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Using the Hotlist
The hotlist is a file in which you can save the titles and URLs of your favorite files to simplify finding and opening them.
Note that if your NC is set up to use TFTP for file service, it requires additional configuration to save files. Consult your system administrator or refer to NCD Mosaic Browser technical documentation for more information.
To add the current file to the hotlist:
- From the Navigate menu, choose Add Current to Hotlist.
- Or, click the "Add current document to hotlist" toolbar button.
To open a file in the hotlist:
- From the Navigate menu, choose Hotlist.
- Double-click the file you want to open (or select it and click the Go To button).
To remove a file from the hotlist:
- From the Navigate menu, choose Hotlist.
- Select the file you want to remove and click the Delete button.
To edit an entry in the hotlist:
- From the Navigate menu, choose Hotlist.
- Select the entry you want to edit and click the Edit button.
- In the Edit Hotlist Entry dialog box, you can change the title and URL of the entry.
- Click on the OK button.
To save the hotlist as an HTML file:
- From the Navigate menu, choose Hotlist.
- Choose Export.
- Click on the OK button to save the hotlist with the default name
which will be displayed in the "Name for file on local disk" field.
or
- Type a filename in the field "Name for file on local disk" and then click on the OK button.
- Local disk means any TFTP- or NFS-accessible file system
- The filename must end with .htm or .html
To import a hotlist:
- From the File menu, choose Open Local.
(Local means TFTP- or NFS-accessible file system.)
- Place the cursor in the Selection field. Type or select from the Files column the name of the hotlist file you want to import.
- The name of the file must end with .htm or .html
- The default directory is the user's browser home directory
- The File Type must be HTML files *.html or HTML files *.htm
- Click on the OK button.
The hotlist is displayed as a list of links.
- Click a link you want to add to your hotlist. (This displays the HTML document.)
- Once the document appears, from the Navigate menu, choose Add Current to Hotlist.
- Click the Back button to return to the list of links.
- Repeat steps 4-6 for each link you want to add.