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Windows Systems
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America Online 3.0
- Start up America Online and sign on.
- Go to the Internet icon and click on it. You will be jumped
to the Internet Connection area.
- Click on the box, Go to the Web.
- In the Members menu, click on My AOL.
- Click on the icon next to Preferences Guide.
- Click on The Web.
- Click on Set Up Now.
- Select the Navigation index card tab.
- In the adddress box, type in "http://myHq.com"
- Click on OK.
Restart the AOL web browser. When the AOL browser starts up, click on
the "Home" icon in the toolbar. It should take you to myHq.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x
- Open the Internet Explorer application.
- In the Internet Explorer's menu bar, click on View.
- Select Options... from the drop-down menu.
- In the Options box, select the Navigation index card tab.
- In the Customize section, type in "http://myHq.com"
in the address box.
- Click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
Your change takes effect immediately. You can test whether it worked
by clicking on the "Home" button on your navigation tool bar.
Your browser should jump you to the front of myHq.com.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
- Open the Internet Explorer application.
- In the Internet Explorer's menu bar, click and hold on View.
- Select Internet Options... from the drop-down menu.
- In the Options box, select the General index card tab.
- In the Home Page section, type in "http://myHq.com"
in the address box.
- Click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
Your change takes effect immediately. You can test whether it worked
by clicking on the "Home" button on your navigation tool bar.
Your browser should jump you to the front of myHq.com.
Netscape Navigator 3.x
- Open the Netscape Navigator.
- Click and hold on Options in the menu bar. Select General
Preferences.
- In the Preferences: General options box, select Appearance from
the index card tabs at the top of the screen.
- In the Startup section, next to Browser starts with:,
click on the button next to "Home Page Location".
- In the text box under "Home Page Location", type "http://myHq.com".
- Click OK.
Your change takes effect immediately. You can test whether it worked
by clicking on the "Home" button on your Navigator Tool Bar.
Your browser should jump you to the front of myHq.com.
Netscape Navigator 4.x
- Open the Netscape Navigator.
- Click and hold on Edit in the menu bar. Select Preferences.
- In the Preferences: Category box, select Navigator from
the tabs.
- In the Navigator starts with section, click on the button next
to "Home Page."
- In the Home Page section type "http://myHq.com" in
the text box next to "Home Page Location."
- Click OK.
Your change takes effect immediately. You can test whether it worked
by clicking on the "Home" button on your Navigator Tool Bar.
Your browser should jump you to the front of myHq.com.
Macintosh Systems
America Online 2.7
- Start up America Online and sign on.
- After connecting, click and hold on Go To in the menu bar. Drag
down to Keyword.
- In the Keyword options box, click on the text box and type "Internet".
Press RETURN or click on the Go button. You will be jumped to the
"Internet Connection" area.
- In the Internet Connection area, click on the icon of the globe above
the words "World Wide Web: browse the web", in the top left corner
of the box.
- The America Online application will now automatically activate your
AOL Web Browser and jump you to your current default homepage.
- In the Edit menu, select Configure....
- In the AOL Internet Configuration box, click on the picture of the
spider web in the left column.
- In the text box next to "Home Page:", type "http://myHq.com"
- Click on the close box in the top left corner of the AOL Internet Configuration
box to return to the AOL browser.
- You need to quit AOL's browser for your changes to take effect. Therefore,
click and hold on File in the menu bar. Drag down to Quit
and let go. Having quit the AOL browser, you will now be returned to the
Internet Connection area.
To test if your change worked, restart the AOL web browser by clicking
on the icon of the globe above the words "World Wide Web: browse the
web", in the top right corner of the picture. When the AOL browser
starts up, it should jump you to the front of myHq.com. If it doesn't, click
on the "Home" icon in the toolbar. From now on, it should work.
America Online 3.0
- Start up America Online and sign on.
- After connecting, click on Members in the menu bar. Drag down
to Preferences and click on it.
- In the Preferences section, on the left-hand side, scroll down
to Web and click on it.
- In the Home Page box, type in "myHq.com".
- Click on OK.
Restart America Online. Make sure the toolbar is showing. Click on the
Internet icon, and the Internet will load with myHq as the homepage.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x and 4.x
- Open the Internet Explorer application.
- Click and hold on Edit.
- Select Preferences.
- Open up the Web Browser folder on the left-hand side.
- Click on Home/Search
- In the Home Page box, type "http://myHq.com" in address
box.
- Click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.
- Click on the Home icon. Your browser should jump to myHq.com
Netscape Navigator 3.x
- Open the Netscape Navigator.
- Click and hold on Options in the menu bar. Drag down to General
Preferences... and let go.
- In the Preferences option box, select Appearance from index
card tabs at the top of the screen.
- In the Browser Starts With section, click on the button next
to "Home Page Location".
- In the text box next to the words "Home Page Location", type
"http://myHq.com"
- Click OK.
Your change takes effect immediately. You can test whether it worked
by clicking on the "Home" button on your Navigator Tool Bar.
Your browser should jump you to the front of myHq.com.
Netscape Navigator 4.x
- Open the Netscape Navigator.
- Click and hold on Edit in the menu bar. Drag down to Preferences...
and let go.
- In the Preferences, go to the category frame on the left side and click
once on Navigator.
- In the Navigator Starts With section, click on the button next
to "Home Page".
- In the Home Page section, type in "http://myHq.com"
in the home page location text box.
- Click OK.
Your change takes effect immediately. You can test whether it worked
by clicking on the "Home" button on your Navigator Tool Bar.
Your browser should jump you to the front of myHq.com.