Brief Introduction to the Netscape WWW Browser

Title bar
The Netscape title bar indicates the position within the web (this does not specify a file name, but is merely used for orientation). At the current time you are on web page [stdSEM Help Netscape Introduction].

Back button
Your browser's Back button always returns you to the last web page you were on. Note the difference to the "Back" icon in the field underlaid in blue. The Back icon is always linked to a fixed page, irrespective of which other page you have just arrived from.

Printing out web pages
Things couldn't be simpler: Simply click the "Print" icon on the browser. You can set a number of interesting print options in menu "File - Page Setup" (headers and footers, page margin, etc.).

Set bookmarks
If you want to jump quickly to a specific page, you can set a bookmark on this page using "Bookmarks - Add Bookmark". The title of this page will be included in the "Bookmarks" pull-down menu. If you later select this bookmark, you will automatically call up the relevant web page.

Color of links
A link automatically transfers you to another web page (or to another position on the same web page) when clicked. If you have already visited this page or other position before, the link will be marked in the default color violet. Links which you have not used before are shown in the default color blue. Links inside graphics, e.g. the icons in the header and margin do not change color. You can select the expiry date for locations already visited in the "Options - General Preferences - Appearance" menu; the relevant links will then be displayed in blue again.

What about errors?

  • Error message "Can't locate remote host: xxx.siemens.at": The server holding the SEM web cannot be accessed at present. Please wait until the system administrators have managed to remedy the situation (click the Reload button after a few minutes to see if the server is functioning again...)
  • The message "Connect: Contacting host yyy.siemens.at" is displayed first, followed by the error message "There was no response...". The proxy server cannot be addressed at present. Here, too, you will need to exercise a little patience and try a "Reload" attempt a little later.
  • If accessing is possible on one PC but not on another, this is probably because a "proxy server" has not been set. Further information on this aspect can be found in the Help menu item "Setting important options".

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