CONNECT, SPRING 1996: NYU AND THE WORLD-WIDE WEB

Use Netscape or Lynx to View ACF Publications Online

by Estelle Hochberg

[Ed: Links to web pages and/or e-mail addresses which have become inactive since the publication of this article have been enclosed in curly brackets { }. Replacement links have been provided where possible.]

You can view ACF publications (as well as other Web pages) from your home computer or from on-campus computers connected to the Internet, using a World-Wide Web browser such as Lynx (a character-based browser included in the NYU-Internet account) or Netscape (a popular graphical browser included with the ACF DIAL accounts and with the suite of programs distributed for use on Ethernet-connected computers on campus). Here's how.

Using Lynx

(NYU-Internet accounts on campus; conventional dial-in connections from home)
  1. Select NYU Web from the NYU-Internet system's main menu. This will launch Lynx and bring you to the NYU Web home page.
  2. Type g (for "go"). The prompt URL to open: will appear near the bottom of the window.
  3. At the prompt, type the address of the page you want, such as
    {http://www.nyu.edu/acf/pubs/}
    and press the Return or Enter key.
  4. Use the space bar and hyphen key to page forward and backward in the list of publications.
  5. Titles and phrases in boldface are "links" to other documents. To select a particular publication, use the Up- and Down-arrow keys to highlight the title, and then press the Right-arrow key to access the document. Use the same keys to navigate the document and any links it has. Use the Left-arrow key to retrace your steps to previous documents or pages.
  6. For more help within Lynx, watch the bottom of the screen for useful messages and hints. Type h for Lynx's internal help. Type q (for "quit") to exit Lynx and return to the NYU-Internet menu.

Using Netscape

(From labs, offices, and dorm rooms with direct NYU-NET connections, or from home with a DIAL account)
  1. Double-click on the Netscape icon. This will launch Netscape.
  2. Open Netscape's File menu; select Open Location. Type
    {http://www.nyu.edu/acf/pubs/} Replacement URL: http://www.nyu.edu/its/pubs/
    in the dialog box, and click Open.
  3. Click on the scroll bar to page forward and backward in the publications list. Titles and phrases in color and underlined are "links" to other documents. To select a publication, click on its link. Use the same keys to navigate the document and any links it contains. To retrace your steps, click on the Back button at the top of the Netscape window.
  4. For further help with Netscape, open the Netscape Help menu and select Handbook. To quit Netscape, open the File menu and select Exit or Quit.

More about Lynx and Netscape

Both Lynx and Netscape are available from the ACF. For further information on DIAL Accounts, please call the ACF HelpLine at 998-3333. [ C ]


jill.hochberg@nyu.edu

Posted 16 February 1996. Revised 24 May 2004.