When you create a new e-mail message in Netscape Communicator 4.51, you actually have multiple addressing options for each recipient of your message.

Open up a new message composition and you'll see there's a small down arrow on the To: button. Click that and you'll see a small menu of other addressing options:

Here's what each addressing option will do:

• To:
  • for primary recipients
  • this will send your message to one or more people, and they'll all see the e-mail addresses of the other recipients
  • (this is the one we all use the most)
• Cc:
  • a "carbon copy" for secondary recipients
  • they'll all see the e-mail addresses of the other recipients
• Bcc:
  • a "Blind Carbon Copy", for secondary recipients
  • who won't see the e-mail addresses of the other recipients
• Reply-To
  • for specifying the email address you want to use to receive replies if different from your usual e-mail address
• Followup-To
  • used only for Usenet newsgroup messages

Most of us are familiar with moving around Web sites entirely with a mouse. However, a mouse click isn't always the quickest way to navigate on the Web. Many standard browser functions are also available through keystroke equivalents.

Keyboard shortcuts may not appeal to everyone (especially southpaws), but knowing what's available gives you the option for alternate ways to navigate. Some of them may actually be essential for moving around the Web if your mouse freezes up, but some can even speed up regular Web browsing. Give them a try to find the ones fit best into your style of Web use!

A favorite keystroke shortcut of mine is to set a bookmark with a Ctrl+d combination. I like this shortcut because I've still got my right hand on the mouse, and can use my left hand to quickly set a bookmark...and keep right on surfing.

This table shows the most commonly used keystroke shortcuts in Netscape Communicator 4.51:

Browser Keystroke Shortcuts
Back	Ctrl and keys
Forward	Ctrl and keys
Set a bookmark	Ctrl and D keys
Open/edit your Bookmarks	Ctrl and B keys
Reload	Ctrl and R keys
Find a word on a Web page	Ctrl and F keys
History (lists Web sites you've visited)	Ctrl and H keys
Copy	Ctrl and C keys
Paste	Ctrl and V keys
Select All	Ctrl and A keys
View Source	Ctrl and U keys
Print	Ctrl and P keys
Open a New session of Netscape	Ctrl and N keys
Compose a Message in Netscape Communicator	Ctrl and M keys

Did you think I was done? Nope, I've got more keystroke shortcuts you can use in Windows NT and Windows Office, too! You'll see that many of them are the same as Netscape shortcuts above:

When most of your day is spent working with library users -- checking out items, suggesting books and answering reference questions -- you're essentially a salesperson selling your library's services.

Today's Librarian recently published an article entitled, "Have I Got a Deal for You: Putting Sales Techniques to Work at Your Library." The author states that, "The use of proven sales techniques can boost library usage, customer satisfaction and create dynamic relationships that encourage repeat business," and he outlines 9 key points you can use to boost library usage and customer satisfaction.

This news just in from Tom the Dancing Bug: "Library System Terrorizes Publishing Industry."

is Gourmet Mocha Fudge.

This issue of The Ides was written on September 15, 2000
Copyright 2000, Winnefox Library System

The Ides is written by Joy Schwarz.
Please direct any questions, comments or recipes to schwarz@winnefox.org

URL: http://www.winnefox.org/ides/idessep00.html