Dummies 101: Netscape Communicator 4

By Hy Bender and Margaret Levine Young.
August 1997, 272 pages, US$24.99. C$34.99, £23.99, ISBN 0-7645-0162-3.

Netscape Communicator includes Netscape Navigator 4, the coolest Web browser around. If you want to learn its ins and outs, including how to use the Netscape Messenger window to send and receive e-mail, how use the Collabra window to read Usenet newsgroups, and how to see multimedia stuff on the Web using Netscape plug-ins, this is the book for you!

In this book...

• Browse the World Wide Web using Netscape
• Upgrade from previous versions of Netscape
• Find Web pages that interest you using Yahoo!, AltaVista, and other Web directories
• Test your e-mail using the Netscape Messenger window
• Install Netscape plug-ins from the CD-ROM that comes with the book, including 3D virtual reality, sound, video, and other cool plug-ins

Table of Contents

Part I: Browsing the World Wide Web
Unit 1: Getting Started with Netscape Communicator
Unit 2: Searching for Information on the Web
Unit 3: Saving Web Information and Downloading Files
Unit 4: Fine-Tuning the Browser

Part II: Communicating via E-mail, Newsgroups, and Web Pages
Unit 5: Receiving and Sending E-mail
Unit 6: More Mail Moves
Unit 7: Joining Usenet Newsgroups
Unit 8: Creating Your Own Web Pages

Appendix A: Answers

Appendix B: Using the CD-ROM