To enter a URL Type the URL directly into the location text field and hit the Enter key on your keyboard. By entering a page's URL, Navigator can bring you the specified page just as if you had clicked on a link. Netscape will attempt to connect to the host specified in the URL, and if successful, will open the file specified. Watch the status bar at the bottom of the Netscape window to see what Netscape is up to. In addition, if you are waiting a long time it could be that the server is busy.
Navigator automatically adds the necessary prefix to complete the URL search.
Navigator automatically adds the necessary pathname to complete the URL search. To view a page by using the Open Page command Choose Open from the File menu. In the resulting dialog box, type a URL to display a page in the content area. After you have specified a page location, click Open to display the page.