Instructions for configuring Netscape Communicator
Configuring Netscape Communicator is done through the
Edit Preferences dialog.
To reach this dialog you first activate the Edit menu and
then select the Preferences item.
Make sure that you move the dialog box out of the way so that you can
continue reading!
Next, execute the following the steps:
- Open the Appearance menu by clicking on the '+' sign in front of the
word "Appearance". Then click on the word "Colors".
- Make sure the box marked "Use Windows colors" is not checked.
(This is the default setting.)
Black is the default color for text. If you changed this before,
you must change it back to black for this course.
- Disregard the colors for links (both unvisited and visited links).
The courseware generates its own links so do not be surprised when links
do not show up in the colors shown in this dialog box.
- Un-check the "Underline links" box. The default for Netscape Communicator
is to underline links. For this courseware you wish to not
underline links, so that black link anchors blend in with the rest of the text.
- Make sure you have not checked the "Always use my colors" box.
This is the default choice. The courseware will determine the colors,
not the browser.
- Now open the Advanced menu by clicking on the '+' sign in front of the
word "Advanced". Then click on the word "Proxies". There are now two
possibilities:
- If the box "Direct connection to the Internet" is checked then
click on the "OK" button. Your browser is now properly configured.
- If one of the two other boxes is checked (and if this is necessary
because you are behind a firewall), then you must disable all caching.
Click on the word "Cache" below the word "Advanced". Change the numbers
for "Memory Cache" and "Disk Cache" to 0. Then check the box marked
"Every time". Then click "OK". Your browser is now properly configured,
but it is not an optimal setting for general use. You may wish to check out
the possibility of studying this course off-line.