Make SCOOP My Home Page

Scoop.co.nz is New Zealand’s largest online news resource keeping you ahead of the news in traditional media.

Here are some simple guidelines about how to set yourself up so that every time you open your browser you automatically start with the Scoop Home Page.

Alternatively you may want to select one of the Scoop Section hompages as your web surfing start point; Bus & Sci Tech, NZ Politics, Scoop Comment, World or Lifestyle.

Select your browser from the list below and follow the step by step instructions…

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x (Windows)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x (Windows)
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x / 5.x (Windows)
• Netscape Navigator 6.x
• Netscape Navigator 7.x
• Opera
• AOL
• Safari

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x (Windows)

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to 'Tools' on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click on 'Tools' to see a pull-down menu.
2. Click on ‘Internet Options’.
3. Click the 'General' tab
4. Type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into the address box.
5. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x (Windows)

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

6. Go to 'Tools' - linked with a 'cog' icon at the right hand end of the bottom row of tool bars. Click on 'Tools' to see a pull-down menu.
7. Click on ‘Internet Options’.
8. Click the 'General' tab
9. Type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into the address box.
10. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

Mozilla Firefox

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to the 'Tools' menu on the standard toolbar above the screen, choose 'Options'
2. Click on the 'General' tab
3. In the area called "Home Page", type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into into the ‘Location’ box.
4. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x / 5.x (Windows)

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to 'View' on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click on 'View' to see a pull-down menu.
2. Click on ‘Internet Options’.
3. Click the 'General' tab
4. Type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into the address box.
5. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

Netscape Navigator 6.x

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to the 'Edit' menu on the standard toolbar above the screen, choose 'Preferences'
2. Click on the 'Navigator' tab
3. Under 'Navigator' starts with, select Home page
4. Type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into the address box.
5. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

Netscape Navigator 7.x

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to the 'Edit' menu on the standard toolbar above the screen, choose 'Preferences'
2. Click on the 'Navigator' tab
3. Under ‘Display on Navigator Startup’, select Home page
4. Type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into the address box.
5. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

Opera

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to 'Tools' on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click on 'Tools' to see a pulldown menu.
2. Click on Preferences.'
3. Click the 'General' tab
4. Type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into the ‘Home Page’ box.
5. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

AOL

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. At the top of your AOL window, click on ‘My AOL’ & select ‘Preferences’. (Older versions, click on ‘Members’ & select ‘Preferences’).
2. Click on the "WWW" icon.
3. Under 'Home Page', next to address, type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz.
4. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

Safari

To make www.Scoop.co.nz your home page, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to 'Safari' on the standard toolbar above the screen. Click on 'Safari' to see a pulldown menu.
2. Click on ‘Preferences’.
3. Choose ‘General’ from the icons across the top of the popup window
4. Type or paste http://www.Scoop.co.nz into the ‘Home Page’ box.
5. Click 'OK' and Scoop will be your home page.

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