.

SOME HINTS TO REMEMBER:

Watch the bar at the bottom of the Netscape page - this indicates how fast things are loading.
Hypertext or 'clickable' words are in different colors and/or underlines. These links take you to other locations.
As you put the pointer on a hypertext link - it changes to a hand. This allows you
to click and go out to other locations.
Notice when you place the 'hand' on the hypertext link - you can read the address or URL of that link on the very bottom of the Netscape page.

BASIC NAVIGATING

How to use URLs to access information on the Internet. A URL or Uniform Resource Locator is an 'address' on the Internet. It can be divided into several parts. Here is a quick description of how to interpret or translate a URL. Did you ever wonder what those "http" things were that are beginning to appear all over the place? This should help you decode these address.

http://www.apple.com

`http://`	`hypertext transfer protocal This indicates you can view graphics`
`www`	`World Wide Web The information sharing portion of the Internet`
`apple`	`this happens to be Apple Corporation`
`com`	`commercial The designation that indicates the type of organization`

If you know the URL of a particular resource, you can go directly to that resource. Remember to copy the address or URL exactly. Make sure you include all the dots and slashes.

There are three ways to enter a URL in Netscape.

Erase the address displayed in the Location field, (which is located in the white bar under the 'home' button) then type in the complete URL and press Return.
Click once on the Open Button in the Toolbar at the top of the Netscape Window. A dialog box will appear. Type in the complete URL in the field labeled Open Location and press return.
Use the File Menu to choose Open Location. A dialog box will appear. Type in the complete URL in the field labeled Open Location and press return.

Netscape Handbook