Hints And Tips
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Dear Friends of True Friends Have Fun,
I have received many questions on how to best see and hear The
True Friends Internet Pages. I hope that I can be of some help to you on this
subject.
Go to the very bottom of each page. Some of my best work is
waiting there for you to find. Finding the fun is half the joy.
Some of the art is slow loading, but I hope that you will find
that it was worth the short wait. Maybe you have some of your own computer art
that you would like to share with everyone. Have you written a short story that
you would like to share with the rest of the world? Attach it to an e-mail
letter and sent it to The
Editor. We will use only your initials and city in describing you.
Are the art and music not coming through? I must tell you that my
browser is the Microsoft Internet Explorer
and I also test with Netscape and AOL. I don't have any experience with the many
other browsers that are available.
(1) The question that I get most often is how do I turn on the pictures?
Do you know what kind of browser you have? If you
see 1 girl walking down the street in the picture below, you have the most
advanced browser, like Internet Explorer or the newer versions of Netscape and
AOL.
Out For A Walk By
To set your browser settings to view and hear everything on this site:
Print this page out and then you can review it
while you are making the switch changes. Kids, ask your parents first before
you make these changes.
In the Microsoft Internet Explorer, turning on the sounds
and pictures is a matter of point and click. In the tool bar, click on Tools
and then Internet Options. Click on the Advanced tab.
Find and set the check marks for Play Animations, Show Pictures and Play
Sounds. Now click on Apply and OK. Refresh or renew the screen and you are
ready to enjoy the show.
If you can't find the Options or Settings functions in your
browser, then you can double click on the spots where the pictures are hiding
and they should download
So you have set all the switches and the
sound or pictures still don't come through? Your browser needs special free programs
called plug-ins to run these things. There is some good information about these
on the Disney Web Site. Use the
Disney search function to find what you need. Find out about the programs that
are needed to view and hear things on the web. Most of it is free. Always do a
virus check on downloaded programs and files.
(2) How do you attach files to e-mail?
Here again, I have the Microsoft Internet Mail
e-mail program only. I can't tell you about the other e-mail programs.
In the tool bar of the Microsoft Internet Mail is an Insert
function. Under that in the pull down list is an Insert File
selection. This brings up an Insert Attachment screen. You select the file or
files that you want to attach to your e-mail and then click on Attach. This
brings you back to the e-mail screen and you will see that the attachment is at
the bottom of the page. You can add as many attachments as you like.
Limits on attachments:
Some servers have a limit to the maximum file size that
you can send. Some servers do not support attachments. The server for the
person who is receiving your e-mail may have different limits than your server.
One way of testing your own server limits is to send yourself
an e-mail with attachments. Just put your own address in the To
box and see how it comes back to you.
(3) Why don't some of your Site or page links work?
Sorry about that. Tell me which page and where on that
page the error link is and I'll get it fixed immediately. There are a lot of
little details in making a web page work. I have the utmost respect for someone
who can make it all work well.
(4) Why is the print too big or too small?
In the Microsoft Internet Explorer's
tool bar, click on the View option. Now click on Text Size. The fonts
range from Largest to Smallest. I think that The True Friends web pages are
best viewed at the Medium font setting. The monitor setting 800 x 600 pixels
should do. This should be easy on very young and older eyes. You may find another
setting better for your viewing comfort.
(5) How can I be sure that I have the latest edition of your Web Page?
To get the latest information, click on the Refresh or
Renew Button. This reloads the page's information. Some Internet Service Providers
(ISP) keep a copy of the pages you have visited to reduce their bandwidth use
(AOL is one). In this case, refreshing the page will not help. Contact your ISP
and ask them how long they keep copies of pages
(6) How can I Set the True Friends as a bookmark
or make it a favorite?
Most browsers have a tool bar icon or a pull down list to
do this for you. The browser takes some hidden information from the page and
makes a reference to the URL (site address) that your browser is currently
looking at. In most browsers you can create your own new folder that you can
put your name on and keep your favorites in. This way you can keep all of your
special interests together so that you can find them easily.
True Friendships Are Golden. Invest In
Them And You'll Be Rich.
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True Friends At Home
You can be a True Friend at home too. Clean up around the computer and return the browser and volume settings to where you found them.
Thank you for
coming and enjoying True Friends Have Fun.
Use your browser's back button to return to where you came from
or select a page from the index below.
Please
take me to the next page, the Story Index.
Go
to: (Welcome) (Introduction)
(Story Index) (True Friends Story)
(Magic Berry Story) (Santa's
Plight) (Invasion Force North Pole)
(Art Lesson 1) (Art Lesson 2) (Kid Safe Rings)
(Credits, Links) (Hints And Tips ) (Contact Us.)
Please Visit Our Sponsors: (Home & Garden
Party) (Fund
Raisers)
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