Technical and Software Requirements

How to Set your Monitor's Resolution and Adjust Your Text Size

The tutorial was designed to fit on a 800 x 600 pixel screen without left-to-right scrolling. However, you will need to scroll vertically. The animations and pop-up windows were also designed to fit inside a 800 x 600 pixel screen without any scrolling. If you do not know your monitor's resolution, you may want to check it before beginning the tutorial.

 

To check your monitor's resolution on a computer running any version of Microsoft Windows:

• Right-click any open space on your computer's desktop to bring up a pop-up menu.

• Select Properties from the menu, and then select the Settings tab.
• Under the Settings tab, you should see a slider labeled Screen Resolution.

The numbers under the slider is your monitor's resolution. Common settings, from lowest to highest, are:

• 600 by 480 pixels
• 800 by 600 pixels (minimum for viewing tutorial)
• 1024 by 780 pixels (recommended)
• 1280 by 1024 pixels

When you view the tutorial, you may wish to increase the size of the type to make it easier to read.  To adjust your type size: 

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Go to View, then Text Size, then select the "Larger" or "Largest" option from the pop-up menu.

 

Netscape Navigator

Go to View, then Increase Font. Repeat until the type is size is to your liking.

 

Mozilla Firefox

Go to View, then Text Size, then Increase. Repeat until the type is size is to your liking.