Highly Recommended Browsers and Settings
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1. Download the best free version of Microsoft Internet Explorer for your operating system. Choose your operating system from the menu and follow the instructions. 2. Download free RealPlayer. Choose RealPlayer (the first choice) and follow the instructions. Install it as a plug-in for browser. 3. Download free VivoActive Player and install as Plug-In for browser. |
Netscape Navigator 1. If you have a Mac PowerPC or Windows 95/98/NT, then download Navigator 4.06 (Stand-Alone Version) for free. You can choose either encryption system, depending on your needs. If you have an older machine, then choose "Other Platforms and Languages" and choose your operating system. 2. Download free RealPlayer. Choose RealPlayer (the first choice) and follow the instructions. Install it as a plug-in for browser. 3. Download free VivoActive Player and install as Plug-In for browser. |
Using your browser with sitesALIVE!
| Function | MS Internet Explorer 4.01 | Netscape
Navigator 4.0x |
| Refreshing the cache every time. (Most Important!) If you do not set the browser to refresh everytime, it will look for stored versions of web pages in the cache, instead of new ones on the Internet. | Choose View Menu; Internet Options; Settings; Every Visit to Page | Choose: Edit Menu; Preferences; double-click on Advanced; click on Cache; check Every Time. |
| Enable Java and JavaScript. (Very Important!) Java and JavaScript are tiny programs that run in your browser. When you enable them, you allow the browser to run the programs. | Choose: View Menu; Internet Options; Advanced; scroll down to Java VM - if Java JIT is not checked, click in the small box next to it. | Choose: Edit Menu; Preferences; Advanced; If Enable Java and Enable JavaScript are not checked, click in the small boxes next to their names. |
| Empty your cache (do weekly). This way you can help make sure that you are always looking at new, updated webpages. | Choose: View Menu; Internet Options; Delete files; OK | Choose: Edit Menu; Preferences; double click on Advanced; click on Cache; Clear Memory Cache and Clear Disk Cache |
| To Un-underline Links (unclutters pages) | Choose: View Menu; Internet Options; Advanced; scroll down to Underline Links; check Never | Choose: Edit Menu; Preferences; click on Colors; if there is a check in the box next to Underline Links, click in the box. The box will become empty. |
| To Hide Toolbar and make your browser screen bigger. If you are going to stay in sitesALIVE! for that session, you may want to hide Location and Personal toolboxes. | Choose: View Menu; choose Toolbar; uncheck whichever toolbars you want to hide. | Choose: View Menu; Click on whichever toolboxes you want to hide. |
| Change your typesize. Make the letters on the website any size you like. | Choose: View Menu; Fonts; Medium or whichever size you like most. | Choose: View Menu;-Increase Font or Decrease Font until you like the size. |