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Screen Resolution
The site is best viewed at screen resolutions of 1024x768 or better.
The minimum screen resolution to effectively view the site is 800x600. At this resolution, you can improve readability by running your browser in Full Screen Mode (use the View/Full Screen menu option on your web browser or press F11.)
Text Size
If you use a screen resolution greater than 1024x768, you may want to increase the text size to improve viewing. The list below describes the menu options used to change text size in several web browsers.
| Internet Explorer 6+ | View > Text Size | ||
| Firefox 1+ (Mozilla) | View > Text Size > Increase Ctrl++ / Decrease Ctrl+- | ||
| Netscape 7+ | View > Text Zoom |
Site Navigation
Contents Menu
Every page on this site has a Contents menu like the one that appears under the title of this page. Click the Contents button, or press the F12 key, for a drop down menu that provides access to every major page of the site.
When you access the Contents menu by pressing the F12 key, you can move around the menu options with the arrow keys, select a menu option by pressing Enter, or exit the menu by pressing the F12 key again.
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| Example of the dropdown Contents menu. |
Navigation Links and Direct Page Access Using Keyboard Shortcuts
In addition to the Contents menu, you can navigate the site using the ordered Navigation Links that appear just to the right of the Contents menu on most pages:
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| Example of the Previous-Next navigation menu. |
The Up, Next and Previous pages in the Navigation Links can be accessed directly from the keyboard. Under Windows, press ALT + Access Key. On Macs, press Control + Access Key (note - in Internet Explorer, you must press Enter after the access key combination):
| Page | Access Key |
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| Up | u |
| Next | n |
| Previous | p |
In addition, the following three pages can be accessed directly from the keyboard.:
| Page | Access Key |
|---|---|
| Mining Program Home | 1 |
| Site Map | 2 |
| Using This Site (this page) | 3 |
PDF Files and Printing Pages
| This site uses Adobe Acrobat ® PDF files for certain documents. You can download the free Adobe Reader from Adobe Systems at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html. |  |
The main sections of each chapter of this site are available as PDF documents formatted for printing. The link to the PDF file, if available, is under the Contents menu on the page:
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| Link to the PDF version of the page is under the contents menu. |
You can download all the PDF documents for the main sections of the site here.
Verified Browser Compatibility
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
- Mozilla Firefox 1
- Netscape 7