Chapter 6  WebStudy  Distance Learning on the World Wide Web
Internet Navigator...  A Simplified Guide to Netscape GOLD


Netscape Mail Window

Netscape uses a different Window (not the Browser Window) for Incoming and Outgoing Electronic Mail.

Althought you can use other E-Mail software (such as Eudora or others) the Mail Window in Netscape is actually all you will need..., and there are several advantages (...especially to using it with WebStudy).


The Six functions of the Netscape Mail Window are:

Here is what the Mail Window looks like:
(Remember..., your Mail Window may appear "slightly different" (color/size etc.) than this example...!

Netscape  E-Mail Window

The Mail Window is divided into 3 areas called Panes.

The Top Left Pane contains the folders in which your electronic mail is organized.

After you select one of the Folders (above)...,
The Top Right Pane gives you a listing of the messages contained in that Folder. Each piece of Electronic Mail is identified by Sender | Subject | Date, and the message is marked whether it has been read.

The message will appear in the Bottom Pane. (The message contents Pane is Yellow in this example)


You must have your Mail (and/or News) Server and Identity Information correctly installed! If your machine uses another e-mail system...., consider using Netscapes E-mail. (at least while you are using WebStudy).


For assistance..., ask your (Campus) System Administrator, or (Private) Service Providor for HELP!


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