POPULAR FREE DOWNLOADS |
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ADOBER READER IS THE UNIVERSAL PROGRAMME TO OPEN AND VIEW PDF DOCUMENTS - FREE TO DOWNLOAD |
ADBOE FLASH PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW FLASH CONTENT IN WENSITE PAGES - FREE TO DOWNLOAD |
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WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW VIDEO AND PLAY MUSIC - FREE TO DOWNLOAD (Your pc may have media player however this will allow you to upgrade to the latest version) |
WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER ALLOWS YOU TO CHAT FREE ON LINE TO YOUR CONTACTS - YOU CAN EVEN VIEW WEBCAMS AND SEND VOICE MESSAGES VIA A HEADPHONE SET |
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Web Hosting |
Domain Names |
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Web Hosting is where your site files are stored basically in order to allow anyone anywhere to view your web pages |
A domain name is the address people type to visit your website eg. www.mysite.co.uk |
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Search Engines |
E-Mail |
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Search engines are where people go to search for sites in relation to key words. The biggest search engines are yahoo and Google. If i wanted to find a list of local photographers for example I would maybe visit www.google.co.uk and type in "local photographers in central Scotland" in the search field. Google would then provide a list of links to websites with that content. |
E-Mail allows you to receive and send messages via the internet to your contacts basically. Its like sending a letter in the post except you just send it through the internet to a relevant address eg. myfriend@aol.com |
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SCREEN RESOLUTION
Some sites or screen settings do not view websites to their best potential due to poor or unoptimized screen settings.
Also, many older pcs are set to 800 x 600 screen resolution however many sites now require a wider format than this. This resolution also makes the web page generally very large in viewing terms and may not fit your screen properly.
To change screen settings:
On the windows desktop right click on the mouse and an option table will come up > then select properties > then settings > then slide the screen resolution bar to your new setting to view. Try 1024 x 768 or 1152 x 864 for example (these will be suitable for most common 17-19 inch screens).
**On the Internet Explorer browser window you can also alter page text size - > Select “VIEW” from the top menu and then text size to see different font sizes – the standard or optimum setting is usually medium |
