Tools Menu

Tools Menu

Open Link (Ctrl+Enter)

Opens link in the topmost active browser. Will open in new browser window if no browser windows are open. This feature does not work with some browsers.

Open in New Browser (Shift+Enter)

Open selected link(s) in new browser window(s).

Refresh Thumbnail Image
(F5)
Refreshes the thumbnail image(s) of selected link(s).

Empty Thumbnail Generator Queue
Deletes the links from the thumbnail generator queue.

Stop Generating Thumbnails
Ceases all current generating of thumbnail images and empties the thumbnail generator queue.

Save Thumbnail as JPEG

Opens the Save As dialog so the user can save an 800 x 600 image of the currently selected link as a JPEG file.

Email Selected Links (Ctrl+E)

Opens MAPI email client and generates an email message containing the selected links. The user must manually enter the destination email address and send the email. This feature requires a MAPI-enabled email client to be installed on the computer.

Add Link to Desktop

Places shortcuts to the selected link(s) on the desktop.

Ping URL (Shift+Ctrl+P)

Opens the DOS prompt and pings the selected link(s).

Traceroute to URL (Shift+Ctrl+T)

Opens the DOS prompt and traces the route to URL(s) of the selected link(s).

DNS Lookup (Shift+Ctrl+L)

Opens the DOS prompt and returns the selected link's IP address. This feature is not available by default on some versions of Windows.

Merge Duplicates

Opens the Merge Duplicates dialog window from which the user can merge links corresponding to duplicate URLs detected in the file.

Validate Links

Opens the Validate Links dialog from which the user may select, validate, and delete links.

Pack Thumbnail Images File
Packs the thumbnail images file (.nvt file).

Online

When checked, sets the Internet connection status in NetVisualize to online.

Offline

When checked, sets the Internet connection status in NetVisualize to offline.

Auto Detect

When checked, lets NetVisualize automatically detect the Internet connection status.

Preferences

Opens the Preferences dialog.