Preferences
There are many configuration options in Communicator which will
affect the way that Communicator operates or appears. Luckily, these
preferences rarely need to be changed from the defaults that were
installed with the installation of the software. I would recommend
that unless you are quite experienced with the use of your computer
and the use of Netscape, that you not adjust the preferences.
User Profiles
When Netscape was installed, the user entered relevant
information such as their E-mail address, mail server, newsgroup
server, etc. But what if more than one person were to be using your
computer? What if that person were using an entirely different mail
server and E-mail address? It becomes necessary for each user to have
their own user profile. Each profile can be setup to appear on the
screen the way that each user prefers. One person may like to start
Communicator with Navigator and the Component Bar floating, while the
other user prefers to start in Messenger with the Component Bar
anchored. You can each have your own separate address books. If there
is more than one profile setup for Netscape, a "Select Profile"
box will be displayed after any of the components is launched. Simply
select the appropriate users profile and click "Start
Communicator" .
To create an additional profile for another user, follow the steps
below.
- In the Netscape Communicator folder, double click on the
Utilities subfolder. In the Utilities folder, double click User
Profile manager. Alternately, from the
"Start" button
select Start-Programs-Netscape Communicator-Utilities-User
Profile Manager
- The Profile Setup Wizard will appear. Work through the Wizard
just as you did earlier as described in
"Running Communicator 4" ,
at the beginning of this section. Be sure to enter the information
that is appropriate to the new user.
- When the page is displayed as shown in Figure 2-3 be sure to
enter a profile name that is easily identifiable with the intended
user. You should also change the directory in the bottom box of this
page. This will insure that each user has a separate folder for
their E-mail.
The User Profile Manager also has two other useful features. It will
allow the user to rename a user profile or completely delete it. Very
handy in the case of a change of staff or someone has a name change. |