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- <H2>Opening Files</H2>
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- In addition to HTML documents, Mosaic can open the following file types:
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- <LI>Text documents
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- <LI>AU and AIFF sounds <I>(<A
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- <LI>GIF and JPEG images <I>(<A
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- You can open other file types by <A HREF="filetype.htm">configuring a helper
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- <B>To open a file, do one of the following:</B>
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- <P><LI>To open a file on your computer, choose Open Local from the File menu.
- Select the file you want to open and click OK.
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- <P><LI>To open a file on the Internet, choose Open URL from the File menu. Type
- the <A HREF="url.htm#TOP">URL</A> and press Enter.
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- <P>Or, enter the URL directly in the URL field.
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- <P><LI>To open a file from your <A HREF="hotlist.htm">Hotlist</A>, choose Hotlist
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- <P><LI>To open a recently visited document, choose <A
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- See also: <A HREF="commands.htm#KEYS">Keyboard and Mouse Commands</A>
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