Netscape Communicator 4 for Dummies [Paperback]

Paul Hoffman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0764500538 | ISBN-13: 978-0764500534 | Edition: 1

Free Netscape Communicator "Cheat Sheet" Inside!

Use Netscape Communicator to Visit Web Sites, Access Newsgroups, and Download Files from FTP Sites The World Wide Web is the hottest place on the Internet. This book shows you how to use Netscape Communicator and its popular Navigator Web browser to find information, download files, send e-mail, read Usenet news, participate in online chats, build Web pages, and much more! Whether you're a Mac or Windows user, you will find what you need with Netscape Communicator^™ 4 For Dummies^®. Ask for IDG Books' …For Dummies^® Books, the Fun and Easy Way to Find Out About Computers. Also look for IDG Books' The Internet For Dummies^®, 4th Edition, the fun and easy to find out about the Internet, and Creating Web Pages For Dummies^®, 2nd Edition, the fast and friendly way to create your own Web page.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Get your PC up and running on the Web
• Create your own Web site using Communicator's built-in HTML editor: Composer
• Customize Communicator to look and act how you want
• Send and receive e-mail using Communicator's Messenger mail client
• Visit the best places on the Web today
• Interact with newsgroups using Netscape Collabra

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About the Author

About the Author Paul Hoffman has written more than a dozen computer books, including IDG Books Worldwide's Perl 5 For Dummies^® and The Internet, the official companion to the PBS special, "The Internet Show." Paul is the news editor at MicroTimes, the largest regional computer magazine in the U.S., and he is also a director of the Internet Mail Consortium.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (July 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764500538
• ISBN-13: 978-0764500534
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,069,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment, December 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Netscape Communicator 4 for Dummies (Paperback)

Of the 325 pages of text, this book had only 54 pages relating specifically to Netscape's browser. I know readers need to be aware of the generalities of Internet surfing, but given the title of this book, I thought there would be more on the specifics of using this particular browser. I generally like the "for Dummies" series, but this was a disappointment.

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is to general. Not Netscape Communicator specific, April 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Netscape Communicator 4 for Dummies (Paperback)

This book had very little about Netscape Communicator. The three chapters that are devoted to Netscape Communicator tell you what it can do. It does not show you with examples. The majority of the book is about surfing the net, a little of HTML code, and examples of web sites. You can learn more accidentally by experimentation and on line help. My recommendation is save your money do not purchase this book.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not enough material pertaining to Netscape Communicator., January 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Netscape Communicator 4 for Dummies (Paperback)

I borrowed this book from the library hoping to gain some insight into Netscape Communicator. Little did I know I had inadvertently borrowed Internet for Dummies. A scant 3 chapters are devoted to Communicator and the rest of the book is internet reference material for various sites and a brief history of the internet.