Browser Help
- Changing Font Size: You can change the font size on your Web pages. If you are using Internet Explorer (version 4.0 or below), choose View/ Fonts in the browser menu at the top of your screen. If you are using Internet Explorer (version 5.0), choose View/Text Size in the menu at the top of your screen. If you are using Netscape, select Options/Preferences/Fonts from the menu at the top of your screen). You should be able to fit most charts on one page if you choose the Medium font size. If you choose Large, the print may be easier to read but you may have to scroll to see some parts of the charts. You can adjust the font size on any page you wish.
- Linking: An underlined word or words on Internet pages are usually links to other pages. If words are not underlined, you can tell if they are linked by moving your mouse cursor (arrow) over them, if they are linked, the arrow will turn into a pointing finger. Clicking your left mouse button on a link will take you to another page.
- Printing: You can print any Web page by choosing File, Print at the top of the page. Both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape have a printer icon at the top of the page as well, clicking on it will also print out the page you are viewing.
- Saving Files: You can save the information presented on any screen by choosing File, Save As. You will then be asked to indicate a folder on your computer where you would like the file saved, as well as a name for that file.
- Navigating the Internet: Use your browser's Back button to visit the previously viewed page. The Forward button will bring you to the page you were viewing before clicking the Back button.
- Bookmarking Web Addresses: Please bookmark this site for an easy way to access this information in the future.
- To bookmark in Netscape, go to the main menu under Bookmark and select Add Bookmark.
- To bookmark in Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the main menu under Favorites and select Add to Favorites.
- To bookmark in America Online (AOL), create a favorite place. There are two ways to add a Web address to your list of favorite places. From the Window menu within AOL, choose the Add to Favorite Places command (or click the red heart on the window's title bar). You can also select the Favorite Places command from the Go To menu within AOL to open the Favorite Places window.
Current Information
Most browsers use some type of "caching" that could prevent you from seeing the most current version of a page. If caching is turned on, after visiting a page the page is stored on your computer - so the next time you go to that page the page is found on your computer and is loaded much faster. This works great, until the page has changed. If you think you are not viewing an up-to-date page, try clearing your cache or deleting your "Temporary Internet Files" (see your browser documentation for help and use caution when doing this), then click your refresh button or close and re-open your browser.
General Viewing Tips
For Macintosh: In the Monitor Control Panel (Apple Menu-Control Panels-Monitors) make sure that the monitor is set to "Color" and "Millions". If the highest number of colors you have available is 256, the photo images will not look as good but will still be viewable. You may have an option to select a different resolution such as 640 by 480 pixels or 1024 by 768 pixels, this setting is up to you but you should probably choose a setting larger than 640 by 480 if it is available. It's important to know that, depending upon the amount of video RAM your computer has, you may need to sacrifice the number of available colors as you increase the resolution of your monitor.
For Windows/PC: In the "Settings" window (Control Panels-Display-Settings) make sure that the monitor is set to either "High Color (16 bit)" or "True Color (24 bit)". If the highest number of colors you have available is 256, the photo images will not look as good but will still be viewable. Check to make sure that your "Desktop Area" is set to at least 800 by 600 pixels.
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