Laberinto's Help Page

**We are trying to make this help page as helpful as possible, even for those who are not regular Internet users. If you have any questions or need assistance, if you think of something that might be helpful to include, or if you find errors on this page, please send an email to either James T. Abraham (IBM/PC users) at dh62258@goodnet.com or Christopher Weimer (Macintosh users) at cbw3@okway.okstate.edu.


 Software Download Links (free)  Internet and Software Assistance
 Writing Assistance Links  Laberinto Usage Guide

(If you get a "file not found" error with any of these links, move your cursor to the address block, and hit "enter")


Software Links:

 Real Audio by Progressive Networks
RealPlayer provides live and on-demand real-time RealAudio and RealVideo streaming content on the Web. Experience RealAudio broadcast-quality stereo over 28.8Kbps modems, AM-quality at 14.4Kbps, and near-CD-quality audio at ISDN and faster connections. RealVideo delivers newscast-quality video at 28.8 Kbps and full-motion at faster connections. (AVAILABLE FOR MACINTOSH, WINDOWS 3.X, WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS NT, OS/2, IRIX, SUN OS, AND LINUX.)

Apple Quicktime by Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple QuickTime lets you experience QuickTime animation, music, MIDI, audio, video, and VR panoramas and objects directly in a Web page. The Apple QuickTime's "fast-start" feature allows you to experience QuickTime content while it's downloading. It works seamlessly within firewall environments and requires no special server software. (AVAILABLE FOR MACINTOSH 68K, POWER MAC, WINDOWS 3.X, WINDOWS 95, AND WINDOWS NT.)

Maczilla by Knowledge Engineering
MacZilla is Macintosh software that does (almost) everything: QuickTime; ambient MIDI background sound; WAV, AU, and AIFF audio; MPEG; and AVI. Having its own plug-in component architecture, MacZilla can extend and update itself over the Net with the click of a button. (AVAILABLE FOR MACINTOSH 68K AND POWER MAC.)

Acrobat Reader by Adobe
Acrobat Reader 3.0 lets you view, navigate, and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files right in your browser window. PDF files are extremely compact, platform-independent, and easy to create. They offer design control, print-ready documents, and an endless array of authoring applications. Download a version of the free Acrobat Reader 3.0 to try the new features and see how PDF fits into the World Wide Web. Then check out some Acrobat 3.0 examples.

Microsoft Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word
Internet Assistant for Microsoft Word is a no-charge add-in that makes it easy to create and edit great-looking documents for the Internet and intranets right from within Microsoft Word. If you know how to use Microsoft Word, you already have most of the skills you need to create great-looking Internet documents. That's because Internet Assistant adds functionality to Microsoft Word so that you can use the tools you already understand to create Web pages. (Both Mac and Pc formats.)

Microsoft Office for Mac

Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac

Microsoft Internet Explorer for PC

Microsoft Office Free Downloads

Microsoft "Free Stuff" Download Page


 

Writing Links:

 

Tips for Writers and Designers

Resources For Writers

Writer's Toolbox

All about Shakespeare

Bartlett Familiar Quotations


 

Internet- and Software-Assistance Links:

 

UTSA Library Links to Internet Guides

UTSA Library Links to Web Authoring Resources

UTSA IT Advancement Center Computer Training Guides

On-line help with all computer applications (Excel, HTML, Word, MS Mail, etc.)

MAC OS Software and Hardware Guide

 

 


 

Laberinto Usage Guide:

 

To print an article, click on the print icon of your browser, or save article on your hard drive or diskette and print at your convenience with an HTML-friendly word processor plug-in such as Internet Assistant. (See download section if you don't have it).

To save an article, click on your browser's "File/Save As" link, tell the computer which drive to save article on, and what name to give article. Example: casta.html. [In some browsers you can save as a Plain Text (*.txt) file.]

If you get to a new page and you're not sure how/why you got there, click on your browser's back arrow.