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    1.  What is a HomePage?

    2.  Why should I make www.shadesofmeaning.com. my HomePage?

    3.  How do I make www.shadesofmeaning.com. my HomePage?

    4.  When do I use a HomePage?

    5.  Watch out for the dreaded HomePage Hog!

    6.  What if I already have a favorite HomePage?
 

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What's a "HomePage"?

    Turn on a radio or a TV.  The same station you were listening to or viewing when you turned it off comes on.  Suppose instead that you had this option (and there are probably radios and TVs out there that give you this choice):  set it to come on to your favorite station or channel no matter what was on when you turned it off.  This would be your "HomeStation".

    Whenever you start your Web browser to gain access to the WorldWideWeb, it goes to some website somewhere.  Your Web browser came with a pre-set HomePage.  For example, if you use Netscape and have never changed your HomePage, each time you open Netscape, www.netscape.com will appear.  You can of course change this so that every time you open Netscape (or whatever your browser is), www.shadesofmeaning.com appears.  To do so, click here: [Make Shades of Meaning Your Home Page].
 

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Why should I make www.shadesofmeaning.com my "HomePage"?

    Light On:  Shades of Meaning will only work for you if you make  www.shadesofmeaning.com  the Home Page of your browser.  Why?  Because it is unlikely that you will remember or take the time every day to go through the steps of getting to our site.  But, if you make it your Home Page, then, every time you launch your browser, you will be greeted with today's  www.shadesofmeaning.com  entry.  So, click on the link for your browser below and[Make Shades of Meaning Your Home Page].
 

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When do I use a "HomePage"?

    If you have made www.shadesofmeaning.com your HomePage, it should appear on your screen each time your Web browser loads up -- unless your Browser is a dreaded HomePage Hog.

    As you surf the InterNet (or if you are dealing with a HomePage Hog), www.shadesofmeaning.com will not always be on your screen.  But, if you have made it your HomePage, you can get back to it literally with the click of a button.

    Look up at the top of this screen.  You should see something like http://shadesofmeaning.com/Homepage.htm" in a box.  Right above that you should see a horizontal row of words or little pictures (icons) -- or both.  Find the one that says Home or depicts a little house.  If you click on that one with your mouse, your browser will take you to your HomePage.

    So, if you want to read today's Light On:  Shades of Meaning entry and it's not on your screen, just click on the Home button!  But, first, you have to :  [Make Shades of Meaning Your Home Page].
 

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    Light On:  Shades of Meaning will only work for you if you make www.shadesofmeaning.com the Home Page of your browser.  Why?  Because it is unlikely that you will remember or take the time every day to go through the steps of getting to our site.  But, if you make it your Home Page, then, every time you launch your browser, you will be greeted with today's www.shadesofmeaning.com entry.  So, click on the link for your browser below and [Make Shades of Meaning Your Home Page].

(if www.shadesofmeaning.com is on your screen) or (if www.shadesofmeaning.com is not on your screen)

Click Here

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Other Browsers Click Here
 

[The next best thing of course is to make www.shadesofmeaning.com a "Bookmark" or a "Favorite".]

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NetScape Navigator (if  www.shadesofmeaning.com is on Your Screen)

• With Netscape up and running, make sure the website www.shadesofmeaning.com is the site showing on your screen.  You should be looking at a single page of a word-a-day type calendar.

• Click on Edit and then on Preferences...

• On the left-hand side of the pop-up box, click on Navigator.

• In the box where it says, "Navigator starts with..." make sure that there is a dot in front of Home page.

• In the box called "Home page", click on Use Current Page and then click on OK and you will have selected the current page, i.e. www.shadesofmeaning.com, as your home page.

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NetScape Navigator (if www.shadesofmeaning.com is not on Your Screen)

• With Netscape up and running, but a web location other than www.shadesofmeaning.com showing [such as this one!], click on Edit (all the way at the top) to drop-down the menu.

• Click on Edit and then on Preferences...

• On the left-hand side of the pop-up box, click on Navigator.

• Where it says, "Navigator starts with" make sure there is a dot in the circle before Home page.

• In the rectangle called Home page, in the slot after Location:  type in http://www.shadesofmeaning.com

• Click on the OK button at the bottom and you will have selected  www.shadesofmeaning.com  as your home page.

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America On Line

• Start up America Online and sign on in the normal fashion.

• Go to the Internet icon and click on it, which will jump you to the Internet Connection area.

• Click on the box labelled "Go to the Web".

• In the Members menu, click on "My AOL".

• Click on the icon next to Preferences Guide.

• Click on the WWW icon.

• In the HomePage part of the screen that pops up, go to the Address window, delete whatever is there, and replace it with http://www.shadesofmeaning.com

• In the Preferences box, click on the X in the upper right-hand corner to close.

But, at least, from now on, whenever you want to go to today's Shades of Meaning entry, click on the Home button (the one that looks like a little house) and it will take you there.  (You can of course make SOM a Favorite -- but that takes a more clicks to get you to Shades of Meaning.)

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InterNet Explorer

• With InterNet Explorer up and running, make surewww.shadesofmeaning.com is the site showing on your screen.  You should be looking at a single page of a word-a-day type calendar.

• Click on Tools on the menu up there at the top.

• On the drop-down menu click Internet Options.

• Click the General tab at the top.

• In the Home page area, click Use Current.

• Click on OK.

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Other Browsers

    If you have a different browser from those listed, check your Help menu.  If you would like us to include it here, send us the steps and we will be glad to add it.

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What's a "Web browser"?

    You wouldn't be reading this if you weren't already using a "Web browser", but you may not realize it.  Some people are shown how to "get on the Net" and don't really understand what's going on.

    To get to the InterNet, your computer must of course be connected to a phone or cable line.  Then, you "dial up" a phone number to get to an "ISP" (InterNet Service Provider).  Some ISP's (such as America Online and Prodigy) include a "Web browser" in what pops up when you get to them.  You just need to look for a button or menu choice that says "Browser" and click on it.

    Many local ISP's, however, do not automatically provide you with a Web browser.  They merely give you access to the InterNet and serve as a post office where you send and receive e-mail.  So, to "surf the Web" and get to all those www.abcdefg.com's out there, you need to use a Web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer or dozens of others that are available to your repertoire.

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What if I already have a favorite HomePage?

    Maybe you already knew about HomePages before you discovered www.shadesofmeaning.com and have one that you are reluctant to give up.  Okay, we can wait until you see the light and realize that Light On:  Shades of Meaning is the kind of thing that has to pop up without your thinking about it.

    In the meantime, learn how to make www.shadesofmeaning.com a Bookmark or a Favorite -- with one additional twist.  Go in and "Edit" your Bookmarks/Favorites by doing one of two things:

    1.  Click and drag the www.shadesofmeaning.com entry to the very top of your list so it is right there when you want to visit or

    2.  If your browser automatically puts your Bookmarks/Favorites in alphanumeric order, Edit the www.shadesofmeaning.com entry by labelling it "!!Shades of Meaning".  Why the "!"?  So that the entry will appear at the top of the alphanumeric list.

[Make Shades of Meaning Your Home Page].

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Watch out for the dreaded HomePage Hog!

    Users have reported that, despite their best efforts, there are certain browsers (e.g. AOL and Prodigy) that do not go to your HomePage on startup.  These HomePage Hogs open up at a website of their choosing -- usually something involving pushing their products.

    If there is a way to defeat this tyranny, please let us know.  Until then, those of you who are subject to this oppression will have to remember to [Make Shades of Meaning Your Home Page] and then click on the Home button each time you start your browser.

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