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Downloading Instructions
Stage one - DOWNLOADING 1. Click on the item you wish to download. 2. If you choose an .htm file, you will read it immediately in your browser window. 3. You can save the file - or print it. 4. Choose FILE/PRINT or FILE/SAVE AS in your browser menu. 5. If it's a .zip or an .exe file, your browser will open a dialogue box when you click the file. 6. Save the file into a directory or folder. 7. This can be saved onto your hard or floppy disk. 8. For example it could be -
9. Files with a .zip extension are compressed. 10. You need to unzip these files before they can be read. 11. See 'Zipping & Unzipping Files' for details. 12. Files with an .exe extension are 'self-extracting'. 13. These activate themselves automatically. 14. See 'What to do with .exe files' for instructions.
Stage two - EXTRACTING 1. When you have finished downloading the file... 2. ...log off the Web and go to your file manager. 3. Locate the file on your hard or floppy disk. 4. If it's a .zip file you need to unzip it. 5. It's safer to copy big .zip files onto your hard disk. 6. If it's an .exe file, double-click on the file. 7. A dialogue box will appear on screen. 8. In the dialogue box, choose EXTRACT. 9. Say "Yes" to 'Create C:\SOMENAME directory?' 10. This will extract all files into a folder called SOMENAME. 11. You can change this name if you wish. Stage three - VIEWING IN A BROWSER 1. Our demo software programs can be viewed in a browser. 2. Open your resident Web browser [Netscape or Explorer]. 3. Choose FILE\OPEN PAGE [or type in the URL box]. 4. Select C:\SOMENAME\filename.htm 5. The programs are opened with the first file in the list
6. View the first few sample pages of the program 7. Three sample essays are also included in HELPDISK:
8. Exercises are included in ENGLISH LANGUAGE 9. Four whole sections are viewable in STUDY SKILLS
10. Hyperlinks are shown, but the pages may not be available 11. [Choose a sans-serif font at 12 points in your browser] NB! USERS ON A NETWORK 1. Your computer may be on a network. 2. This is very common in education and businesses. 3. You might not be able to download to hard disk. 4. In this case, download onto a floppy disk. 5. Remember that floppies only hold up to 1.4 MB. 6. Both .exe and .zip files will expand when extracted.
7. That is, an .exe file of 800K might become 2.5MB of data when it is expanded.
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