Tips & Tricks to help you get around easier have a little fun too.

1. Adding Bookmarks
2. Grabbing & Saving Graphics
3. Attach Picture File To Mail
4. Adding Person To Address Book (email tip)
5. Save On-Line Time! Create Email Off-Line:Mail Later On-Line (email tip)
6. Copy Text From A Web Site
7. Retreiving Mail From Another Mail Server (email tip)
8. Downloading Tip
9. Checking List Of Visited Sites As Opposed To Pages
10.Back & Forward Buttons
11.Finding Text on Web Page
12.Use the HELP for search tips in all Search Engines
13.Change YOUR NAME in E-mail (email tip)
14.Change Listed Order of E-mail (email tip)
15.The 5 Most Common Error Messages
16.Clearing Cache
17.Using Second Email Address (email tip)
18.Deleting Mail Directory (email tip) when getting "General Protection Fault" or"an illegal act performed and this system will close" while getting mail.
19. What are "cookies"??
 

• Return to desktop
• Double click on My Computer icon
• Double left click on (normally) Drive C
• Double left click on Program Files folder
• Double left click on Netscape folder
• Double left click on Navigator folder
• Right single click on Mail Folder
• Left click on Delete
• Close all menu boxes
• Program will recreate Mail Folder

• Click on OPTIONS
• Then MAIL & NEWS PREFERENCES
• Click on SERVERS tab
• Go down to POP3 User Name and type in your other email Username
• Click on OK
• When you get your mail you will have to type in your PASSWORD that goes with that USERNAME

• Click on Edit
• Choose Prefernces from drop down menu
• Click on Mail & Newgroups from white box on left side
• Click on Mail Servers
• On right side of gray box, go to middle and add your Username to: Outgoing Mail Server Username
• Go to top right and click on Edit button
• General tab is chosen, Put your User Name in the white slot (not your email address)
• Click OK then OK again

16. Clearing Memory and Disk Cache
(Part 1)

After a long session of surfing, a full cache will slow you down and stop some pages from loading at all. So keep your cache size relatively small and empty it often.
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR
• Load Netscape
• Go into OPTIONS
• Click on NETWORK PREFERNCES
• Click on CACHE tab
• Click on CLEAR MEMORY CACHE NOW
• Click on CLEAR DISK CACHE NOW
COMMUNICATOR
• Load Communicator
• Click on Edit
• Click on Preferences
• Click on + sign in front of Advanced from gray sidebar and make it a - sign
• Click on Cache
• Clear Memory & Disk Cache


Delete Cache Folder
(Part 2)
If you get constant "Illegal Procedure Errors" while using Netscape, you will have to delete the Cache folder on your hard disk drive.

• Close down all programs and go to your power up desk top screen.
• Double left click on My Computer
• Double left click on Drive C
• Double left click on Program Files
• Double left click on Netscape
• Double left Click on Navigator
• Highlight the Cache Folder and press the delete key on your keyboard.
• Answer Yes to Delete All Files.

14. Tip of the Week--Change Listed Order of E-mail.
NETSCPAE NAVIGATOR

• Click on OPTIONS
• Click on MAIL & NEWS PREFERENCES
• Click on ORGANIZATION
• Go down to SORTING box
• You may SORT MAIL BY: DATE, SUBJECT or SENDER (That means your mail will be sorted & listed by Date Order, by Subject Order or by Sender Order.)
• Click and mark the the option you prefer.
• Click on OK when finished.

13. Tip of the Week--Change YOUR NAME In E-mail.
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR

• Click on OPTIONS
• Click on MAIL & NEWS PREFERENCES
• Click on IDENTITY
• Go to YOUR NAME and type in your real name you want on your e-mail. Type in whatever you want , but remember that this name will be seen by anyone to whom you send e-mail.
• REPLY TO ADDRESS should be the same as YOUR EMAIL, if not, you type in REPLY TO ADDRESS here.
• If you want to change or add company name, go to YOURORGANIZATION and type in company name.
• Click on OK when finished.

