First-time User Advice

Since users may have different browsers, these instructions are general. If you have questions about your browser's procedures, use the help selection at the top of the page. This is also a general Microsoft Windows© application.

First-time User Advice

1. Maximize the browser viewing area. (In Windows 3.1 click the up pointing arrow button at the top right of the browser window.)
   
2. Eliminate as many of the tool bars as possible. (In Netscape uncheck all the button bar choices in the option menu. If you click with your right mouse button you will see a menu providing basic navigation choices. Pressing the "Alt" and "left arrow" keys at the same time will also back you up to where you came from. Experienced users often prefer to customize the tool bars to their personal preference. This is only a suggestion until you learn the program.)
   
3. The display fonts can also be changed in the option menu general preferences. While this may make for easier reading it could also change some of the tables elsewhere in the document.
   
4. Clicking on words at the left of the screen will take the user to that section of the guide.
   
5. Words in a different color in the body of the document are hypertext links that will either take you to that page or that location on the World Wide Web. (The color of the link depends on how you have customized your browser.)
   
6. When the "Practices Menu" section is entered a new menu appears in the menu frame, This allows experienced users to go directly to the practice by number. There are is also a link to a "Brief Description" of the practices "return to the introductory menu frame." Users who are less familiar with BPR to see a menu of the practices with more detailed descriptions.
   
7. The bar between the menu section frame and the main body of the document can be resized by dragging the bar with the mouse. This will allow the users to adjust the size of the window to better fit their individual hardware and software.
   
8. A feature which should be noted is there are one click links between this document and the sources cited when they appear in the color of the link below.