On Line Help

Some tips and tricks to get the most from Illawarra Link Master.

• Using the Link Master search engine.
• Searching for information around Australia.
• Searching for information around the World.
• Using the newsgroups discussion list.
• Adding Illawarra Link Master as a bookmark on your web browser.
• Setting Illawarra Link Master as your home page.
• Adding a site found in the Link Master to your bookmarks.
• Email contact for further help.

• Enter a keyword on your topic of interest. The keyword can be a site name, category, suburb or part thereof.
• Search results include matching categories, sub categories and sites.
  TIPS:
  1. The shorter the keyword the better for picking up relevant sites eg Training, Hotels.
  2. If the search results return no match, try a different search term or click on a relevant listed category or sub-category.

• Click on ozSearch for a selection of Australian search engines and indexes.
• Enter keywords for your topic of interest in the first search engine then press enter.
• TIP: if what your looking for isn't found in the first one or two screens, go back to ozSearch and try again with the next search engine.

• Click on netSearch for the 'popup' search satellite. Enter your search term and selection of search engine then press enter. Results are displayed in the underlying browser window.
• PC TIP: if you loose the satellite and wish to try another search, press the ALT and TAB buttons together to bring the satellite back to the top of your desktop.

• Go to newsgroups and enter your topic of interest to search the thousands of newsgroups that range from Activism to Zen.
• Follow the instructions to respond to other people either directly or to the entire group, or, to add your own message in stimulating discussion.

Netscape browser

• Select Bookmarks|Add Bookmark on your browser menu.
  Internet Explorer
• Select Favorites|Add to Favorites on your browser menu.

Netscape web browser

• Select Options|General Preferences on your browser menu.
• Select the Appearance tab.
• Cut and paste the following code into the Browser Starts With field.

  http://www.globalpresence.com.au/illawarra

• Finally, click on OK

  Internet Explorer web browser

• Go back the Illawarra Link Master home page.
• Select View|Options on your browser menu.
• Select the Navigation tab.
• Click on the Use Current button then the Apply button.

For PCs

• Click on the window frame you wish to bookmark.
• Right click and hold down the mouse button to bring up the popup menu.
• Select the Add Bookmark menu item.
  For MACs
• Click on the window frame you wish to bookmark.
• Click and hold down the mouse button to bring up the popup menu.
• Select the Add Bookmark menu item.

• Email the Illawarra Link Master Administrator for assistance. Please note that return advice may take up to 24 hours.