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This CD contains an exciting new kind of video-based instruction to help you learn FrontPage faster. We believe this learning tool is a unique development in the area of computer-based training. The author actually talks to you, right from your computer screen, demonstrating topics he wrote about in the book. Moving "screencams" and slides accompany his presentation, reinforcing what you�re learning.

The technology and design of the presentation were developed by Brainsville.com. The content on the CD-ROM was developed by Osborne/McGraw-Hill, David Karlins, and Brainsville.com. Patents (pending), copyright, and trademark protections apply to this technology and the name Brainsville.com.

Please read the following directions for usage of the CD-ROM, to ensure that the lessons play as smoothly as possible.

NOTE: If you have QuickTime Player 4 or earlier, this presentation will still play, but you will not be able to switch between lessons. Be sure to install QuickTime Player version 5, which is included on this CD.

BACKUP LESSONS: This CD includes alternate files for most of the lessons, in the Windows Media format, for playing in the Windows Media Player. We've supplied these extra files in case you have trouble running the lessons in the QuickTime player. The alternate files are of a somewhat lower-quality appearance than the QuickTime files, but they may be useful if you have trouble running the QuickTime files. To run one of the files, simply use Explorer to navigate to the Windows Media folder on the CD. Then double-click on the lesson name you want. It should open in the Windows Media player. Note that the navigation links in the lesson you use to jump between lessons do not work in the alternate files. To view the Windows Media files, you will need the Windows Media player, which is likely to be installed on your Windows PC already. If it's not, you can download the latest Windows Media Player for free from the web site.  (www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia). 

Getting Started

This CD-ROM is optimized to run under Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP using the QuickTime Player version 5 (or greater), from Apple. This CD-ROM is not designed to run on a Mac. If you don�t have the QuickTime 5 Player installed, you must install it, either by downloading it from the Internet at , or running the Setup program from the CD-ROM. If you install from the Web, it�s fine to use the free version of the QuickTime player. You don�t need to purchase the full version.

To install the QuickTime player from the CD-ROM follow these steps:

On a Windows PC:

1. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive.
2. Use Explorer or My Computer to browse to the CD-ROM.
3. Open the QuickTime folder.
4. Double click on the setup program there.
5. Follow the setup instructions on screen.

Running the CD in Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

Minimum Requirements:

• QuickTime 5 Player
• Pentium II P300 (or equivalent)
• 64MB of RAM
• 8X CD-ROM
• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows NT 4.0 with at least Service Pack 4
• 16-bit sound card and speakers

FrontPage 2002 Virtual Classroom CD-ROM can run directly from the CD (see below for running it from the hard drive for better performance if necessary) and should start automatically when you insert the CD in the drive. If the program does not start automatically, your system may not be set up to automatically detect CDs. To change this, you can do the following:

1. Choose Settings, Control Panel, and click the System icon.
2. Click the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box.
3. Double-click the Disk drives icon and locate your CD-ROM drive.
4. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon and then click the Settings tab in the CD-ROM Properties dialog box. Make sure the "Auto insert notification box" is checked. This specifies that Windows will be notified when you insert a compact disc into the drive.

If you don�t care about the auto-start setting for your CD-ROM, and don�t mind the manual approach, you can start the lessons manually, this way:

1. Insert the CD-ROM.
2. Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop.
3. Open the CD-ROM folder.
4. Double-click the startnow.exe icon in the folder.
5. Follow instructions on the screen to start.

The Opening Screen

When the program autostarts, you�ll see a small window in the middle of your screen with an image of the book. Simply click the book to launch the QuickTime player and start the lessons.

The QuickTime player window should soon open and the Virtual Classroom introduction should begin running. On some computers, after the lesson loads you must click the Play button to begin. The Play button is the big round button with an arrow on it at the bottom center of the QuickTime player window. It looks like the play button on a VCR. You can click on the links in the lower left region of the QuickTime window to jump to a given lesson. The author will explain how to use the interface.

