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How To Set Your Browser's Start Page to FortNet

FortNet is where you want to go to access local information and increase community self awareness. By setting your browser's start page to FortNet, you are immediately connected to the community where we live and work each time you start up your computer.

It's a little known secret that you can easily set your web browser's start page to anything you want. Perhaps you currently see advertising associated with your web browser or Internet service provider. Why not connect to your local community before you venture into cyberspace? We invite you to set your web browser's start page to FortNet so it's the first thing you see when you go on-line.

For example, in Netscape Communicator, click on "Edit" then "Preferences", chose the "Navigator" category, chose "Home page" and in the location box enter our URL "http://www.fortnet.org".

In Netscape Navigator, Version 3.01 Gold, click on "Options" then "General Preferences". Under the "Appearance" tab you will find "Browser Starts With:" and in the field provided type in our URL "http://www.fortnet.org".

In Internet Explorer, Version 5.0, click on "Tools" then "Internet Options". Under the "General" tab you will find a dialog box titled "Home page" with an "Address" to type in our URL "http://www.fortnet.org".

In Internet Explorer, Version 4.0, click on "View" then "Internet Options". Under the "General" tab you will find a dialog box titled "Home page" with an "Address" to type in our URL "http://www.fortnet.org".

In Internet Explorer, Version 3.02, click on "View" then "Options". Under the "Navigation" tab you will find a dialog box to change your start page. In the "Address" field provided type in our URL "http://www.fortnet.org".

It's that simple! So the next time you start your browser, you will go straight to FortNet. What an easy way to connect to FortNet's community information. Then you can use the blue "Search" button icon on the left of our home page to link to your favorite search engines and venture into cyberspace.