Tips for Netscape Navigator users

Whether you’re switching from Netscape Navigator or want to use more than one browser, it’s easy to learn and use Microsoft Internet Explorer. Although there are a few differences in terminology, many Internet Explorer features will seem familiar. And, if you have a collection of bookmarks, you can import your bookmarks as Internet Explorer favorite pages, without altering their organization.

Browser terms in Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer

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Browser terms in Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer

Although there are many similarities between Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, there are some differences in terminology.

Netscape
Navigator
feature
Internet
Explorer
feature
Description
Bookmarks Favorites Organizes links to Web pages and files in a handy list.

Location bar Address Bar Takes you to the Internet address (URL) you type in the Address box.

Reload Refresh Displays the latest version of the current Web page.

Personal Toolbar Favorites Bar Contains shortcuts to Web pages you visit often.

Netcaster,
subscribing,
automatic delivery,
channels
Subscriptions, offline browsing Schedules updates for any of your favorite pages (including channels) so that the content is up to date and available when you’re not connected to the Internet.

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Sharing bookmarks and favorite pages

If you use both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, you can keep your favorite pages and bookmarks up-to-date by importing them from one application to another.

You can import a Navigator bookmark file at any time. After you import your Navigator bookmark file (Bookmarks.html), you can find your imported bookmarks in the Bookmarks folder in your Favorites list.

When you export your favorite pages, Internet Explorer saves them in an HTML file (Favorites.html), so both Internet Explorer and Navigator can import them.

Importing bookmarks

Exporting favorite pages

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Import bookmarks

  1. On the Window menu, click Favorites.
  2. On the File menu, click Import Favorites.
  3. Click the Bookmarks.html file you want to import, and then click Open.

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