The QuickTime player will completely fill a screen that is running at 800x600 resolution. (This is the minimum resolution required to play the lessons.) For screens with higher resolution, you can adjust the position of the player on screen, as you like.

If you are online, you can click on the Brainsville.com logo under the index marks to jump directly to the Brainsville.com web site for information about additional video lessons from Brainsville.com. (See the description in the back of the book about the Web Design CD Extra for more details.)

Improving Playback

Your Virtual Classroom CD-ROM employs some cutting-edge technologies, requiring that your computer be pretty fast to run the lessons smoothly. Many variables determine a computer�s video performance, so we can�t give you specific requirements for running the lessons. CPU speed, internal bus speed, amount of RAM, CD-ROM drive transfer rate, video display performance, CD-ROM cache settings and other variables will determine how well the lessons will play. Our advice is to simply try the CD. The disk has been tested on laptops and desktops of various speeds, and in general, we have determined that you�ll need at least a Pentium II-class computer running in excess of 300MHz for decent performance.

Try not to skip around in a lesson
The lesson files on the CD are very large. Because of this, skipping through a lesson using the timeline scrollbar in the lower part of the player can cause long pauses or the player to jam. If you click somewhere on the timeline, you may have to wait for 10 or even 20 seconds, depending on your computer's speed. We suggest that you let a lesson play through, start to finish, if you have these difficulties, rather than using the timeline to skip around. In the QuickTime player, you can use the buttons on the player, rather than clicking on the timeline scrollbar. Use the << and >>  buttons to move backward or forward at 2x speed. These controls usually work better than using the timeline to skip around. If a lesson does jam as a result of scrolling, try waiting a minute or two to see if QuickTime comes back to life.  

Close other programs
For best performance, make sure you are not running other programs in the background while viewing the CD-based lessons. Rendering the video on your screen takes a lot of computing power, and background programs such as automatic email checking, web-site updating, or Active Desktop applets (such as scrolling stock tickers) can tax the CPU to the point of slowing the videos.

Adjust the screen color depth to speed up performance
It�s possible the author�s lips will be out of synch with his or her voice, just like Web-based videos often look. There are a couple solutions. Start with this one. Lowering the color depth to 16 bit color makes a world of difference with many computers, laptops included. Rarely do people need 24-bit or 32-bit color for their work anyway, and it makes scrolling your screen (in any program) that much slower when running in those higher color depths. Try this:

1. Right click on the desktop and choose Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab.
3. In the Colors section, open the drop-down list box and choose a lower setting. If you are currently running at 24-bit (True Color) color, for example, try 16-bit (High Color). Don�t use 256 colors, since video will appear very funky if you do.
4. OK the box. With most computers these days, you don�t have to restart the computer after making this change. The video should run more smoothly now, since your computer�s CPU doesn�t have to work as hard to paint the video pictures on your screen.

If adjusting the color depth didn�t help the synch problem, see the section below about copying the CD�s files to the hard disk.

Turn off screen savers, screen blankers, and standby options
When lessons are playing you�re likely to not interact with the keyboard or mouse. Because of this, your computer screen might blank, and in some cases (such as with laptops) the computer might even go into a standby mode. You�ll want to prevent these annoyances by turning off your screen saver and by checking the power options settings to ensure they don�t kick in while you�re viewing the lessons. You make settings for both of these parameters from the Control Panel.

1. Open Control Panel, choose Display, and click on the Screen Saver tab. Choose "None" for the screen saver.
2. Open Control Panel, choose Power Management, and set System Standby, Turn off Monitor, and Turn off Hard Disks to "Never." Then click Save As and save this power setting as "Brainsville Courses." You can return your power settings to their previous state if you like, after you are finished viewing the lessons. Just use the Power Schemes drop-down list and choose one of the factory-supplied settings, such as Home/Office Desk.

