Netscape Communicator 4.5 for Dummies

by Hoffman, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780764503245
• ISBN10: 0764503243
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Free Netscape Communicator "Cheat Sheet" Inside!Explore the Wild, Wild Web - The Fun and Easy Way Can't wait to get on e-mail? Looking for some great shopping spots? Or simply trying to get your first Web page up and running? Get on the Web wagon today - with Netscape Communicator 4.5 For Dummies r . With expert advice from Internet guru Paul Hoffman, you'll be reading Usenet news, creating your own Web page, and checking the latest hot spots on the Web in no time.Inside, find helpful advice on how to: Get right to the hottest sites on the Web using Navigator Recognize and avoid common problems as you browse the Web Customize Communicator to look and behave the way you want Send and receive secure e-mail using Communicator's Messenger View multimedia content instantly - without starting up a new application Drag-and-drop links from any Web page into easily organized bookmarks Create your own Web site quickly and easily with Composer

Author Biography

Paul Hoffman, director of the Internet Mail Consortium, has written more than a dozen computer books, including IDG Books Worldwide's Perl 5 For Dummies, and The Internet, the official companion to the PBS special "The Internet Show." He is also president of Proper Publishing -- the creator of the popular Internet Computer Index site.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(8)
Part I: Wild, Wild Web	9	(50)
Chapter 1: Welcome to Too Many Ws	11	(12)
Chapter 2: The Web: A Concerto in Three Parts	23	(14)
Chapter 3: Getting Caught in the Web	37	(22)
Part II: Knowing Your Navigator	59	(56)
Chapter 4: Getting into Navigator	61	(14)
Chapter 5: Making Navigator Work for You	75	(18)
Chapter 6: Searching High and/or Low	93	(8)
Chapter 7: Playing Favorites	101	(6)
Chapter 8: It May Be Broken	107	(8)
Part III: Your E-Mail Messenger	115	(54)
Chapter 9: Starting Up Your Messenger	117	(18)
Chapter 10: There's Something in Your Mailbox	135	(12)
Chapter 11: Getting the Word Out with Messenger	147	(8)
Chapter 12: Making Mail Even Better	155	(14)
Part IV: Who's Webbing Now?	169	(82)
Chapter 13: Starting in the Library	171	(16)
Chapter 14: Finding Fun, Fun, Fun	187	(16)
Chapter 15: Web Ways to Shop	203	(16)
Chapter 16: Self-Reference: Computers on Computers	219	(16)
Chapter 17: Your Government: At Work?	235	(16)
Part V: Your Name in Lights	251	(48)
Chapter 18: So You Want to Be a Producer	253	(12)
Chapter 19: That's Why They Call It Composer	265	(16)
Chapter 20: The Best Parts: Hypertext and Graphics	281	(8)
Chapter 21: In Case You Need HTML	289	(10)
Part VI: The Part of Tens	299	(24)
Chapter 22: Ten Things Communicator and the Web Won't Do for You...Yet	301	(6)
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Have Fun with Communicator	307	(6)
Chapter 24: Ten Charming Places on the Web	313	(10)
Glossary	323	(16)
Index	339
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