Instructions for configuring Internet Explorer

Important Note: Due to a "feature" in Internet Explorer 5 pages are not reloaded when you use the "back button" of the browser. You may have to press "reload" to view the correct page content. Internet Explorer 4 does not suffer from this "feature".

Configuring Microsoft's Internet Explorer is done through the View Internet Options dialog. To reach this dialog you first activate the View menu and then select the Internet Options item. If the menu item Internet Options is not present, it means that you are viewing a (local) file instead of a Web page. When reading this page on-line you should see the Internet Options item in the View menu. Make sure that you move the dialog box out of the way so that you can continue reading! Next, execute the following the steps:

  1. Open the General dialog by clicking on the "General" tab. Click on the "Colors" button. Un-check the "Use Windows colors" box and make sure the color for text is black. (Click "OK" in the Colors dialog box.)
  2. Click on the "Accessibility" button. Make sure the "Ignore colors specified on Web pages" box is not checked. (This is the default setting.) (Click "OK" in the Accessibility dialog box.)
  3. Open the Connection dialog by clicking on the "Connection" tab. If the "Proxy server" box is not checked (which is the default setting) then you are done. You can click "OK" to finish the dialog. If the box is checked (it is marked "Access the Internet using a proxy server") you need to lower the Internet security or else the courseware will not work. Open the Security dialog by clicking on the "Security" tab. Check the box marked "Low". Then click "OK" to finish the dialog.