• Click on EDIT
• Click on PREFERENCES
• Click on MAIL & NEWSGROUPS from list on left side.
• Click on MAIL SERVERS from list on left side.
• Change OUTGOING MAIL USERNAME to YOUR USERNAME
• Click on IDENTITY from list on left side.
• Change EMAIL ADDRESS to YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
• Change YOUR NAME to YOUR NAME
• Change REPLY-TO-ADDRESS to YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
• Change ORGANIZATION  to your organization or leave balnk
• Click OK

12. Tip of the Week--Use HELP in Search Engines
Click on SEARCH WEB button on UDATAnet Home Page
Click on Search Engine you want to use.
Click on the HELP button for tips on using each Search Engine.
Each engine uses different syntax ("",-) when setting up a search.

11. Tip of the Week--FINDing Text
Edit Menu's Find command or Find Button enables you to search for text on the current Web page. It works like the Find commands in word processors. You can specify the text you want to find, case sensitivity and direction to search.

• GO TO THE PAGE you want to search.
• Click on the FIND button or go to EDIT & scroll down to FIND.
• TYPE IN TEXT you want to search for in FIND WHAT: box.
• Check MATCH CASE if you want your search case sensitive, if not, LEAVE UNCHECKED TO FIND EVERY OCCURENCE.
• Click on Direction - UP or DOWN to change direction of search.
• Use FIND NEXT to keep searching up or down the page.

This is particularly useful if you want to find where on a page an e-mail address appears (you simply search for the @ character).

10. Tip of the Week--BACK & FORWARD BUTTONS
Don't want to bother clicking the Back and Forward buttons? Use the Alt key - Left Arrow and Alt key - Right Arrow keys instead.

9. Tip of the Week--LIST OF VISITED SITES
Want to know what sites you've been to... as opposed to every page? At the right of the white URL display area of your browser screen labeled "Location" , click on the arrow at the right-hand side of the box and you get a list of the sites you've most recently visited.

8. Tip of the Week---DOWNLOADING TIP
**When downloading, the site closest to you isn't necessarily the fastest. Go with the less-trafficked site at the time you are downloading. When it is 8 pm in Miami, people are still at work in San Jose. A West Coast site might have fewer visitors and downloading will be faster.

7. Tip of the Week---RETREIVING MAIL FROM ANOTHER MAIL
SERVER
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR

• Click on OPTIONS
• Click on MAIL & NEWS PREFERENCES
• Click on SERVERS
• You should jot down the address in the OUTGOING MAIL, INCOMING MAIL & POP USER NAME. You will replace them later.
• Change OUTGOING MAIL & INCOMING MAIL to address of the other mail server.
• Change the POP USER NAME to pop user name used on the other mail server.
• Click on OK
• Go to MAIL
• You will have to enter your PASSWORD used on the other mail server.
• If you have any mail, it will appear as it normally does.
• When finished with mail from the other mail server, change OUTGOING MAIL, INCOMING MAIL & POP USER NAME back to original settings that you jotted down earlier.


COMMUNICATOR

• Click on EDIT
• Click on PREFERENCES
• Click on MAIL & NEWSGROUPS
• You should jot down the address in the OUTGOING MAIL, INCOMING MAIL & POP USER NAME. You will replace them later.
• Under  INCOMING MAIL SERVERS highlight mail address.
• Click on EDIT button to the right.
• Under the GENERAL tab, then SERVER NAME, change mail address to the other mail server.
• Change USERNAME to the username used on the other mail server.
• Click on OK
• Go down to OUTGOING MAIL SERVER section, OUTGOING MAIL (SMTP) SERVER: change address to other mail server.
• Change the OUTGOING MAIL SERVER USERNAME to pop user name used on the other mail server.
• Click on OK
• Go to MAIL
• You will have to enter your PASSWORD used on the other mail server.
• If you have any mail, it will appear as it normally does.
• When finished with mail from the other mail server, change OUTGOING MAIL, INCOMING MAIL & POP USER NAME back to original settings that you jotted down earlier.

6. Tip of the Week---COPY TEXT FROM WEB SITE

• Highlight selected text to be copied -- or -- under EDIT menu

choose SELECT ALL to highlight all the text.
• Under EDIT menu choose COPY (copies text to clipboard)
• Open or move to application where you want the text to be.
• Place cursor where you want text.
• Under EDIT menu choose PASTE.
• Your new text appears!!!

