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Some information provided on this site require additional helper-applications that work with most browsers. Most newer browsers will support all of these formats and your screen resolution can usually be changed on both a PC or a MAC to at least 800 X 600. Although you can still navigate through most of the BPA site with ANY browser, if you are experiencing problems with this and other Web sites, you may want to consider upgrading your system. You could download a free browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, or another browser with more current capabilities. Documents, Manuals, Brochures, and other
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Opening PDF Files PDF (Portable Document Format) files are a common format in which documents are made available on the internet for use across a variety of platforms. PDF files can be opened using the free reader provided by Adobe. There are multiple versions of the reader currently being used and older versions have had problems with reading some documents. If you have Adobe Acrobat version 5.0 or older, you may experience difficulty on some PDF files. A newer, more current version is available for free at the Adobe Web Site. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are upgrading from a previous version of Acrobat, make sure you UNINSTALL the old version before installing the new version. This will avoid many problems. Back to Top Changing Screen Resolution on a Windows machine The factory setting for the resolution in Windows is 640 x 480 (640 pixels horizontally, 480 pixels vertically. Increasing the resolution can dramatically increase the amount of information you can see at one time. To change the screen display resolution: TIP: If you like the higher resolution but find it difficult to read the text, try changing the Font Size setting in the Display Properties dialog box from Small Fonts to Large Fonts. This will increase the size of characters on screen but not the point size of printed text. Back to Top Changing Screen Resolution on a Mac As described above, Mac resolution is described in terms of dots (pixels) per inch (dpi) rather than horizontally or vertically across the entire screen. Thus, actual resolution will vary slightly depending on the size of the screen. There should, however, be a resolution available close to 800 x 600. To change the screen display resolution: Back to Top About Screen Resolution Most monitors are capable of displaying images at various resolutions by
changing the number of dots per inch. At a lower resolution, the image expands
as if being looked at through a magnifying glass. At a higher resolution,
everything on the screen shrinks, allowing you to see more information at once.
Using a higher resolution could therefore allow viewing multiple windows at once
or minimize scrolling within windows to see information normally off the
viewable area. The majority of monitors sold today have the capability to
display at least 800 x 600 resolution.
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