Easy to Customize to Support Web Document Types

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Customizing your browser doesn�t just mean making the browser a snug fit with your Web personality. It means configuring your browser so that images, movies, sound, and files can be downloaded in a jiffy.

If you�ve ever had to convert documents from one software application to another, you know what a headache incompatible formats can cause. Helper applications in browsers are aspirin for the headache. Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer both let you use plug-in applications to help the browser deal with new file formats. Before you start jumping links on the Web, take some time to use the menu commands in the browser tool bar. That�s where you choose the helper applications for each file format.

Foreign file formats can confuse character-based browsers, such as Lynx. If you know you�ll be diving into sites with non-HTML text files such as those in PostScript or Portable Document Format (PDF) page description formats, you�ll want to get a browser with helper application support.