The View Menu

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The View Menu

The "View" pulldown menu has the entries shown in the following figure for the Windows version of Explorer 5.0.

Toolbars: Allows you to display different toolbars (i.e., different rows of buttons located at the top of the browser window) such as the "Back" and "Forward" row and the Address window. A check indicates that the feature is selected. Selecting with the mouse toggles the check on and off.

Status Bar: The status bar area is at the bottom of the browser. It toggles on and off also.

Explorer Bar: Allows you to add another frame to your browser window, which lists either folders on your machine, or your favorite web sites, or a history of web sites you have recently visited.

Go To: Allows you to go back to the previously displayed URL, other URLs you have visited, or your original home page.

Stop: Stops the loading of a page.

Refresh: Refreshes the current page.

Text Size: Allows you to change the size of the text in your browser window (provided this is allowed by the coding for the displayed page).

Encoding: Allows you to select a different language for your browser.

Source: Display the HTML source for the present document.

Full-Screen: Displays the browser to expand over the entire screen of your computer.


			Web Browsers \| The View Menu
		The View Menu The "View" pulldown menu has the entries shown in the following figure for the Windows version of Explorer 5.0. Toolbars: Allows you to display different toolbars (i.e., different rows of buttons located at the top of the browser window) such as the "Back" and "Forward" row and the Address window. A check indicates that the feature is selected. Selecting with the mouse toggles the check on and off. Status Bar: The status bar area is at the bottom of the browser. It toggles on and off also. Explorer Bar: Allows you to add another frame to your browser window, which lists either folders on your machine, or your favorite web sites, or a history of web sites you have recently visited. Go To: Allows you to go back to the previously displayed URL, other URLs you have visited, or your original home page. Stop: Stops the loading of a page. Refresh: Refreshes the current page. Text Size: Allows you to change the size of the text in your browser window (provided this is allowed by the coding for the displayed page). Encoding: Allows you to select a different language for your browser. Source: Display the HTML source for the present document. Full-Screen: Displays the browser to expand over the entire screen of your computer.