What Is Side-by-Side Viewing?
At times it is useful to view more than one page from the website at the same time. For example, you may find that a search of the Digital Collection yields several interesting teapots from the collection that you want to examine more closely (perhaps using the Look Closer feature), and that you also want to view together for comparison of decoration, style, material, etc. In order to view two objects simultaneously, you can open a new browser window to view the second object, resizing both windows as necessary to fit them on screen.
How do you do Side-by-Side Viewing?
There are four steps in this process:
1. Resize and reposition the current browser window to allow space for a second browser window.
2. Open a new browser window
- Under Internet Explorer versions 4 and 5, you open a new browser window on a PC-compatible by going to the File menu, selecting "New", and from the New Submenu selecting "Window". On the Macintosh go to the File menu and select "New Window".
- Under Netscape version 4, you open a new browser window by going to the File menu, selecting "New", and from the New Submenu selecting "Navigator Window" (PC-compatible) or "Navigator" (Macintosh).
- Under Netscape version 3, you open a new browser window on the PC-compatible and Macintosh by going to the File menu and selecting "New Web Browser".
3. Navigate to the page you want in the new window by typing in the web address (URL) for the Memorial Hall Online website, or using your bookmark for the site if you have created one and then navigating to the page you want. This is done just as you did in the original window.
4. Adjust both browser windows for best simultaneous viewing of the both contents. "Best" will be determined by the content you are viewing, the size monitor you have, the size of the images onscreen, and other factors. You can experiment to find a configuration that works best for you, and that configuration may vary depending on the specific pages you are comparing. Side-By-Side can mean next to each other or stacked vertically one above the other – it’s up to you how you want to make use of this feature. You can use the picture above as a model to arrange your windows.
Reusing the Side-by-Side Viewing browser window
You don't have to close or reconfigure the second browser window when done with Side-by-Side Viewing, but can leave it open in the background until you want to use it again for additional comparisons. You can hide it or minimize it (method depending on your platform and browser) or you can just leave it open behind other active windows until you need it again. You can also open additional browser windows to view multiple objects simultaneously.