Lessons

The course opens to a Table of Content page which lists a series of
numbered 'Lessons.' Clicking on a Lesson title opens that lesson.

Frames

Each lesson consists of a sequence of one or more 'Frames.'
The Frame represents the basic unit of instruction presented in the Interactive Guide.

Here's a screen capture of a typical lesson frame:

At the top of each frame, a Navigation Bar allows you to move quickly
within the lesson. A typical Navigation Bar is illustrated here.

Navigating the Frames

The topic of the lesson is indicated at the left end of the bar, followed by a series of numbers, one for each frame in the lesson. The large red number is the currently displayed frame. You can move to any frame in the lesson by clicking on it's frame number. At the end of some lessons you will find a Quiz and/or Exercise. A 'Q' in the number list indicates a Quiz frame and an 'E' indicates an Exercise frame.

Clicking on the 'Table of Contents' will always return you to the Section Table of Contents.

'Next Frame' advances through the lesson frames in numerical order. The 'Previous Frame' acts like a back button in your web browser, moving back through frames in the order in which they were accessed.

'Next Lesson' advances the guide to the next lesson in the section.

The 'Exit Course' will close the current Section.

Frame Content

Most frames can be displayed on a single screen (depending on your Monitor and the text size you've chosen). However, some frames require you to 'scroll down' to see all of the frame's content. If you see a vertical scroll bar at the right side of a frame, make sure you scroll down to see the entire frame before advancing.

Frames contain text, illustrations and, in many cases, video demonstrations.

Text

Most of the information contained in this Guide is in the form of text, presented in as clear and concise a manner as possible.

Animated Illustrations

Some illustrations are animated. It may be necessary for you to click on the illustration or it's caption to view the animation. The text in the frame will always tell you when this is required.

Some frames contain the following icon.