General Instructions and Help

This page contains general information and help for obtaining and using materials on my course Web pages at UTD.......Ron Briggs

Downloading and Reading Files

1. These instructions apply to Netscape browsers running under Windows95/98 or NT4/2000.
2. Click on the "link" for the item you want to download--a Window labelled Unknown File Type opens. Click on Save File button.
   • (Alternatively, a window labelled Warning:.. opens. Select Save to disk and click OK)
3. A Window labelled Save As opens
4. In the Save As window explicitly specify where you want the file to be saved:
   • Click the down arrow at the end of the box labelled Save in--and specify a drive to save the file by double-clicking its name(e.g A: or C:)
   • select desired folder in the "big box" by double-clicking its name (Remember, in the Green Lab you can only save to the C:\temp and C:\usr folders on C:)
   • Note the name of the file in File Name box--and change if desired
   • Click Save button
5. Now, start the appropriate application for the downloaded file (e.g Word or Powerpoint).
   • Click the Start button on the Windows95 desktop and click the desired application
   • In the Green lab, the main applications are under Network Applications/MSOffice
6. When the applications opens, click the File pulldown menu and select Open. Navigate to where you saved the downloaded file (essentially using the same approach as in 4.) above, and select it.

Zipped Files

Powerpoint Lectures

Documents in Microsoft Word