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CNET Netscape and Microsoft we’ve pulled gfgether some tips for browser sers These will work with both Setscape’s Navigator and Micro-ibftInternet Explorer Some of suggesuons below may sound Jnplicated at fim but try them Sit at your computer They're quite simple Tp number one: Open ’s mulu-Windo- Shouldn’t it be a pleasure to at one Internet site on your Sten while the information d fjjjjm another site was down-leade- at the same time readv m you when you were ready for lUJThat and more is possible JJSen you open more than one tjywser window jMost people know that in a program you oak have many documents open $ihe same time and that you C§p switch back and forth among t$Sgm as you see fit The same is tjfBe for browsers But browsers do more than let ySu have many windows open at tEe same time They also allow tjijse windows to download information from the Net simultaneously and independently of ach other This is a powerful capability one that savvy Web surfed use all the ume LLThe key to multiple windows button on your SJhe right-han- d d egbuse (On the Macintosh mouse hold the con word-processi- single-buttone- trol key down while you click) Ordinarily when you're looking at a Web page and see a link you want to check out you click on that link with the left mouse button Doing so dumps the current page out the window and loads the new page into the same window But if you use the right mouse button and click on the “open m new window” option that pops up on your screen something completely different happens The first window stays intact but a second window opens up for the new page That means you can switch back to the first window right away without suffering any of the delays common to the "Back” button You can also open up a new window through the “File" command at the top of the screen What’s the advantage? Say you are searching a topic and get back a list of suggested links By g on those links and opening them up in their own windows you can check them out but then almost instantly switch back to the search page You can also easily compare one page with another by switching between them or keep a page up for later reference Using multiple windows also gets the most out of your Internet pipeline More often than most people think the World Wide Wait occurs not because the data pipe coming into your machine is too small but because the computer at the other end of the pipe is too slow That means there is often a lot of unused capacity in your modem connection which you can help fill by downloading different pages into different windows at the same time To switch back and forth between multiple windows you can use the task bar m Windows 95 or 98 where each wmdow is represented by a separate button You also can hold down the “Alt” key and then press “Tab” to rotate through your open windows - and anything else running m your computer right-clickin- If you want it Note that when you have multiple windows open clicking on d the “X” in the upper comer just closes that one window it doesn't shut down your right-han- browser Now for the other Reduce mold mildew dust and other air contaminants SOLD! 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