The sections listed below describe the preferences panels
related to Navigator, the browser component of &brandShortName;. To see the
preference panels, follow these steps:
1. From any Navigator window, open the Edit menu and choose
Preferences.
This section describes how to use the Appearance preferences
panels. If you're not already viewing one of these panels, follow
these steps:
Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
Click the Appearance category.
The Appearance preferences panel allows you set components that
you want to use when you start up &brandShortName;:
When &brandShortName; starts up, open: Select the components you
want to use when you start up &brandShortName;.
Show toolbars as: Select how you want to view
toolbars.
Show Tooltips: Select this if you want to have tips
appear when the cursor is placed over parts of the &brandShortName; user
interface and some web sites.
Show Web Site Icons: Select this if you want to see
site-specific icons, if available, in place of the bookmark icon
. Web site icons are used to the left of the
Location Bar and in Navigator tabs.
Resize large images to fit in the browser window: If
enabled, you can click large images to automatically resize them to
fit in the browser window. Clicking the image again returns it to
its original size.
Appearance Preferences - Fonts
This section describes how to use the Fonts preferences panel.
If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:
Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
Under the Appearance category, click Fonts. (If no
subcategories are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the
list.)
The Fonts preferences panel allows you to set page font type and
size, as well as the screen resolution.
Note: Some font styles may not be selectable because the
selected language does not have fonts available for that style.
Fonts for: Choose a language character set. For
instance, to set default fonts for the Western (Roman) character
set, choose "Western."
Proportional: Select whether proportional text should be
serif (like Times Roman) or sans-serif (like Arial). You can also
specify what font size you want for proportional text. Proportional
text is variable in width, so characters and letters vary in
width.
Serif: Select a serif font you want to use for web
pages.
Sans-serif: Select a sans-serif font you want to use for
web pages.
Cursive: Select a cursive font you want to use for web
pages.
Fantasy: Select a fantasy font you want to use for web
pages.
Monospace: Select a monospace font (like Courier) and
size you want to use for web pages. Monospace text is fixed in
width, so each character or letter takes the same amount of
space.
Minimum font size: Select the smallest font size you
want to be shown on web pages.
Allow documents to use other fonts: If available, select
this checkbox to keep a web page's font and size settings instead
of your own preferences.
Display resolution: Select from the drop-down list the
dots per inch (dpi) for displaying web pages.
Appearance Preferences - Colors
This section describes how to use the Colors preferences panel.
If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:
Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
Under the Appearance category, click Colors. (If no
subcategories are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the
list.)
The Colors preferences panel allows you to set the background
and text colors on web pages:
Text and Background: Click the colored blocks to select
a color for displaying text and backgrounds on web pages.
Use system colors: Select this to use your system color
settings.
Link Colors: Click the colored blocks to select a color
for displaying unvisited and visited links on web pages.
Underline links: Select this to display underlined links
on web pages.
When a web page provides its own colors and
backgrounds:
Always use the colors and background specified by the web
page: Allows the web page to choose displayed colors and
backgrounds.
Use my chosen colors, ignoring the colors and background
image specified: Allow you to choose displayed colors, ignoring
the web page colors and background image.
Appearance Preferences - Themes
This section describes how to use the Themes preferences panel.
If you're not already viewing it, follow these steps:
Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
Under the Appearance category, click Themes. (If no
subcategories are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the
list.)
The Themes preferences panel allows you to change the look and
style of &brandShortName; through different themes.
Theme to use: Choose one of the installed themes to
change the look of &brandShortName;.
Uninstall [Theme Name]: Click this to remove a selected
theme.
Get New Themes: Click this link to go to a web page
where you can download more themes.
Notes:
To see a new theme, you need to quit and restart &brandShortName; after
you choose a new theme.
You will not be able to switch back to a theme you have
uninstalled.
Appearance Preferences - Languages/Content
This section describes how to use the Language and Content Packs
preferences panel. If you're not already viewing it, follow these
steps:
Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
Under the Appearance category, click Languages/Content. (If no
subcategories are visible, double-click Appearance to expand the
list.)
The Language and Content Packs preferences panel allows you to
select a content pack and/or language pack to use within
&brandShortName;.
Installed content packs: Select a content pack to use
within &brandShortName;.
Installed language packs: Select a language pack to use
within &brandShortName;.
Download More: Click this to download more content or
language packs.
Note: You must restart &brandShortName; for a new content or
language pack to take effect.