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covers the following topics:
How
to View this site
This site is
best viewed with a screen size of 800 x 600 pixels with High
Color depth (16bit) or better.
Each browser displays web sites differently however most
browsers should allow you to view these pages adequately,
however it is recommend that you use Netscape Navigator 4 or
above, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or above for optimum
results. Some design elements of this site only work in Internet
Explorer. If you don't have either of these browsers, you
can download them for free.
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Netscape - Download
Internet Explorer
For
optimum results images on the Internet should be viewed in
full color mode (16 bit) or better. If your monitor is set it to
256 colors, you are going to see some dithering. If the images
on this site appear "pixelly" or "grainy" to
you as you view them, your PC is not set to view web sites in
"High Color" mode.
In 256 color mode your browser is "dithering" the
colors of the images to display them in 256 colors. Dithering is
a process that your computer uses to try to closely match a
color to one of it's 256 colors. This process leaves the images
with many pixels or dots. High Color mode works best for viewing
web sites. It uses 64 thousand colors to view images and allows
you so see images as they are supposed to be viewed.
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Setting your
monitor to High Color mode
Windows
There is more that one way to get to the settings tab - here's 2
options:
1.Minimize all open windows
2.Right click anywhere on the desktop as long as it is not on an
icon
3.Select Properties from the pop-up menu
or
1. Go to "Start",
2. "Settings", "Control Panel".
3. Then choose the "Display" shortcut to open up the
display settings mode.
Then
4. Click on the "Settings" tab at the top of the
window.
5. Under the "Color Palette" section you will see a
drop down menu of color options.
6. Choose "High Color" or "True Color"
Depending on what type of PC you have, you may
have to restart your system to have the changes take effect.
Macintosh OS
(Note: Some Mac monitors will not allow a setting above 256) :(
1.Pull down the apple menu.
2.Choose Control Panels
3.Choose Monitors
4.Select the color setting you wish from your available
options.
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Setting
Your Monitor for 800 x 600 pixels
Screen resolution setting is an important factor in the size of
and how much information your monitor can display. If everything
looks really big on your screen, or many of the web pages you
view require you to scroll left to right in addition to down,
then your screen is set to a low resolution allowing only a
certain amount of information to be displayed. If you increase
the amount of pixels your monitor displays you can view more on
your screen regardless of the actual size. By following the
instructions below you will greatly improve your monitor's
appearance and make the overall web experience more enjoyable.
Windows
There is more that one way to get to the settings tab - here's 2
options:
1.Minimize all open windows
2.Right click anywhere on the desktop as long as it is not on an
icon
3.Select Properties from the pop-up menu
or
1. Go to "Start",
2. "Settings", "Control Panel".
3. Then choose the "Display" shortcut to open up the
display settings mode.
Then
4. From the window that appears click on the Settings tab
5. You will see a slider titled Desktop area
6. Move the slider up to 800 x 600 pixels, click OK
7. A pop-up window titled Display Properties will appear with
the text: "Windows will now adjust your display settings.
etc..."
8. Click OK You will see your display change and Windows will
ask Do you want to keep this setting?
9. Click Yes.
MacIntosh OS
(Note: Some Mac monitors will not allow a setting above 640 x
480) :(
1. Pull down the apple menu.
2. Choose Control Panels
3. Choose Monitors
4. Select Options
4. Where it says "Select a monitor setting" Select
800x600 or the figure closest to that number.
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Font
Sizes -
How to Adjust the Font Size in Your Browser
Many of the latest browsers allow the view to increase or
decrease the size of the on screen fonts. While this allows
people to increase font size to suit their needs, it can also
cause the page to become very ugly. For best results you should
view this site with your text set to 12 (Netscape) or Medium (I.E).
However, if you need to increase the font size here's how:
Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4+
Pressing Ctrl + ] (that is, hold down a Ctrl key and press the ]
key) will increase the font size. Pressing Ctrl + [ will
decrease the font size. These commands are also available from
the View menu. You can press Ctrl + ] several times to adjust
the text size to one that is suited to you.
Netscape Navigator 3 and below
Choose the Options / General Preferences... menu item and click
on the Fonts tab. There you will find two Choose Font buttons,
one for the Proportional Font text, and one for Fixed Font text.
Click on each Choose Font button in turn, and adjust the point
size to one which is suited to you.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3+
Under the View / Fonts menu you will find five choices for font
size:
Largest, Larger, Medium, Smaller, and Smallest. The default
setting is Medium. IE 3 also has a button for this on the
toolbar. Pressing the button repeatedly cycles through the
available font sizes.
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Viewing
Adobe Acrobat files
This site
utilizes Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. To view these files you will
need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free
software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms. It is
available for download free from Adobe.
Download
Adobe Acrobat
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