To see our site immediately when you sign on to the Internet, make us your browser's home page. You can also bookmark the site or create a desktop shortcut. For instructions, click on the link below that matches your browser software. The instructions are basically the same for PCs running Windows or a Macintosh.

Netscape 4.0

Make PaloAltoOnline.com Your Home Page

• Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences."
• Select "Navigator" from the Category list on the left.

  

• Under "Navigator starts with" check off the "Home Page."
• Under "Home Page" type the following address in the location field:

  http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/

• Click "OK."

Make PaloAltoOnline.com Your Home Page

• Go to the "Options" menu and choose "General Preferences."
• Click on the "Appearance" tab.
• Under "Startup," check off the "Home Page Location" option and type the following location into the white box underneath:

  http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/

• Click "OK."

Bookmark PaloAltoOnline.com
For easy access to PaloAltoOnline.com, add it to your bookmarks. Here's how.

Internet Explorer 3.0

Make PaloAltoOnline.com Your Home Page

• Go to the PaloAltoOnline.com front page.
• Go to the "View" menu and choose "Options."
• Click on the "Start and Search Pages" or "Navigation" tab.
• Make sure the box under "Home Page" reads "Address."
• Click on the "Use Current" button.
• Click "Apply."
• Click "OK."

Add PaloAltoOnline.com to Your List of "Favorites"
For easy access to PaloAltoOnline.com, add it to your list of favorites. Here's how.

Internet Explorer 4.0

Make PaloAltoOnline.com Your Home Page

• Go to the PaloAltoOnline.com front page.
• Go to the "View" menu and choose "Internet Options."
• Click on the "General" tab.
• Click on the "Use Current" button.
• Click "Apply."
• Click "OK."

Add PaloAltoOnline.com to Your List of "Favorites"
For easy access to PaloAltoOnline.com, add it to your list of favorites. Here's how.

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Internet Explorer 5.0

Make PaloAltoOnline.com Your Home Page

• Go to the PaloAltoOnline.com front page.
• Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Internet Options."
• Click on the "General" tab.
• Click on the "Use Current" button.
• Click "Apply."
• Click "OK."

Add PaloAltoOnline.com to Your List of "Favorites"
For easy access to PaloAltoOnline.com, add it to your list of favorites. Here's how.

America Online

Note: If you plan to use AOL for your Internet connection, we strongly suggest that you upgrade to the latest version. To do this, click on AOL's "Go To" menu and choose "Keyword." Then type in "Upgrade."

Make PaloAltoOnline.com Your Home Page

• Go to the PaloAltoOnline.com front page.
• Click the following link with your right mouse button and choose "Copy URL to Clipboard."

  PaloAltoOnline.com

  (If the "copy" option did not appear, drag your mouse over the following Web address and hit your "Control" and "C" keys together:

  http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/

• Go to the "Members" menu and choose "Preferences."
• Click on the "WWW" icon.
• Click once on the "Home Page" box at the bottom of the window before you. Then hit your "Control" and "V" keys to paste in the URL. If the PaloAltoOnline.com address does not appear in the box, simply type in http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/
• Click "OK."

Add PaloAltoOnline.com To Your "Favorite Places"

• Go to the PaloAltoOnline.com front page.
• At the upper right-hand corner of your browser, you should see a blocky red icon that looks like a heart. Click it once.
• When AOL asks you if you would like to add PaloAltoOnline.com to your home page, click on the "Yes" button.

To return to PaloAltoOnline.com at any time from AOL, click on the "Go To" menu and choose "Favorite Places." Then click twice on the icon labeled "http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com." You can change the title of the link by clicking it once, followed by the "Modify" button. However, be sure not to change the information in the "Location" field.