So, you need Help on my Civil War Site?
Well, You have come to the right place!
This is site is a compilation of Links, Pictures, and addition information for finding out information about the American Civil War. My intension is to make researching this topic easy and fun to do. I feel I have sorted things out to make your stay here as pleasent as possible. But I guess since you are reading this, you need some sort of help.
This site is made up into three (3) frames or sections on your screen. The Top, The Topics and the viewing screen. I have made it this way to make it easier on you to search more then one topic faster. All you have to do to make this work is "Point and Click." First click on the a topic in the left frame that you want information on. After clicking on that selection You will then get a listing of links that correspond with that topic in the Right Frame (this one). You can then click on any one of those links to contiune finding what you are looking for. If you want to get another topic of links just click on another one in the left frame. Please allow up to 45 seconds to 1 minute for a page to load after you click on a link. A link that has a "
" image on them is a site I would recommend you go to.
In case of you using AOL or Prodigy, their Web Browser doesn't have an "easy way of saving pictures to your hard drive. In that case you need to know the exact address of that picture, type it into the "URL address" loading just that picture and then go File and then Save for the graphic. You can find the exact address by looking at the "View Source" file that is available from one of the pull-down menus. If you are using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer it is 10x easier to save a picture you want to keep on your hard drive. All you have to do is right-click the mouse (when it is over the graphic you want). You should get a list of options, click on the one that says "Save Picture As..." It will then prompt you where to save it and that is that. I would advise that if you have AOL to download the Netscape Navigator Browser 3.0 Standard. After doing that, I don't know how to so go into "Tech Chat" and ask them how to use Navigator inplace of AOL's Internet browser. I would highly recommend that.
I feel the best way to make this site complete was to add easy-to-use search engines. With this you can find additional links about your topic along with people who posted there thoughts on newsgroups or bullentin boards. Searching for a topic is easy. All you have to do is click on a search engine (Yahoo, AltaVista etc.) and it will open up. They are arranged in order from easiest to use (but have a smaller list of links) to a little more difficult to use (but have more links). After getting that search screen you can either click on one of the predefined search topics or search for your own word and then hitting "Search."
Yahoo, Lycos, and Altavista search the Internet for sites. You may want to try more then one because some have links that the other ones don't. If you search with Dejanews you will search newsgroups. (letters people write, like a Bulleting Board)
TO USE JAVA CHAT, JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BELOW:
To use this chat room you have to have a Java compatible browser like: Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0 final
Just wait a bit for it to load, up to 1 minute. Then your all set!
- Type your message in the box at the bottom, and hit enter to send.
- You can change your name in the box at the top.
- Double-click on a name in the list on the right to send email to that person.
- To send a private message, select one or more names in the list on the right, click on the box labelled private, then click in the text box at the bottom to type. Any message you send while the private box is checked will only be sent to the selected persons.
- Click the "Float" button to launch a separate chat window (so you can surf while you chat).
- When you're finished, click the 'Disconnect' button to sign-off.
That's it!
- Adding Links
After you use the search engines to find your own site it would be nice of you to click on "Add A Link." All you have to do is Copy the form that you see on that page (Control + C or Open-Apple + C) to your clipboard and then click on the E-mail address on the bottom of the screen. All you have to do besides that is fill out the information. It's that easy!
I hope this site is as easy for you to use as it was for me to make it:) If we all work together I think this can be a good site for all of us!