Mozilla is highly configurable. To configure Mozilla, select from the main menu selection,
Edit --> Preferences
The categories available for configuration are listed on the left panel of the main configuration window. Clicking on the + button on the left of each category will open up further available sub-categories for configuration.
The Appearance category allows you to configure the default fonts and colours used. Here you will also be able to set the theme and select the language to be used.
The Navigator category allows you to configure the Mozilla Navigator web browser itself.
Click to view screen shot Fig 8.6 Navigator Configuration
The main Navigator configuration allows you to select the page to display when the browser is launched. If you select “Home page“, the website that is designated as the home page will be displayed. This home page location is set in the Home Page location box below. If you do not want the browser to display anything on startup select “Blank”..
The History sub-category allows you to set the number of days to keep the history list for the history windows and for the location bar history.
The Languages sub-category allows you to select the language to display web pages in (where available) and also the default character coding. To add another language for web page display, click on the “Add” button and select the desired language. The listed language to use for display is in order of preference, so you will need to move your preferred language to use to the top.
The Internet Search sub-category allows you to choose which search engine you want to use for your search function.
Exercises
1. Start up the Mozilla browser and visit the websites listed below. Use the navigation tab bar feature so that you open up the websites all in the same window but under different tab pages.
- www.mozilla.org
- www.yahoo.com
- www.iosn.net
2. Bookmark the sites visited above.
3. Configure the Navigator so that it starts with a blank page.
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Tutorial: The World Wide Web (WWW)
1. The Mozilla Web Browser (Navigator)
2. Configuring Mozilla Navigator
3. Finding Information on the Internet
4. Using a Portal
5. Using an Internet Search Engine
