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Browser Hints

Here are a few hints that can make using this site easier.

BROWSERS AND SETTINGS

This website is optimized for the following browsers and settings.

    Browsers
  • Internet Explorer 6.0 and above
  • Mozilla 1.2 and above
  • Netscape 6.0 and above
  • Safari 1.3 and above
    Settings
  • Screen resolution 1024 x 768
  • Color depth Millions of Colors (24 or 32 bit)
See the Plug-ins and Viewers page for more information about the file formats used on this site.

CHANGING YOUR TEXT SIZE

Most browsers provide a way to change your text size.

In Internet Explorer, go to the top menu bar, select View, Text Size, and select a size.

In Netscape 6+ or Mozilla, go to the top menu bar, select View, Text Size, and select a percentage.

In Safari, go to the top menu bar, select View, and check Text Size. Large and small "A"s will appear in your browser bar. Select the larger A to increase your text size. Select the small a to decrease the text size.

PRINTING

Many pages on this site are optimized for printing without the left navigation bar. If you do print a page and find that some of the right side content is cut off, follow one of these steps:

1. Change your print margins.
2. Print in landscape format.

1. Change your print margins

In Internet Explorer, go to the top menu bar, select File, Page Setup, and set the Left and Right margins to 0.25." Then click OK.

In Netscape, go to the top menu bar, select File, Page Setup, select the Margins & Header/Footer tab and set left and right marigins to 0.05." Then click OK.

In Mozilla, go to the top menu bar, select File, Page Setup, select the Margins & Header/Footer tab and set left and right margins to 0.25." Then click OK.

In Safari, print in landscape format if text is cut off.

2. Print in landscape format

To Print in landscape format (11 x 8.5) instead of portrait (8.5 x 11) do the following:

In Internet Explorer, go to the top menu bar, select File, Print , and click the Layout tab. In the Orientation area, select Landscape, then click OK.

In Netscape, go to the top menu bar, select File, Print, and click Properties. Click the Layout tab. In the Orientation area, select Landscape, then click OK.

In Mozilla, go to the top menu bar, Select File, Print, and click Properties. Select the Layout tab and click Landscape. Press OK and then OK one last time.

In Safari, go to the top menu bar, select File, Page Setup, and select the landscape orientation. Then click OK.

CHANGING YOUR SCREEN RESOLUTION

This website is optimized for a screen resolution of 1024 x 768.

In Windows, right-click on a blank area of the Desktop, and choose Properties from the menu. Select the Settings tab. In the Screen Resolution box, slide the arrow from Less to More to change the screen resolution to 1024 x 768 . Then click OK.

In Mac OSX, go to the top menu bar, select Apple Menu, System Preferences. Under Resolutions select 1024 x 768, close the dialogue box.



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Last Updated: Jul 10, 2008