Electric Cars: Tips on Viewing This Site

Tips On Viewing This Site

Your Internet Browser
Although this site is easily viewed with all browsers, you will see the best results if you are using the latest version of Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. You can download Netscape Communicator 4.05 at http://www.netscape.com and Internet Explorer 4.01 at http://www.microsoft.com.

Screen Resolution
This site was designed with a resolution of 800X600 or 1024X768 in mind. The site is still fully accessible at a resolution of 640X480, but you will find that a higher resolution will bring a better viewing experience.

If you have Windows 95/98/NT, you can change your screen resolution by click on the Start Menu, going to Settings, Control Panel, then opening the "Display" applet and clicking on the "Settings" tab. You will see a section in the window titled "Screen Size". you can move the slider left or right to change the resolution. *NOTE* not all video cards and monitors will support higher resolutions. After changing the resolution, click on OK. You may have to restart your computer.

If you have Windows 3.x, you will need to use a utility that came with your video card to safely change the resolution. This utility is usually called "SetRes" or "Set Resolution" and can usually be found in the "Main" group or "Display Driver & Utilities" group.

If you have a Macintosh, you can change the resolution by clicking on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen and selecting "Control Panel".

If you are using X Windows, you will most likely need to obtain a new server file and instructions from your network administrator.

Font Size
If you are finding the text in our pages too small or too large, you can use your browser to adjust the size of the text. If you are using Netscape Navigator, you can change the text size by selecting "Increase Font" or "Decrease Font" from the "View" menu. If you are using Internet Explorer, you can change the text size by selecting "Fonts" from the "View" menu and then choose a size from "Smallest" to "Largest".

Offline Reading/Using Material in The Classroom
If you wish to read through the material in this site without having to look at your computer screen or if you wish to distribute the material to the students in your class, you can download most of the information contained in this site in our download area. If you wish to obtain a hard copy of just a single page of our site and you have a printer, you can use your browser's print function to print out a copy of the page. To print out the current page you are viewing, select "Print" from the "File" menu.