This page describes the software products and settings that are required or recommended for the best use of this site.

Please choose from the following topics.

The pages on this web site were designed to support the most common internet browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5 or later) and Netscape Navigator (version 5 or later).  The site is best viewed with the later versions of these browsers.  Please note that, while other browsers may satisfactorily render the graphical and textual elements of this site, they have not been tested for compatibility.

The following links will take you to the dowload pages for the recommended browsers.
Download Microsoft Internet Explorer. 
Download Netscape Navigator.

Note: If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer with Windows XP, Service Pack 2, please see the article Pop-up Blockers.

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Please visit our Accessibility page for information on the use of PDF documents by visually impaired persons.

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Some features of this site require that your internet browser be set to allow the execution of Java and JavaScript.  Following are instructions on enabling these with the recommended browsers.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

• From the browser's menu bar, select Tools.
• From the Tools drop down list, select Internet Options.
• From the Internet Options dialog, select the Security tab.
• Click on Internet to select it.
• Click on the Custom Level button.
• Scroll through the security options until you find Scripting.
• Within the Scripting group, check each of the following:
  • Active scripting
  • Scripting of Java applets
• Click the OK button to return to the Security tab.
• Click the Apply button.
• Click the OK button to close the Internet Options dialog.

Netscape Navigator

• From the browser's menu bar, select Edit.
• From the Edit drop down list, select Preferences.
• Select Advanced.
• Select Options.
• Select each of the following:
  • "Enable Java"
  • "Enable Java script"
• Click the OK button.