Netscape Handbook: Primary Menu Items

Handbook: Primary Menu Items

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New Web Browser
Creates a new Netscape window. This window has the same history items as the previous window and displays the oldest page in the history (usually the home page) to screen.
New Mail Message
Lets you create and send a new mail message in the Message Composition window.
Mail Document... (or Mail Frame...)
Lets you create and send a mail message in the Message Composition window with the current page automatically attached. The content field contains the page's URL. The subject field contains the page's title.
Open Location...
Lets you enter a URL to display the specified page in the content area. Every page has a unique URL that identifies its protocol, server, and file pathname.
Open File...
Lets you select a file to open.
Save as... (or Save Frame as...)
Lets you save a file that contains the current Netscape page contents. You can save the page in plain text format or in source (HTML) format.
Upload File...
Lets you select a file to upload to the FTP server specified by the current URL. The command is only active when the current page accesses an FTP site. Alternatively, you can upload files to the FTP site by dragging and dropping files from the desktop to the Netscape window. Write permission is required.
Page Setup...
Lets you specify printing characteristics associated with the current page.
Print... (or Print Frame...)
Prints the content area of the current Netscape page. You can select various printing characteristics.
Print Preview
Previews the printed page on screen.
Close
Closes the current Netscape page and exits the Netscape application when you close the last page.
Exit
Closes the current Netscape page and exits the Netscape application.

Edit

Undo
Reverses the last action you performed, when possible.
Cut...
Removes the current selection and places a copy on the clipboard.
Copy
Places a copy of the current selection on the clipboard.
Paste
Puts the clipboard contents into the current Netscape page at the position of the selection marker.
Select All
Creates a selection composed of the entire contents of the area occupied by the selection marker.
Find...
Lets you specify a word or phrase to locate within the current Netscape page. Press the Find button to begin the search. If a match is found, the text is selected and, if necessary, scrolled to a visible position in the content area. If the Match Case option is checked, the case of each letter must match; otherwise a match can occur regardless of case. Check the Up or Down radio button to direct the search toward the beginning or end of the document. If there is a current selection, the search begins at the selection and does not wrap around to the opposite end of the document.
Find Again
Searches for another occurrence of the text specified after using Find.

View

Reload
Brings a fresh copy of the current Netscape page to replace the one originally loaded. Netscape checks the network server to see if any change to the page has occurred. If there's no change, the fresh copy is retrieved from the cache. If there's a change, the fresh copy is transmitted from the network server and the reloaded page displays the updated page contents. If you press the Reload button while holding down the Shift key, Netscape retrieves a fresh version from the network server regardless of whether the page has been updated (the cache is not used).
Reload Frame
Brings a fresh copy of the currently selected page within a single frame on a Netscape page containing frames. In other respects, the command operates the same as Reload.
Load Images
Displays images of the current Netscape page. Typically, images automatically load into pages. However, if the Options|Auto Load Images menu item is unchecked when a page loads, a small icon is substituted at the position of each image. Choosing Load Images replaces all small icons with their corresponding images. Images are loaded from their source files, however the page is not reloaded (links to images are not updated from the source page).
Refresh
Brings a fresh copy of the current Netscape page from local memory to replace the one originally loaded. The refreshed page does not display changes made to the source page from the time of the original loading.
Document Source
Produces a View Source window showing the current page in the format of HTML (HyperText Markup Language). The HTML source text includes the commands used to create the content and content style of a single page. You can specify an application of your choice to view the source text (bypassing the viewer window). Choose the Options|General|Applications menu item to find the View Source field and a Browse button to specify the location of the viewing application you wish to use as the default viewer.
Document Info
Produces a page in a separate Netscape window stating the current document's structure and composition including title, location (URL), date of last modification, character set encoding, and security status. Secure documents specify the type of encryption used and certificate data. The certificate states the version, serial number, issuer (identity of the certifier), and subject (identity of the server).

Back
Displays the previous page in the history list. A history list references a hierarchy of pages you have viewed.
Forward
Displays the next page in the history list. If you have used Back or a history menu item to bring back a page, then Forward brings the page ahead in the history list. Forward is only offered after using Back or a history item.
Home
Displays the home page whose location is specified in the General Preferences|Appearance panel. The AT&T WorldNet Service home page is the default.
Stop Loading
Halts the connection in progress to display a page.
History items
The Go menu appends the title of each page in the history list as a menu item. Choose the menu item to display the page. Choose Window|History to view the history list.

Bookmarks

Add Bookmark
Adds the title of the current Netscape page to the list of pages in the bookmark file. The Bookmarks menu grows as you add bookmarks. Initially, the menu contains two items: one that adds a bookmark item and another to view the Bookmarks window. Bookmarks are stored as a list and represented by a bookmark file on your hard disk. The bookmarks list can be viewed in the Bookmarks window. For a complete description of bookmarks and the tools for working with bookmarks, see the section on Mail, News, and Bookmarks.
Go to Bookmarks
Displays the Bookmarks window (the same as choosing Window|Bookmarks).
Bookmark items
The Bookmarks menu appends an item with the title of each page you add as a bookmark. Choose the menu item to display the page. Choose Window|Bookmarks to view the bookmark list.

Options

General Preferences...
Presents a dialog box containing tab buttons for selecting preference items. Each tab presents one or more panels that help you define Netscape's operation. The General Preferences panels cover a broad set of preference items. Panels for other preference items are displayed by subsequent menu items. Click the OK button to close the dialog box while accepting any changes in panel settings. Click Apply, if available, to accept changes without closing the dialog. Click Cancel to close the dialog box without accepting any changes. Click Defaults to reset panel items to initial out-of-box settings. Click Help, if available, for online help information about each panel.
Mail and News Preferences...
Presents the tabbed panels for setting mail and news preference items.
Network Preferences...
Presents the tabbed panels for setting preference items regarding cache, network connections, and proxy configurations.
Security Preferences...
Presents the tabbed panels for setting preference items for security features.
Show Toolbar
Toggles the visibility of the toolbar buttons. If checked, the toolbar buttons are visible.
Show Location
Toggles the visibility of the location (URL) field. If checked, the location is visible.
Show Directory Buttons
Toggles the visibility of the Directory menu buttons. If checked, the buttons are visible.
Show Java Console
Displays the Java Console window. Some Java programs might display information here.
Auto Load Images
Toggles the presentation of inline images as a page is brought to screen. If checked, images embedded in a page are automatically loaded. If unchecked, images are not loaded and are instead represented by small icons that can be loaded by choosing View|Load Images or Images from the toolbar. Unchecking this item increases the speed for displaying page text.
Document Encoding
Lets you select which character set encoding a document uses when document encoding is either not specified or unavailable. The proportional and fixed fonts associated with the default encoding are designated using the General Preferences|Fonts panel items.
Save Options
Saves any changes made to the settings of the Options menu (not including the preferences panels whose items are saved by pressing OK). Changes remain in effect for subsequent Netscape sessions.