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Help with Downloading |
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Documents |
These are available for download in two formats and two ways: |
| Format 1: Word:
This file has a .doc extension and will load into any Microsoft Word compatible word processor. The Version No. used (for example Word 6 or Word 2000) tells you which version of Word you will need to load the file (everyone with a Windows operating system from 95 upwards has a Word-compatible word processor on their computer - variously named WordPad or Write depending on your operating system). Format 2: Adobe Acrobat: This file has a .pdf extension and can only be read if you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader program on your computer. See the File Viewers section below for details on how to download the Acrobat file viewer. |
Way
1: If you want to open the file
immediately, left click on the file
name (for example "Word 6")
or file title (for example, "Crime and Deviance"). This will
open the file in a New Browser Window on your computer. If you are trying
to open a Word file you must have a Word compatible wordprocesser
available on your computer otherwise you will not be able to open the
file. Similarly, if you are trying to open an Acrobat pdf file you must
have the Acrobat Reader Program available on your computer otherwise you
will not be able to open the file.
Once a file is open you need to save it (in the usual way you Save files) to your computer if you want to open it off-line (when you are not connected to the Internet). Way 2: If you do not want to open the file immediately but would rather save it directly to your computer, you can do this in the following way: If you are using Internet Explorer: Right click on the file name, choose "Save Target As..." and follow the directions given by the program. If you are using Netscape: Right click on the file name, choose "Save Link Target As..." and follow the directions given by the program. |
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PowerPoint |
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Occasionally PowerPoint presentation files are available to view or
download (these files have the extension .ppt or .pps). The
only difference between the two types of file is that the latter file will
start immediately once it's run whereas the former will default to the
Microsoft PowerPoint program (from where it can then, of course, be run as
a slideshow). To view or download PowerPoint files just follow the "Way 1" or "Way 2" instructions above. |
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Packed Files |
| These are a convenient way to distribute multiple files in a single download (and where .exe files are being distributed it avoids the problem of school / college firewalls rejecting any attempt to download the file). These are distributed in .zip format and to access the files once they are downloaded you will need to run them through a program such as WinZip (a version of which is available as a free download) - although most file compression / packing programs can handle such files. To download this type of file, use the "Way 1" instructions above. |
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File Viewers |
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If you do not have the appropriate software for viewing the above files (Microsoft Word for .doc files, PowerPoint for .ppt/.pps files and the Adobe Acrobat reader for .pdf files), you can download the following "viewer programs": |
PowerPoint Viewer |
| Word Viewer | |
| Acrobat Reader |