Using Communicator Help
Author: Vera Horiuchi

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## Browsing the Web

Finding Information on the Web

Viewing a Page

Moving to Another Page

Retracing Your Steps

Retracing Your Steps in Detail: The History List

Viewing a Page's Information

Viewing a Page's Source Code

Searching Within a Page

###### BROWSING THE WEB

Bookmarking Your Favorite Web Sites

Creating a Bookmark

Creating an Internet Shortcut

Organizing Your Bookmarks

Searching the Bookmark List

Keeping Multiple Bookmark Lists

Checking the Freshness of Your Bookmarks

###### BROWSING THE WEB

Copying, Saving, and Printing Pages

Copying Part of a Page

Saving a Page

Printing a Page

###### BROWSING THE WEB

Customizing Your Browser

Customizing the Toolbars

Adjusting the Component Bar

Changing Fonts

Changing Colors or Backgrounds

Specifying the Components That Appear at Startup

Specifying the Starting Page

Specifying How Long to Track History

Setting Language Priorities

Handling Different File Types

Finding the Pages You Want (Smart Browsing)

###### BROWSING THE WEB

Improving Speed, Efficiency, and Privacy

Automatic Loading

Handling Cookies

Changing Cache Settings

Getting the Latest Software Automatically

Setting Proxy Values

###### BROWSING THE WEB

Connecting from Anywhere

Setting Up Roaming Access

Specifying Where Your Roaming Profile Is Located

Specifying Files to Be Transferred at Startup and Shutdown

## Using Email

Getting Started with Mail

Opening Your Inbox

Choosing How You View the Messenger Window

Choosing Between IMAP and POP3 Mail Servers

Using the Mail & Newsgroups Setup Program

###### USING EMAIL

Reading Messages

New Mail Notification

Sorting and Threading Messages

Saving and Printing Messages

###### USING EMAIL

Sending Messages

Composing Mail and Newsgroup Messages

Using the Message Composition Window

Addressing a Message

Selecting Message Sending Options

Replying to a Message

Forwarding a Message

Saving and Reusing a Message Draft

Creating or Using a Message Template

Using the HTML Mail Question Dialog Box

Using the Recipients Panel

Using Your Palm Pilot with Messenger (Windows Only)

###### USING EMAIL

Using Attachments

Attaching a File, Web Page, or Personal Card

Viewing and Opening Attachments

Saving Attachments

###### USING EMAIL

Deleting Messages

Deleting Messages

Moving Messages to and from the Trash

###### USING EMAIL

Using an Address Book

Creating an Address Book

Adding a Name to Your Address Book

Adding Notes to an Address Card

Adding Contact Information to an Address Card

Adding Netscape Conference Information

Creating a Mailing List

Searching an Address Book

Looking Up Addresses Through a Directory Service

Selecting Addresses

Importing Address Books and Mail Messages

Exporting an Address Book

Adding or Updating Directory Servers

Selecting a Directory for Offline Use

###### USING EMAIL

Organizing Your Mail

Creating a Folder

Renaming a Folder

Filing Messages

Setting Folder Properties

Using the Folder Properties Sharing Panel

Using the Folder Properties Download Options Panel

Creating Message Filters

Specifying Settings for Message Filters

Searching Through Messages

Specifying Where to Search for Messages

Adding and Removing Message Headers

###### USING EMAIL

Setting Mail and Newsgroups Preferences

Setting General Mail and Newsgroup Preferences

Setting Your Identity Preferences

Setting Up Your Mail Servers

Setting General Mail Server Properties

Setting POP3 Mail Server Properties

Setting IMAP Mail Server Properties

Setting Advanced IMAP Server Properties

Identifying Your Newsgroup Servers

Setting Addressing Preferences

Setting Preferences for Outgoing Messages

Storing Messages and Sending Automatic Copies

Setting Message Formatting Preferences

Confirming That Your Message Was Received

Choosing Window Settings in Messenger

Managing Your Disk Space Preferences

Upgrading IMAP from Communicator 4.0 to 4.5

## Creating Web Pages

Creating a Web Page

Starting from a New Page

Checking the Spelling (Windows and Unix only)

About the Edit Dictionary Dialog Box (Windows only)