Copy the CD files to the hard disk to speed up performance
The CD-ROM drive will whir quite a bit when running the lessons from the CD. If your computer or CD-ROM drive is a bit slow, it�s possible the author�s lips will be out of synch with his or her voice, just like Web-based videos often look. The video might freeze or slow down occasionally, though the audio will typically keep going along just fine. If you don�t like the CD constantly whirring, or you are annoyed by out-of-synch video, you may be able to solve either or both problems by copying the CD-ROM�s contents to your hard disk and running the lessons from there. To do so:

1. Using My Computer or Explorer, check to see that you have at least 650M free space on your hard disk.
2. Create a new folder on your hard disk (the name doesn�t matter) and copy all the contents of the CD-ROM to the new folder (you must preserve the subfolder names and folder organization as it is on the CD-ROM).
3. Once this is done, you can start the program by opening the new folder and double-clicking on the file startnow.exe. This will automatically start the lessons and run them from the hard disk.
4. (Optional) For convenience, you can create a shortcut to the startnow.exe file and place it on your desktop. You will then be able to start the program by clicking on the shortcut.

Update your QuickTime player
The QuickTime software is updated frequently and posted on the Apple QuickTime Web site, www.quicktime.com. You can update your software by clicking Update Existing Software, from the Help menu in the QuickTime player. We strongly suggest you do this from time to time.

Make sure your CD-ROM drive is set for optimum performance
CD-ROM drives on IBM PCs can be set to transfer data using the DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode, assuming the drive supports this faster mode. If you are experiencing slow performance and out-of-synch problems, check this setting. These steps are for Windows 98 and Windows ME.

1. Open Control Panel, chose System.
2. Click on the Device Manager tab
3. Click on the + sign to the left of the CD-ROM drive.
4. Right-click on the CD-ROM drive.
5. Choose Properties.
6. Click the Settings tab.
7. Look to see if the DMA checkbox is turned on (has a checkmark in it).

If selected, this increases the CD-ROM drive access speed. Some drives do not support this option. If the DMA check box remains selected after you restart Windows then this option is supported by the device.

In Windows 2000, the approach is a little different. You access the drive�s settings via Device Manager as above, but click on IDE/ATAPI Controllers. Right-click the IDE channel that your CD-ROM drive is on, choose Properties, and make the settings as appropriate. (Choose the device number, 0 or 1, and check the settings. Typically it�s set to "DMA if available," which is fine. It�s not recommended that you change these settings unless you know what you are doing.

This section offers solutions to common problems. Check www.quicktime.com for much more information about the QuickTime player, which is the software the Virtual Classroom CDs use to play.

The CD will not run
If you have followed the instructions above and the program will not work, you may have a defective drive or a defective CD. Be sure the CD is inserted properly in the drive. (Test the drive with other CDs, to see if they run.)

The CD runs but the links to other lessons do not work
If the links in the "table of contents" pane don�t work, you may be runnning QuickTime 4 or an earlier version of QuickTime. Upgrade to QuickTime 5 to solve this problem. QuickTime 5 is included on this CD and is also available as a free download from www.quickTime.com.

The screencam movie in a lesson hangs
If the author continues to talk, but the accompanying screencam seems to be stuck, just click on the lesson index in the lower left region of the QuickTime window to begin your specific lesson again. If this doesn�t help, close the QuickTime window, then start the Virtual Classroom again.

Volume is too low or is totally silent

1. Check your system volume first. Click on the little speaker icon next to the clock, down in the lower-right-hand corner of the screen. A little slider pops up. Adjust the slider, and make sure the Mute checkbox is not checked.
2. Next, if you have external speakers on your computer, make sure your speakers are turned on, plugged in, wired up properly, and the volume control on the speakers themselves is turned up.
3. Note that the QuickTime player also has a volume control setting. The setting is a slider control in the lower left of the QuickTime player window.
4. The next place to look if you�re still having trouble, is in the Windows volume controls. Double-click on the little speaker by the clock, and it will bring up the Windows Volume Control sliders. Make sure the slider for "Wave" is not muted, and it�s positioned near the top.