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Create your own homepage

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Grabbing a page

You can create your own start-up page. To get a jump start, copy any page you've seen in your browser. This page contains several commonly used HTML tags. 
 

File | Save As (or CTRL + S)

 

File | Save As File (or CTRL + S)

 

Then, use any editor to make some changes. I'm going to use MS Write. It is easy enough to change the titles as well as replicate a few lines. 

Since you don't have easy access to a Web server, you can take advantage of the fact your browser can access your local hard disk just as easily as the Internet. Use the file:// designation.  (or just omit it -- c: gets you there. ) 

To make this page your start-up page: 

'page location' = c:\temp\base.htm

Edit | Preferences  select Navigator category enter page location in 'Home page' box click 'Home page' radio button in 'Navigator starts with' section.

View | Options click on Navigation tab select Page as 'Start page' enter page location in Address

HTML references and options

• HTML for beginners: http://cnet.com/Content/Builder/Authoring/Basics/
• HTML tips and tricks:  http://cnet.com/Content/Builder/Authoring/Htmltips/ 

• Netscape: Composer/Wizard
• Internet Explorer:  Front Pad

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