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- Any computer with a web browser and Internet access can use Beyond Books programs. A sound card and speakers are recommended; many Beyond Books programs include sound files of music and speeches, and offer links to sites with sound files.
- The recommended Windows browsers are:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
- Netscape Navigator 4.7 or later
- The recommended Macintosh browsers are:
- Netscape Navigator 4.76 or later with Macintosh Runtime Java (MRJ) plug-in installed
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: 4.0 or later
- The minimum browser required for Macintosh or Windows is:
- Netscape Navigator 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
- No plug-ins are usually required to view Beyond Books pages. Some presentations in the Spanish and Earth science programs will require the Macromedia Flash plug-in. Some downloadable and printable documents (such as the set of printable maps) require the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in.
- For external websites
- Beyond Books considers the following plug-ins as standard and links without warning to external websites that use them:
- RealPlayer
- Flash
- Windows Media Player (Windows)
- QuickTime (Macintosh)
- Shockwave
- Beyond Books considers the following plug-ins as standard and links without warning to external websites that use them:
- We generally avoid linking to sites that require nonstandard plug-ins. But if the quality of the offering justifies it, we will link with a warning about the additional plug-in requirements.
Browser requirements
Plug-Ins
JavaScript should be enabled in your web browser for full functionality of the Beyond Books website.Java (1.1) should also be enabled, as many of our self-assessment interactives are Java based.
Cookies should be enabled for the most convenient use of Beyond Books. With cookies disabled, you will be required to log in each time you visit a new Beyond Books program page.
- Become familiar with the filter software or service. If sections of Beyond Books or websites we link to are blocked by the software, write down the URL and check it on an unfiltered computer and Internet connection to determine if the content is appropriate. If it is, then notify the filter service to remove the block from the website.
- Here's how to copy and paste photographs, drawings, or diagrams from Beyond Books into other documents, such as projects or lessons.
- Windows users: Right-click on the picture, choose "Save Image As" or "Save Picture As," and store the picture on the hard drive or removable media.
- Macintosh users: Move the mouse over the picture, hold down the Control key and click the mouse. From the menu, choose "Copy Image" or "Save This Image As" and store the picture on the hard drive or removable media. Alternately, you can simply drag the picture onto your desktop.
Note: Except as expressly permitted by our Terms of Use, you must obtain written permission from Beyond Books, or the third-party owner of material appearing on the website, for any copying, redistributing, or publishing of any Beyond Books content or third-party content.
- To quote brief passages from Beyond Books pages, follow this procedure to copy the text from a webpage and paste it into other programs.
- Windows users: Left-click the mouse and drag the cursor over the text. With the mouse still positioned over the text, type Ctrl+C, or right-click and select "Copy" from the drop-down menu. Move the mouse to where you want to paste the text, then type Ctrl+V, or right-click and select "Paste" from the drop-down menu.
- Macintosh users: Click and drag the cursor over the text. Copy the text by typing Command+C (Apple+C) or by selecting "Copy" from the Edit menu. Move the mouse to where you want to paste the text, then type Command+V or select "Paste" from the Edit menu.
The copy and paste functions may also be used to look up a word in the online Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by copying the unfamiliar term and pasting it into the dictionary box on any unit or focus page.
Note: Except as expressly permitted by our Terms of Use, you must obtain written permission from Beyond Books, or the third-party owner of material appearing on the website, for any copying, redistributing, or publishing of any Beyond Books content or third-party content.
- To remove white space (consecutive spaces) from pasted text, place the cursor at the top of the Microsoft Word document. From the Edit menu, click on "Replace ..." In the dialog box that opens, enter ^w (caret+w) beside "Find what". Beside "Replace with," enter a single space (press the space bar once). Then click on the "Replace all" button to replace all consecutive spaces with a single space.
- To remove paragraph breaks from pasted text, follow the same procedure to open the Replace window. Beside "Find what," enter ^p (caret+p). Beside "Replace with," enter a single space (press the space bar once). Then click on the "Replace all" button to replace all paragraph breaks with a single space. With this method it will be necessary to insert any desired paragraph breaks manually.
- If text is underlined, it's "hot" and you can click on it to go to another webpage or to a specified location on the current page. If the cursor changes to a pointing finger icon when you hover over a picture or text, it is "hot" and you can click on it. Sometimes text is underlined but not hyperlinked. This is discouraged by web designers -- your best clue is that the curser will not change to a pointing finger. Some web designers occasionally turn off the underlining. Again, the pointing finger curser is your best guide.
If you see hyperlinks in two different colors, one color represents pages you've already visited, and the other represents pages you haven't visited.
- If you receive the error message "404" or "Not Found", it means that the server could not find the webpage. It means that it was either removed or moved to a different address.
If you receive the error message, "Server Down" or "No DNS", the server that hosts the webpage could not be contacted. It could be a temporary problem which will be resolved shortly (or not!), or it could mean that the host no longer exists, or it could mean that your Internet service provider is having a problem locally or "upstream," between your server and the Internet outside your local area. If you see the message, "Unable to locate the server," it usually means that you mistyped the name or that the server name no longer exists.
- You will usually see a series of "Reading File ... Done" messages at the bottom of your browser screen, followed by a "Document Done" message. A webpage often comprises a text and several graphics. Each one has to be loaded for your browser to show you the full document.
- Your Reload or Refresh button renders the page again from the information stored on your local machine. By pressing Ctrl+Refresh or Ctrl+Reload, you are asking your browser to retrieve the webpage again from the remote server. This is helpful if the page has changed, but you are still seeing the version that is kept cached on your local system.
- Some webpages are built using what's called "frames," in which your browser window divides into sections, some with their own scroll bars, for example. You can right-mouse click in a frame and choose "Open Frame in New Window."
- Click on the "Print" button on the browser toolbar or select "Print" from the File menu. Or, using your keyboard, type Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Macintosh).
Please note that some webpages are designed to look best on the web and may look somewhat different on paper. Different browsers and even different printers may print the same webpage differently.
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