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How
to Download
- Download one of the programs
by clicking on the download link. Several are provided in case one is
slow or temporarily off line.
- With most browsers, a window
will pop up asking you if you want to 'open' or 'save' the file. Choose
'Save'.
- Your browser should then
ask you what folder you want to save the file in. Usually it will automatically
go to whatever folder you last saved a file in. It is a good idea to
create a special folder (called C:\downloads, for example) where you
save downloaded files. Then you will always know where they are. When
this window appears you should also make a note of the name of the
file - you will need to know that to find it later.
- Your browser will then begin
downloading the file. How long this takes depends on the size of the
file, the speed of your modem, and the level of internet traffic at
the time.
- When the file is done downloading,
start Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer) and go to the folder
where you saved the file. Or you could go to the folder using 'My Computer'.
Double-click on the name of the file (for Animated Beginning Typing,
for example, this would be 'atype.zip', although you may see it simply
as 'atype') and the unzip program will allow you to unzip the zip file.
- If you can't find the file
you downloaded, you must know the filename (for example, 'atype'). If
you know the filename, you can click on the Windows 'Start' button,
and then use 'Find', 'Files or Folders'... and do a search on the filename
to find where the file is located on your computer.
To
Unzip:
- A zip file is a single compressed
file that contains a complete set of program files. Compressed files
are valuable in the electronic world because they cut your downloading
time drastically, and make it possible to download just one file instead
of a number of different files (which can often number in the dozens).
- To decompress (meaning UNZIP)
a compressed file (meaning a ZIP or zipped file), you'll need a special
program like those listed below.
- After downloading a Zip
file, open Windows Explorer and double-click on the file name and when
you see a window asking you where to decompress the files to, the best
thing is to use a temporary folder (for example, 'C:\Temp). Now, still
using Windows Explorer, look in the folder where you decompressed the
files and look for a file called something like 'setup.exe' or 'set_word.exe'.
Double-click on it and it will bring up the installation program.
- If you see some sort of
error message when decompressing a file, it's possible that the file
was not completely downloaded - this can happen occasionally with large
files. To fix this, the best thing is to download the file again.
Some
good UNZIP programs:
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