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To navigate more
easily through our site, you should be aware of the
following important points:
The color of the links
The browsers
Screen resolution
The plug-ins
Languages used
Tool box
Bookmarks
Optimise video viewing
The links
to click on in the text area BLUE
and underlined.
The links you have already visited in the text are PURPLE
and underlined.
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The site
has been optimised for navigators that are version 4 or later,
now standard. We strongly advise you, therefore, to download
the latest version of the Netscape or Microsoft
navigator.
To download the latest version of the Netscape navigator,
click on the icon below
To download the latest version of the Microsoft navigator,
click on the icon below
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The site
is optimised for a 800*600 screen resolution, which means that
the pages making it up are programmed to be spread over a certain
area. If horizontal or vertical scroll bars appear, this probably
indicates that your screen resolution is less than required
(e.g. 640*480).
To solve this problem, you will have to configure your computer,
if this is possible, so that it changes your screen resolution.
Click here for more detailed
help.
If your screen resolution cannot be changed, you will not
be able to visit the site in the best possible conditions,
and you will have to use the scroll bars. Rest assured, however,
that we have deliberately displayed the most important information
in the area which will be immediately visible to you.
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| Some of the
services on our site (such as the Video encyclopaedia) require
"plug-ins", which are small, supplementary programs
that increase your navigator's capacity. For instance, they
allow you to access video programs, to make virtual tours of
the Cité des Sciences, or to enjoy sophisticated live events
called "Flashes".
If you try
to use these services although you do not have the plug-ins
required, a special window will display on your screen and
suggest you download the said plug-in.
You can even download them now by clicking here.
This short operation will make life on the Internet so much
simpler afterwards!
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| Some services
on the site - especially in web cité - are written in a language
called Java. This language is understood by navigators that
are generation 4 and later. If you have one of these navigators,
but still cannot access these services, click here.
If your navigator is not at least a version 4, you will not,
unfortunately, be able to access these services. So download
the latest version of the Netscape or Microsoft navigator
now, by clicking here.
Another programming language used on the site is Javascript.
It would be best if you could properly use the practical benefits
it brings. Click here to find
out more.
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| To find your
way more easily and have more fun, remember you have a tool
box, permanently displayed on all the pages of the site, at
the top right: |
| - the Site
map gives direct access to a precise page
- the Search function is useful for finding the information
you want
- with the Write
to us function, you can send an e-mail to someone
at the Cité des Sciences
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| Just as for
books, a navigator bookmark is a way of marking a page in the
site, so that you can come back directly, without having to
navigate through the site again.
We strongly recommend, then, that you add these bookmarks
to be able to look up your favourite pages more easily.
If you do not know how to add a bookmark, click here.
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