NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows User's Guide
Copyright, Disclaimer, Trademarks, and Contact Information
Introduction
A Brief History and an Overview
This Document and Version
System Requirements
Other Documentation
Concepts and Terminology
The World Wide Web (The Web, WWW, W3, and W3)
Client/Server Software
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
Hypertext, Hyperlinks, and Hypermedia
HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
Inline Images and External Viewers
Hotlists
Quick Start
Starting the Application
The NCSA Mosaic Document View Window
The Toolbar
Navigation with Hyperlinks and the Menus
Leaving the Application
The Document View Window and the Mouse
The Document View Window
The Title Bar
The Menu Bar
The Tool Bar
Document Title and URL Bar and the NCSA Mosaic Logo
Document Display Area
Status Bar
Moving a Document within the Display Area
Use of the Mouse and Mouse Buttons in NCSA Mosaic
Navigating the World Wide Web
Following Hyperlinks
Hotlists (and User-configurable Menus)
The History List -- Backward and Forward through History
The Home Page
The Menus
File Menu
Edit Menu
Options Menu
Navigate Menu
Annotate Menu
User-configurable Menus and Hotlists
Help Menu
Special Features
Annotations
Using, Creating, and Editing Hotlists
Forms
Window Size and Placement
Specifying your Home Page
Aborting Document Transfers
Searching for a Character String
Gateways and Proxy Gateways
Installation and Configuration
Acquiring the Software
Installing Win32s
Checking the WinSock DLL
Configuring NCSA Mosaic
Installing NCSA Mosaic into the Windows Program Manager
Executing and Testing NCSA Mosaic
Installation Trouble-shooting
Other Configuration Issues
Creating Simple HTML Documents
Seven Basic HTML Commands
A Sample HTML Document
More Information on HTML
A Brief Guide to URLs
Structure of a URL
Non-standard Port Numbers
Partial URLs
For More Information
Known Bugs and Bug-like Features
Feedback to NCSA
Bug Reports, Comments, and Suggestions
Getting Help
National Center for Supercomputing Applications / mosaic-win@ncsa.uiuc.edu