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How to use LearnNet
To enter any
major sections, e.g. resources, exam doctor, Home page, etc., just click
once on the relevant button at the left hand side of the page as
required.
When you
enter a major section you will find an introduction to the section with
links. Simply click these links to navigate through. To navigate further
just click on the relevant link.
When you
have entered into a major section, you’ll notice that the right hand side
of the page is scrollable. This means that the page can move up and
down, as required, by clicking on the down and up arrows located at the far
right of your window.
There are
links to other pages within some of the pages. You don’t have to read this
information, but if you do think you’ll need it simply click on the link.
When you click on the link it will open a new window over the top of
your existing one. When you have finished close this window and you will return
to where you were before you went into the section. (PC users – to close
the window click the button on the top right hand corner that looks like a
cross in a box. Mac users – to close the window click the small box in the
far left hand corner of the window).
Simply go
to the preferences of your browser (usually found under the “View”,
“Edit” or “File” menu at the top of your window/screen) and
locate the “font” section. It is here that you will be able to change
the size of the text in your browser. (To change it, click on the box that
displays the font size – it maybe on 12 or 14 – and change it to a
lower number until it displays the text in a size that you are happy with).
Some browsers may have this option under the “View” menu. If so, go
to “text size” and make the changes from here. (You may find that
instead of numbers have the options ‘Smallest, Small, Larger,
Largest’ – simply change these until you are happy with the
setting).
Either...
Resize your
window by moving your mouse to the lower right hand corner (until the mouse
pointer turns into a two-way arrow) and click, hold and drag diagonally until
it is at the size you want. Alternatively, you can move your mouse over the
buttons at the top right hand corner of the window (you should have a pop up
which tells you what each button is called) until “full screen” pops
up. Click on this and your window will resize to fill your screen (you can also
do this by going to the “Window” or “View” menu at the top
of your screen and choosing the relevant option).
Or...
The problem
may be due to the low resolution setting of your screen (this tells the machine
how many colours and dots it uses to make up the picture on your screen). To
change this do the following:
To change
the resolution if you use Windows
| Minimise the browser |
(right
hand button in the top right hand corner of your window – it will look
like a small line in a box).
NB:
this will not close the browser, it just hides it while you carry on working.
To put it back to normal just go the task bar (the bar with the Start button on
it) and click on the relevant box to bring it back up. |
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| Click your right mouse button on the
desktop and go to "properties" |
(the
first screen that you see when Windows has first loaded and where all your
icons are located - e.g. "my computer "and" Trash/Recycle Bin" will probably be
small pictures on the screen somewhere).
As
you right click, a menu will appear – drag to “properties” and
click on it with your left mouse button. (You can also get to this by going to
your menu bar, clicking on start, then settings, and then selecting
“control panels” with your left mouse button. This will take you to
another window – double click on “display” to
open). |
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Click on the “settings”
tab and change your colour and resolution from here. Click "OK" when
done. |
The "tabs" are located at the
top of the window. When you enter the "settings" you will find the colour and
resolution settings at the bottom of this window. The colour setting is the
left hand box and has a coloured rainbow bar with a drop down menu above it
saying either 16 colours, 256 colours, High colour 16 bit, True Colour 24 bit
or True Colour 32 bit. True colour 32 bit is optimal and will allow your screen
to use the most colours when displaying pictures, etc
When you change your colour
settings, the right hand box is affected - i.e. depending on your PC set-up,
you may find that when you click on the highest number of colours you won't be
able to select some of the resolution settings. In most cases, however, the
highest resolution isn't needed as it makes the text on the screen too small to
read for some people.
In general, the setting used
for optimum performance is 1024 x 768 and you change this by sliding the arrow
in the right hand box to the left or right accordingly. If your computer does
not go to this settings it may be that you either need to reduce the amount of
colours or that your graphics card does not allow for this resolution - in
which case 800 x 600 is ample. (640 x 480 is the lowest resolution). If you
want to change to a better resolution but your computer won't allow you to
change from this setting (even though you have lowered your colours) then you
will need to either upgrade your graphics card or refer to your manual/speak to
your suppliers to find out how to change this setting.
Click "OK" when
done. |
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To change
the resolution if you use an Apple Mac
| Change the resolution |
Go to
the control strip bar at the bottom of the screen and locate the button that
looks like a screen with black dots. Click this and drag to the resolution you
would like. (640 x 480 is the lowest). To change the colour click the button
that looks like a screen with a rainbow pattern and select how many colours
your computer uses. (Millions of Colours is the best option, but Thousands of
Colours is ample). If you do not have your Control Strip active, go to Control
Panels and locate Monitors. Click on this and from here you can change your
settings as previously explained. (To make the Control Strip active go to
control panels, click on control strip and set your options. Click
“OK” when done). |
Please
note
If you have
any other problems or if the options described above do not apply to your
particular computer set-up, then you should be able to find out more by
locating your Help menu.
If the
problem is with your browser, then click the Help button in the browser. If the
problem is with the settings of your computer, click the Help button from the
Desktop. PC users will find the Help button within the Start menu. Mac users
will find the Help button on the Menu bar (either as text or as a question
mark).
Once in Help
you should be able to either go to the index and type in a word that applies to
your problem – e.g. font, settings, control panel, display, etc or you can
go to the Contents in Help where you will find a list of main titles.
If you wish
to print any page on the site, click on the relevant frame (e.g. the white page
if you wish to print just the main text) and go to “File”, then
Print” and follow your own printing instructions (they will differ from
machine to machine dependent on what configuration you have and which printer
you use). You should also be able to print the whole (i.e. the blue top frame
and side frame), depending again on your personal browser/printing
settings.
Sometimes
you will be unable to print a whole section from within your browser because it
may be split up into activities and has internal links within each page.
However, we provide PDF (portable document format) files of sections in this
site to enable you to print in reasonably sized sections.
A PDF file
is an Adobe Acrobat document. Adobe Acrobat is a programme tool for universal
document exchange. Documents in pdf preserve the exact look and content of the
originals, complete with fonts and graphics, by compressing the files. This
means that they can be distributed by Email or stored on the World Wide Web, an
intranet, a file system, or a CD-ROM for other users to view on Microsoft
Windows, Mac OS and UNIX platforms. In addition, PDF files are printable.
If you do
not have Adobe Acrobat, we have provided a link to Adobe’s website where
you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader (which enables you to view and print) for
free.
Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader
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