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WWW Browser
ChemPages Laboratory was developed for use with Netscape Navigator 4.0+ and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0+. Other WWW browsers may work, but have not been tested and are not supported. ChemPages Laboratory requires that JavaScript, Style Sheets, and Plug-ins are supported and enabled within your browser, which is the default setting for all supported browsers. You only need to refer to the information below if ChemPages Laboratory does not seem to be working correctly on your system.
QuickTime Plug-in Required for Video
Apple QuickTime 4.0 or later is required to playback the video included in ChemPages Laboratory. The default installation of QuickTime 4 will install the QuickTime plug-in into your browser. The QuickTime 4 installer is included on this CD-ROM (see Installing QuickTime from CD). For more information about QuickTime and for updates, visit http://www.apple.com/quicktime/.
There is an audio track with some of the videos. Ensure that sound is enabled on your computer in order to get the most out of ChemPages Laboratory.
JavaScript
Some of the interactive features of ChemPages Laboratory require that your browser is JavaScript enabled.
| To enable JavaScript |
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Macintosh |
| Netscape Navigator |
Select Preferences... from the Edit menu. Select the Advanced category from the list. Check the Enable JavaScript check box.
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Select Preferences... from the Edit menu. Select the Advanced category from the list. Check the Enable JavaScript check box.
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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Select Preferences... from the Edit menu. Select the Web Content item from the Web Browser category in the list. In the Active Content area, check the Enable scripting check box.
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Style Sheets
ChemPages Laboratory defines its font sizes and styles in a style sheet. The style was selected to optimize the viewing area for a monitor set at 800 x 600.
| To enable Style Sheets |
Windows |
Macintosh |
| Netscape Navigator |
Select Preferences... from the Edit menu. Select the Advanced category from the list. Check the Enable style sheets check box.
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Select Preferences... from the Edit menu. Select the Advanced category from the list. Check the Enable style sheets check box.
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer |
Select Internet Options... from the View menu (version 4.x) or Tools menu (version 5.x). Select the General tab and click the Accessibility... button. Uncheck each of the check boxes in the Formatting area.
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Select Preferences... from the Edit menu. Select the Web Content item from the Web Browser category in the list. In the Page Content area, check the Show style sheets check box.
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You may use your own styles by disabling style sheets your browser (see above and set the appropriate check boxes to the state that is opposite to that prescribed). Disabling style sheets may result in images or movies not displaying in the correct position.
Fonts
There are some variations in font size dependent on your computer. Fonts are usually larger on Windows computers than on Macintosh computers. This variation can be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the font size setting within your browser. Font sizes can be adjusted in the View menu of both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
| To change Font sizes |
Windows |
Macintosh |
| Netscape Navigator |
v. 4.5 or later: Select Increase Font Size or Decrease Font Size from the View menu.
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v. 4.5 or later: Select Increase Font Size or Decrease Font Size from the View menu.
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer |
Select the desired size from the Fonts submenu (version 4.x) or Text Size submenu (version 5.x) of the View menu.
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Select the desired size from the Text Size submenu of the View menu.
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Troubleshooting
If you experience problems using ChemPages Laboratory that are not solved by the information given above, visit the ChemPages Laboratory site at JCE Online. This site will contain the latest information concerning ChemPages Laboratory.
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