June 2005

Use Netscape Communicator 4.6: Part 2 - Getting Started

Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Interface
• 2.1 The Menu
• 2.2 Toolbars
3. The Components
• 3.1 Browsing the Web with Navigator
• 3.2 Using E-Mail with Messenger
• 3.3 Using Newsgroups
• 3.4 Using Netscape's Address Book
• 3.5 Create/Edit Webpages using Netscape's Composer
• 3.6 Information about Netscape's Calendar

1 Introduction

2 The Interface

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     

Component	Use
Navigator	Web Browsing
Messenger	E-mail (Reading and Sending)
Composer	Editing or creating Web Pages
Calendar	Organizing meetings, your timetable, etc.

 
 

Netscape Communicator is really several programs or components in one. Each of these components is accessible through the menu option labelled "Communicator" or through the quick toolbar either floating or at the bottom right hand corner of any Netscape Communicator window.

Each Communicator component has similar features that make navigating between them easier. 

2.1 The Menu

2.2 Toolbars

These give the user quick access to the most common commands by acting as buttons which carry out a command when clicked on once. To hide a toolbar click on the "hide" button on the far left denoted by a small triangle.  If you hold the mouse over an icon a brief description regarding the icon will be displayed.

3 The Components

Component	Icon	Purpose	Supporting Documentation
Navigator		Browsing the Web	How do I Browse the Web Using Netscape Navigator 4.6
Inbox		Using E-Mail	How do I Use Netscape Messenger 4.6 for E-Mail
Newsgroups		Using Newsgroups	Netscape offers extensive help on this application by choosing Help/Contents from the menu and clicking on the Index button and searching for "newsgroups". You can also obtain information by reading How do I Use Newsgroups with Netscape 4.6
Address Book		Using E-mail Address Book	Netscape offers extensive help on this application by choosing Help/Contents from the menu and clicking on the Index button and searching for "address books". This is also briefly covered in How do I Use Netscape Messenger 4.6 for E-Mail
Composer		Netscape's Web Page Editor	Netscape offers extensive help on this application by choosing Help/Contents from the menu and clicking on the "Creating Web Pages" section under Contents.

NOTE: Netscape's Calendar has been removed from the quick toolbar in version 4.6. Calendar can still be accessed via the Communicator menu option or by the CTRL-6 hotkey method. For more information on Calendar see  How Do I ...Use Netscape Calendar - Part 1: Configuration  or How Do I ... Use Netscape Calendar - Part 2: Usage

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