Internet/E-mail Tips
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Search a Web Page
To find something on a long web page, press CTRL + F to open the "find" box. Then type in the word you are looking for. After you type in your search term, press the Find or Find Next button and Netscape or Explorer will look for that word on the page. If it's successful, you'll be zapped right to it.

You can also use a variation of this tip in Windows Explorer. Next time you're looking for a file in explorer, press CRTL + F and you'll get a Search box. If you are already in the area of your hard drive where you think the file is (say, My Documents), press CTRL + F and your search will be set to look in the My Documents folder.

Printing Netscape Bookmarks
There's no really quick way to simply touch a button and print bookmarks in Netscape, but there is a work-around. Click on Bookmarks, Manage Bookmarks, Tools, Export and Save the bookmark file to the folder of your choice (My Documents or Desktop would be best). Close the Bookmarks window. Open My Documents or go to your Desktop depending on where you saved the file. Right-click on the Bookmark file and choose Open With..., scroll down and select WordPad. This is cluttered, but it allows you to see the addresses of the sites. You can delete extra information if you wish. Then go to File, Save As, choose where you want to save the file, put a 2 after the File name (bookmarks2) and click Save. Say Yes to the dialog box. This will save it as a text file. Once you've saved this file, open it and Print. You can use a highlighter to highlight the addresses and site names for easer reading.

Netscape Keywords
Get instant access to information anywhere on the Internet just by entering what you're looking for in your Netscape browser. With Internet Keywords, you can quickly find what you're looking for. No need to visit a search engine page or to remember a specific URL or web address. How does it work? Just type a company name or a common term in the browser location box at the top of your Netscape browser (version 4.06 or above), and press enter. Some examples to try: Sherman, 75090, Austin College, Dallas restaurants, McKinney shopping, Amarillo weather, Austin news, Thanksgiving lesson plans, etc.

Netscape Browser Shortcuts:
Open History Window: Ctrl+H
Reload: Ctrl+R
Back: Alt+Left Arrow
Forward: Alt+Right Arrow
Stop: Esc
Home: Alt+Home
Go to Bottom of Page: End
Go to Top of Page: Home
New Window: Ctrl+N
Close Window: Ctrl+W
Go Up one Line: Up Arrow
Go Down One Line: Down Arrow
Full Screen (toggle): F11
Find on Page: Ctrl+F
Bookmark Page: Ctrl+D
Print Current Page: Ctrl+P
Manage Bookmarks: Ctrl+B
Maximize a Window: Alt+Space+x
Minimize a Window: Alt+Space+n

Scrolling on Web Pages
If you have a mouse with a wheel, you can click the wheel when on a Web page and it will provide an up/down arrow icon. Then move your mouse up or down to scroll. The farther away you move from the icon, the faster it will scroll. If you let go of the mouse it will continue to scroll. To stop and remove the icon, click the wheel again.

Quick E-mail
If you want to send a quick e-mail while visiting a Web page, type mailto: in the Address: box of Netscape and press Enter. A composition box will appear and you can then address, type a message and send.

Stop Web Page Animations and Sounds
If you are visiting a page that has annoying animations or background sounds, click the Stop button on the Web browser toolbar. That should stop most animations and sounds. You will need to do this on each page that you visit.

Quick Word Definition
To get a quick word definition, go to Google (http://www.google.com) and type "define:" (without the quotes) followed by the word. So, if you want to know what "gigabyte" means, just type in "define: gigabyte" (again, without quotes) and click the Search Button. You'll get a list drawn from several sites.

Add a Background to Netscape E-mail
Open a Compose window. Address the message, type a Subject and then type your messsage. Go to Format, Page Colors and Background. Click the Choose File button. Find a background texture that you have saved to My Documents. Click Open. Then click OK. Your background texture is applied to your message. A good site to find backgound textures is www.grsites.com.

Send a Sound Wave in an E-mail
You can send a personalized email with a voice message. Open the Windows Sound Recorder that's located in Start/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment/Sound Recorder. Use the buttons just like you would a tape recorder and save the file to My Documents. Then attach it to an email. You have to have a microphone for this to work.

Forward Part of an Email
To forward part of an e-mail without all of the addresses and forwarding information, click the Forward button, select the unwanted portions of the e-mail and then Delete. You can then send the edited e-mail without all of the unnecessary information.

Quickly Bookmark a Web Page
If you find a site you want to bookmark, just press Ctrl + D. This will add it to your bookmark list.

Keep Backgrounds From Printing on Web Pages
If you want to print a Web page without printing the background in Netscape:
1. Go to File, Page Setup.
2. Make sure the "Print backgrounds" box is unchecked.
3. Then print as usual.