Browser Tips

Navigation

• Use the Down-Arrow (or scroll wheel of equipped mice such as the Logitech Wheel Mouse).
• Command-Down-Arrow takes you to the bottom of the page in Internet Explorer and down one screen in Netscape, Command-Up-Arrow takes you to the top.
• Command-Left-Arrow takes you to the previous page and Command-Right-Arrow back to a forward page.
• IE 5 also allows you to hierarchically navigate through web sites via the path of the open page by command-clicking on the page name in the title bar, allowing you to easily specify which level you want to go back to.

• IE 5 lets you navigate through each link on a page by pressing the ab key. You can follow a link by pressing return.
• Both Netscape and IE 5 provide alternative pages for you to view on the same topic as your current page. This option is found on the right-hand side of the address bar. Netscape calls it "What's Related".

• When holding the Command key with IE 5, you can use your mouse (click-and-drag) to move the page (scroll) up, down or side ways.

Bookmarks (Favorites)

• Further customise your Bookmarks by selecting Bookmarks --> Edit Bookmarks (Netscape) or Favorites --> Organise Favorites IE.
• Add links to your Toolbar Favorites (Personal Toolbar) by simply dragging the link onto the Toolbar.
• Add the Currently Viewed Page to the Toolbar Favorites (Personal Toolbar) by dragging its icon to your designated position on the Favorites bar.

Control Clicking

When you Control-Click (right-mouse on two button mice such as the Logitech Wheel Mouse) on certain objects, a relevant menu appears providing greater power to the user.

• Control-clicking on a link lets you open the link in a new window, so you can continue to read the current page whilst the link page downloads or you can choose to add it to your Favorites.
• Control-clicking on a graphic lets you save or copy the graphic.
• Control-clicking on a page lets you navigate back or forward, view the page source or Refresh (reload) the page.

Above we have some of the many tips and tricks that can also be performed from within the browsers Netscape and Internet Explorer. Remember to experiment and read the menus and options that are on offer!