Getting Started with Netscape Navigator

You'll need to know a few basic Netscape navigational tools in order to view local Web documents (those that were installed on your system along with Netscape). This page tells you about those tools.

Warning: Most of the buttons and menu items you see at the top of your Netscape window require a connection to the Internet. Don't use these buttons until you know you have that connection.

Toolbar Buttons

The Netscape Toolbar buttons provide control of Web pages. (If the toolbar isn't showing, choose Show Toolbar from the Options menu.) Until you connect to the Internet, you should just use the Toolbar Buttons listed below:

• Back - Netscape keeps a history list that shows the pages you have viewed. The Back button displays the previous page in the history list.
• Forward - After using the Back button, you can use the Forward button to return to the page you were viewing before you pressed Back.
• Home - Displays the Silicon Graphics welcome page, unless you've customized your home page location in the Preferences dialog (by way of the Options menu).
• Print - Allows you to print the page currently displayed.

Directory Buttons

The Directory Buttons allow access to various directories on the Internet. (If the Directory Buttons aren't showing, choose Show Directory Buttons from the Options menu.) The Welcome button is the only one of these you should select until you connect to the Internet.