5. Tip of the Week---SAVE ON LINE TIME!!!
Create Email Off Line---Mail It Later When On Line

NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR

• DO NOT CONNECT
• Start Netscape Navigator
• Click on OK when "!Netscape is unable to locate the server" appears.
• Click on envelope in lower right corner.
• Click on OK when "!Netscape is unable to locate the server" appears.
• Click on To:Mail
• Click on Options
• Click on Deferred Delivery
• Go to File and Close
• Click on To:Mail
• Enter email address, subject & letter as usual.
• When done click on Send.
• Your email is now stored in the outbox.
• Go to File and Close Mail
• Click on No on "Outbox folder contains unsent messages, send them now?"
• Go to File and Close Netscape
• CONNECT TO UDATAnet
• Start Netscape
• Click on envelope in lower right corner.
• Click on File
• Click on Send Mail In Outbox
• Your mail is now sent!
• You may now close Netscape & Disconnect with minimal log time used!!!
COMMUNICATOR
• DO NOT CONNECT
• Start Netscape Communicator
• Click on OK when "!Netscape is unable to locate the server" appears.
• Click on envelope in lower right corner.
• Click on OK when "!Netscape is unable to locate the server" appears.
• Go to MAIL
• Click on New Msg and compose mail as normal.
• Click on FILE, scroll fown to SEND LATER. This puts the mail on the OUTBOX folder.
• Connect to the Internet and load Communicator.
• Click on mail icon, "You have messages in your Outbox folder. Send them now?" appears. Click on YES to send mail.
• Your mail is now sent.
• You may now close Communicator & Disconnect  with minimal log time used.

4. Tip of the Week---ADDING PERSON TO ADDRESS BOOK
NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR

• 1. Go into Mail
• 2. Click on Window button in top row.
• 3. Click on Address Book in list.
• 4. Click on Item.
• 5. Click on Add User.
• 6. Fill in the Properties: (Especially Name & E-mail)
• 7. Click on OK when done and name should be added to the list.
• 8. Click on X in right corner of that box to close.

• 1. Go into Mail.
• 2. Click on theWindow button in top row.
• 3. Click on Address Book.
• 4. Double click on the name you want and it will be added to the Mail To: line.

• Click on Communicator
• Choose Address Book from drop down menu
• Click on New Card and add information
• Click on OK

• Go into Mail
• Click on New Message button
• Click on Address option
• Hi-light name on right
• Click on To button and name is added to box below.
• If you want another address, hi-light on another and click on To and it is added to the list.
• Click on OK when done adding names.
• Names with email address will apprear at top.

3. Tip of the Week---ATTACH PICTURE FILE TO MAIL

• Go into Mail.
• Click on To Mail button.
• Fill in MailTo: as usual.
• Add Subject as usual.
• Click on Attachment.
• Click on Attach File.
• Choose graphic file from hard drive (C), floppy drive (A) or CD Rom or where ever you have your pictures stored.
• Hint: If you choose graphic with .gifor .jpg extension, anybody receiving you mail will see the graphic instantly when they read their mail.
• Click on & highlight graphic & it will appear in File Name box.
• Click on Open.
• Graphic file should appear in attachment window.
• Click on OK.
• Graphic file will appear in Attachment line.
• Go ahead & type in message as usual then Send.

2. Tip of the Week---GRABBING & SAVING GRAPHICS
Would you like to have that really cool graphic or applet you find out on the net so you can use it in your own applications. Well, you can.

1. Find the graphic (even applets- moving pics) you want.
2. Place pointing hand or arrow on graphic.
3. RIGHT CLICK on mouse.
4. Click on Save This Image As from menu box.
5. Choose the place where you want to save the graphic.
6. You may use the default graphic name or make your own name.
7. Click on Save

• When you find this really cool sight that you want to come back to later, just make a Bookmark to the sight.
• While at the location you want (the address is in the Location box):
• Click on Bookmarks in the top row of window.
• Click on Add Bookmark & the address will be added to the list.
• Next time - just click on Bookmarks & click on name & go directly there.

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