Basic Web Site and Web Browser Tips.

a.) A link can be a picture, a three-dimensional image, or text. You may not have noticed this but Internet Explorer makes it easy to spot links on the web. When you move your mouse pointer over the item that's a link, your mouse pointer will change to a hand. Clicking on a link will take you to another web page within that site or another site altogether.

b.) If you don't like the font your currently using, Internet Explorer 6 will allow you to change the text displayed in the browser to a different font. Go to the Tools menu and click Internet Options. On the General tab, click Fonts. Then in the Proportional and Fixed-width font lists, click the fonts you want.

HTML Tips

Creating An Automatic Drop Down Navigation Menu

This is a simple navigation script that will redirect your visitors with a drop down menu, automatically advancing them to the selected page without a submit button.

Place this script where you'd like your menu to appear. You can add as many links as you like, but keep in mind you must use full URLs, starting with "http," when linking to web sites outside of your own.

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

function AutoLink()
{
var number = document.FormAdvance.WebLink.selectedIndex;
location.href = document.FormAdvance.WebLink.options[number].value;
}
</SCRIPT>

<FORM NAME="FormAdvance">
<SELECT NAME="WebLink" onChange="AutoLink(this.form)">
<OPTION SELECTED>Choose a Link
<OPTION VALUE="yourpage1.html"> Page One
<OPTION VALUE="yourpage2.html"> Page Two
<OPTION VALUE="http://www.outsidelink.com/go.html"> Page Three
</SELECT>
</FORM>

Windows 95/98/ME Tips

a.) While there are several ways to rename files and folders on your computer, the fastest way may be to select the file or folder and press F2. The cursor moves to the naming window without your having to fool around with more mouse clicking.

b.) When moving files or folders on your desktop, you can always stop a drag-and-drop operation by pressing the Esc key before you drop the file or folder. Pressing Esc returns the file to exactly where it started, without you having to put it back in place.

Internet Definitions

SYSOP: (SYStem OPerator) A person responsible for the physical operations of a computer system or network resource.

T-1: A leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 1,544,000 bits-per-second. T-1 lines are generally used to connect LANs to the Internet.

T-3: A leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 44,736,000 bits-per-second. T-3 lines are fast enough to play full-screen, full-motion video.

TCP/IP: (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) Originally designed for the UNIX operating system, this term actually describes two software mechanisms used to allow multiple computers to communicate with each other without errors.