Browsing Your New Page

###### CREATING WEB PAGES

Formatting Your Web Page

Formatting a Paragraph

Changing Text Color, Style, and Font

Inserting Horizontal Lines

Inserting Raw HTML

About the Extra HTML Tag Dialog Box

###### CREATING WEB PAGES

Adding Tables to Your Web Page

Inserting a Table

Adding and Deleting Rows, Columns, and Cells

Changing a Table

Using the Table Properties Dialog Box

Moving, Copying, and Deleting Tables

###### CREATING WEB PAGES

Adding Pictures (Images) to Your Web Page

Inserting an Image

About the Images Properties Dialog Box

About the Alternate Image Properties Dialog Box (Windows only)

About the Image Conversion Dialog Box (Windows only)

###### CREATING WEB PAGES

Setting Page Properties

Setting Page Location, Title, and Author

Setting Page Colors and Backgrounds

Specifying Meta Tags

###### CREATING WEB PAGES

Linking and Publishing Your Web Page

Linking Within the Same Page

Linking to Other Pages

About the Link Properties Dialog Box

Linking to Images

Putting Your Page on the Web

###### CREATING WEB PAGES

Adding New Functions to Composer

Installing Plug-Ins

###### CREATING WEB PAGES

Setting Composer Preferences

Composer Preferences -- General

Composer Preferences -- Publish

## Newsgroups

Getting Started With Newsgroups

Reading Newsgroup Messages

Subscribing to Newsgroups and IMAP Folders

Searching for a Newsgroup

Listing New Newsgroups

Removing a Newsgroup

Updating Newsgroups

###### NEWSGROUPS

Managing Your Newsgroups

Viewing and Changing Newsgroup Properties

Setting Download Options for Newsgroups

Setting Disk Space Properties for Newsgroups

###### NEWSGROUPS

Posting

Posting Newsgroup Messages

Contributing to Ongoing Discussions

###### NEWSGROUPS

Setting Up Newsgroups

Adding a Newsgroup Server

Changing Newsgroup Server Properties

## Working Offline

Choosing Items to Read Offline

Going Offline to Work

Preparing to Work Offline

Downloading Items for Working Offline

Updating the Items You Selected for Downloading

Selecting Items for Download

###### WORKING OFFLINE

Setting Preferences

Setting Offline Preferences

Downloading Newsgroups for Offline Reading

## Security

Getting Security Information

Viewing Information in the Security Window

###### SECURITY

Setting up Security

Getting Security Certificates

Sending Signed and Encrypted Messages

Viewing, Editing, Verifying, and Deleting Certificates and Signers

Choosing a Password to Protect Your Certificates

###### SECURITY

Setting Security Preferences

Setting Security Preferences for Browsing

Setting Security Preferences for Sending Messages

Controlling Access of Java Applets and JavaScripts

###### SECURITY

Using Security Modules

Viewing and Editing Security Modules

## Troubleshooting

Error Message Guide

Server does not have a DNS entry

Connection reset by peer

Not implemented

Server error

Too much network traffic

404 Access denied

Disk Quota Exceeded (in Mail)

Can't read newsgroups

PowerPlant not installed (Mac OS)

Unknown error in Address book (Mac OS)

###### TROUBLESHOOTING

Common Problems

How can I disable AOL Instant Messenger?

Why can't I alphabatize my bookmarks?

How can I clear the Location (Netsite) drop-down list of web sites (Windows only)?

I can't find the Navigator window

How do I clear the disk cache?

Can I navigate without using a mouse?

I'm stuck on a page: the Back button isn't working

###### TROUBLESHOOTING

Security Problems and Warnings

I forgot my password (somone else set my password)

Why can't I encrypt a message or add my digital signature?

Why can't I forward a decrypted message?

Why can't I decrypt a message or page?

What does Possible Message Tampering mean?

What do I do when I see a Java download alert?

###### TROUBLESHOOTING

Messenger Problems

How do I know when I have new mail?

How do I convert from a different mail system (like Eudora or Outlook Express) to Netscape Messenger?

How do I make Netscape start up with a mail window instead of the browser window?

How do I send email without showing the recipient's addresses or name in the header?

Why can't I read newsgroups?

Why is Messenger asking for my user name and password?

Why do I see the Mail & Newsgroups set-up screen when I open my Inbox or click Get Msg?

Why can't I get new messages over my Dial-up connection?

Newsgroup Troubles

September 24, 1998

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