[ Interface ]

Here are a few tips on understanding the interface of our website and what the special symbols and icons represent.

Interface

Interface of the website

Main Menu (1)
The main menu allows you to navigate through the main sections in the website. You can use this menu either by clicking directly onto the buttons (for Netscape and Internet Explorer) or by dragging the foot onto the desired button and releasing it (for Internet Explorer).

Tools Menu (2)
The Tool menu contains buttons that are tools with special functions. To view the different languages in this site place the mouse over the language button and an additional menu will appear for further selections. Simply click on the buttons to access the Help (you are currently on help), Sitemap, Search, Glossary and Interact Pages.

An additional menu appears when the mouse is over the Language button

Shortcut Menu (3)
By placing the mouse over the heading at the top left-hand corner of the page, a small menu will appear, listing the sub-sections for you to access to. This facilitates navigation within the section.

A shortcut menu appears when the mouse is over the topleft section heading

Shortcut Bar (4)
The Shortcut bar shows the hierachy of the page that users are in. Click on the desired links in the bar to navigate.

Navigation Buttons (5)
The up arrow brings you to the top of the page to access the shortcut bar, while the right-pointing arrow brings you to the next page of the section or sub-section that you are already in. These buttons "float" at the bottom right hand corner of every page for easy access.

Section Menu (6)
This menu allows you to navigate through the sub-sections in the section that you are in.

Topics Menu (7)
This menu shows the topics in the page that you are in. Click onto the links to go straight to the specific information of the topic.

Media Icons
Media icons show the type of media that are available in each page.

indicates that interactive media are available for hands-on activities, in Shockwave Flash format (Flash 3.0 and above).

indicates that video clips are available for downloads, in .MPEG, .AVI or .WMV format. We recommend using Windows Media Player to play all these formats.

indicates that sound clips are available for downloads, in .WAV format.

indicates that text files are available for downloads, in .DOC format (Microsoft Word 95 and above).

Links Icons
Link icons show the types of links that are available in each page.

indicates links that bring you to another page within the M-[art]²-ial website.

indicates links that bring you to an external website.

indicates email links.