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The Cache:
While viewing web pages, Netscape will save files to a temporary folder on your computer in both memory and hard drive space. This helps speed up the loading of pages which you visit on a regular basis. However, this may also cause you to not see regular updates on a web page. If refreshing the page does not work, you may wish to clear the cache of these temporary internet files. In the Edit >> Internet Preferences window, under the "Advanced" tab, and the "Cache" selection you can delete these files (with "Clear Memory Cache" and "Clear Disk Cache") and start fresh. The numbers to the left of these buttons represent the amount of space your computer will set aside for these temporary files. By changing these numbers you can adjust the amount of space Netscape will set aside on your computer for these temporary files, and how often the browser should check to see if a page is updated upon visiting.

History:
Netscape keeps a record of the sites you visit in a folder called "History." Click the Communicator >> Tools >> History menu. A new sub-window will open, listing sites in folder according to domain. This is useful for tracking down sites which you may have forgotten to bookmark the first time around.

Resolution:
It's good practice for website creators to create their site with a wide range of visitors in mind. This means they'll take into account the resolution of their users' monitors. Many people still use a resolution of 800x600 (generally on smaller monitors), but 1024x768 has been much more of a standard; more will fit on the screen at once.

If you find you're having problems horizontally scrolling on too many sites, check your resolution. If you're working at 800x600, you may want to up it to 1024x768. For more information, view the Screen Resolution tutorial.

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