Using Lynx

Both cda and caa are set to start lynx at the UMM Web site home page. Thus, information about UMM appears on the main screen. In lynx, links to other sites or documents appear in blue. You will see that there are direct links to a number of topics, as well as the other U of M campuses, on the UMM home page.

Moving Between Links

Use the up and down arrow keys (or the Tab key) to move between the available links on a page. Use the right arrow key (or the Enter/Return key) to follow a link to another Web site. Use the left arrow key to go back to the previous site.

The space bar takes you to the next screen when the current page is more than one screen long.

Commands

Lynx provides two lines of command options at the bottom of every screen. The available command options may change based on what you're doing at the moment.

"H" or "?" are the commands for help. Press either of these at any time to go to the very detailed Lynx User Guide, which is a Web site from the developers of lynx.

"P" is the command to go to the Print menu. The print menu's options are: Save to a local file; Mail the file; Print to the screen; or Computing Services printer. Use the arrow keys to move between the options, and Enter/Return to pick an option.

"G" is the key for the Go menu. This allows you to access any Web page by its address. When you press G, you will be prompted: "URL to open:" Type in the URL, or Web address, of the page you want. URLs usually begin with the letters "http."

"M" takes you back to the Main screen, i.e. the UMM home page, from wherever you are. This is the same as the "home" button in Netscape.

The "/" key allows you to search for text on a page. Press / and you will be prompted: "Enter a whereis query:" Type in the search string you'd like to find on the current page, and lynx will jump to that text if it appears on the page.

"O" is the command for the Options menu. Use this menu to change your default lynx settings.

Mail in Lynx

If you follow a "mailto:" link in lynx, which is a link that is designed to allow you to send mail to a specified individual, you will be taken through a series of mail prompts to compose your message. The "webmaster@www.morris.umn.edu" link at the bottom of the UMM home page is an example of a "mailto:" link. Please feel free to use this link to ask questions while you are using lynx.

Quitting Lynx

To quit lynx, type "q" at any time. This command works from all lynx menus.