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The Netscape Editor

Before we continue, I think it might be helpful to go over the basics of the Netscape Editor.  If you are familiar with Word 97, then you should be pretty comfortable with Netscape Editor.

(If you are using Netscape 4.0 or above, this program is referred to as the Composer.  Netscape Editor and Netscape Composer are very similar; if you know one, you know the other.)

Accessing the Editor (Composer)

The Netscape Editor is part of the Netscape Navigator program.  If you haven't already, open Netscape Navigator 3.08 Gold.

The quickest and easiest way to access the Netscape Editor is to use the menu:

Use the menu: File-New Document-Blank

The Netscape Editor will automatically launch with a completely blank web page, ready for you to start creating.

The Editor Interface

Below is a short summary of the buttons you are looking at.  You are not expected to memorize them now, but you should glance over the list to familiarize yourself with them.

Don't be too concerned if you are not familiar with all of the concepts below.  We will be going over them in the course of the workshop.  I include them here for the sake of completeness so that this page can serve as a handy reference while you work later.

Netscape Editor (3.0) Netscape Composer (4.0 and up)
The Composition Toolbar

 
Create a new page
Open an existing page.
Save the current page.
Cut the selected text or object.
Copy the selected text or object.
Paste the Cut/Copied text or image onto the page at the cursor point.
Print the page you are working on.
Find a specific piece of text in the page you are working on.  
Create a hyperlink from the selected text or image.
Create a target at the selected text or image.
Insert an image at the cursor point.
Insert a horizontal line.
Insert a table.
  Check the spelling of the page you are working on.
 
The Formatting Toolbar
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