Washington:
A State of Contrasts
CD-ROM
First Edition Copyright © 2002
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In the technology age this is the way to go! The textbook, Washington: A State of Contrasts, © 2001 First Edition by Dale A. Lambert is available on CD-ROM. You will not only find the entire textbook in pdf format but nearly 50 Quicktime historic movies, sound clips, or slide shows. These provide an incredible array of resources at your fingertips!! These bonus historic clips include: Alternate Energy If you do not have Quicktime you may download a free copy from Apple's web site at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Most text in the textbook has been marked so that the user may simply click on a paragraph or column in order to zoom in and be able to read. Once inside an article, clicking will take you to the next portion of text and a flashing arrow will indicate where to begin reading again. There are hundreds of key words highlighted in red
linked to specific internet resources regarding that specific topic.
Words highlighted in blue are linked to Quicktime movie clips. The 'Find Tool', displayed as a pair of binoculars in the toolbar, may be used to find any word or phrase within the book. After searching for a word, command-G will search for the next occurrence of the same word. As a last resort, remember that online help for the Acrobat Reader is always available by pressing Command-? or simply open the Help.pdf files in the same folder as your copy of the reader. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: A certain amount of hardware is required for adequate performance when viewing the CD-ROM's text and video. Windows Macintosh IBM-AIX HP-UX Linux Sun Solaris - SPARC AutoRun Feature PCs with Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP: This CD-ROM takes advantage of the Windows AutoRun feature. The first time you insert the disc, Windows will try to open the Washington: A State of Contrasts CD-ROM with Acrobat Reader but will be unable to find the necessary software. Subsequent insertions of the CD-ROM should bring up the cover of the book immediately. WASHINGTON A STATE OF CONTRAST CD-ROM: After installing the Reader software, you may begin viewing the textbook by following the appropriate steps for your particular computer: Double-click on the "Opening.pdf" file to launch the reader software and begin viewing the textbook. Once the cover of Washington: A State of Contrasts has been displayed, click anywhere on the cover to proceed to the main navigation screen. USING ACROBAT READER: Acrobat Reader makes browsing and reading the textbook easy and enjoyable. With knowledge of a few tools and buttons, users should be well on their way to using the product to its fullest potential. In this section, we will outline the tools available through the toolbar (across the top of the screen). Views: Full view — in this display mode, just the book is shown. This is the default view and allows the user to see as much of the page as is possible. Bookmark view — in this mode, both the book and a list of pre-defined bookmarks are displayed onscreen. The user may go to any portion of the chapter by simply clicking on a listed bookmark. Thumbnail view — this displays miniature views of each page and allows the user to click on any previewed page to go directly to that location. Page Tools: Hand tool — this tool allows the user to physically drag the page around on screen in order to view other portions. Magnification tools — these allow for zooming in or out on a specific portion of the page. Holding down the option key while clicking performs the opposite function. Select text tool — this allows the user to highlight text to be copied and pasted into other documents. A 'Select graphics' tool is available as well from the Tools menu in the menu bar. Navigation Tools: These tools move the user through the book in a variety of ways. Each has a keyboard shortcut to make movement through the text easier and more convenient. They are, in order: go to first page of file (the 'Home' key, on extended keyboards only); previous page (the up or left arrow keys); next page (the down or right arrow keys); and go to the last page of file (the 'End' key). In addition, the 'page up' and 'page down' keys may be used to navigate — they either display more of the current page or turn to another page, depending on your current location on the page. History Tools: |
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