This section includes Help information for the following subjects:
- Check System Requirements
- Instructions for Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Instructions for Installing the QuickTime (Audio/Video) Plug-in
- Instructions for Installing Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Instructions for Installing the Macromedia Flash Plug-in
What is the History Digital Media Archive CD-ROM?
Using the History Digital Media Archive CD-ROM
- Getting Around the History Digital Media Archive
- The Structure of this Product
- Navigating and Using Presentation Materials
Before using the History Digital Media Archive, you should check the system requirements to be sure your computer is compatible.
To use the History Digital Media Archive, you must have a Web browser installed on your computer. To use the audio/video clips, you must have the Apple QuickTime plug-in installed. To use the interactive maps, you must have the Macromedia Flash plug-in installed. To view the PowerPoint slideshows, you must have a PowerPoint Viewer installed; to edit the slideshows, you should have the complete PowerPoint application.
For your convenience, we have provided installers for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple QuickTime, and a PowerPoint viewer on the CD-ROM.
Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer® (Browser)
You must have a Web browser installed on your computer to use the History Digital Media Archive. If you do not have a browser installed on your computer, follow the installation instructions below:
Installing the QuickTime® (Audio/Video) Plug-in
You must have Apple QuickTime plug-in installed on your computer to view the video clips and to listen to the audio clips. To see if you already have a QuickTime plug-in installed, go to
http://browsertuneup.pearsoncmg.com.
Locate the QuickTime icon 
. If 
appears in the Got It? column, select 
. If you are able to see the test movie, you do not need to install the Plug-in. If 
appears in the Got It? column, follow the instructions below to install QuickTime. Installing the complete QuickTime application will also install the browser plug-in.
Installing the Microsoft PowerPoint® Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
If you already have PowerPoint installed on your computer, you do not need to install the PowerPoint Viewer. If you already have the complete PowerPoint on your computer, you will be able to edit a presentation once you have saved it to your hard drive. Note: On a PC, the slide shows will be displayed in a new browser window; on a Mac, the PowerPoint application will open to display the slide shows.
If you do no have PowerPoint installed on your computer, a PowerPoint Viewer is included on the CD-ROM. Installing this small application will enable you to run the PowerPoint presentations included in the History Digital Media Archive as slide shows.
Note: On the PC, the PowerPoint Viewer functions like a browser plug-in. If it is installed (or if the full PowerPoint application is installed), the presentations will open in a new browser window when you click the links to display them.
If the plug-in is absent and you have installed the viewer, your computer will ask what application should be used to open files with the .ppt extension the first time you try to access a slide show. You will need to choose "PowerPoint for Windows" from the list that is displayed, and click "OK."
Note: If the full application is absent and you have installed the viewer, your computer will ask what application should be used to open files with the .ppt extension the first time you try to access a slide show. You will need to click the "application" button and then choose the PowerPoint Viewer from the list that is displayed.
Installing the Macromedia FlashTM Plug-in
To view the interactive maps, you must have Macromedia Flash installed on your computer. To check if you have this free plug-in on your computer, go to http://browsertuneup.pearsoncmg.com. Locate the Flash icon 
. If appears in the Got It? column, select . If you are able to see the test movie, you do not need to install the Plug-in. If appears in the Got It? column, select 
and follow the instructions on the screen to download and install Flash.
The History Digital Media Archive CD-ROM contains a series of chronologically arranged classroom presentations. They are divided into three subject areas: American History, Western Civilization, and World History. Each subject area is further divided into five or six chronological parts. Each part contains images, maps, interactive maps, and sometimes audio/video clips. You can view and show all of these assets sequentially or in the order of your choosing by using the hyperlinked tables of content on the CD-ROM. You can also view and show the images and maps using PowerPoint Presentations.
Getting Around the History Digital Media Archive
You can move between the parts of this product using navigation techniques that may be familiar to you from Web sites. These include buttons and hyperlinks. Your cursor will change from an arrow to a hand when you move it over a hyperlink or a button to indicate that you can click that portion of the screen.
Buttons
You will see buttons at the top of every page (except inside this Help section) which you can use to move around this product. The buttons are: Table of Contents, Help, Previous Part, Next Part.
Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks are indicated by underlined text. This text can be clicked. Depending on the hyperlink, you will either see a new screen or a pop-up window will open on top of the current screen. It is likely that the color of these links will change once you have clicked on them for the first time (although this is controlled by settings internal to your browser).
On the Table of Contents, the individual Parts are hyperlinked. On the Part homepages, the individual assets (images, maps, interactive maps, audio/video) are hyperlinked.
The Structure of this Product
There are three areas in this CD: the Table of Contents; the Part homepages, and the Asset Pop-ups. These three areas are built as three "layers" that will run in a Web browser. A fourth area, slideshow presentations, uses PowerPoint.
Every page contains a button that will return you to the Table of Contents screen. You can also open this Help section from every page.
Navigating and Using Presentation Materials
Launching the program will move you to the Table of Contents where you will see links for American History, Western Civilization, or World History. Select one of these subjects by clicking the link at the top, or simply scroll down the page. This is the main menu from which you can choose any subject or time period/part to explore.
Part Pages
Each part is built as a "homepage" from which you can access the part's content. Each part is divided into 4 sections: Images, Maps, Interactive Maps, and Audio/Video. Select one of these sections by clicking the link at the top, or simply scroll down the page. Every part contains a "Next" and "Previous" button that will allow you to move to an adjacent part.
Pop-ups
The Part homepages enable you to access any of the assets in the part. When you click the link for an image, map, interactive map or audio/video, it will open in a new window in your browser (the same way this Help section opens). This will enable you to have more than one multimedia file open at a time. To close it, close the window.
PowerPoint Presentations
All of the images and maps in the History Digital Media CD-ROM are also available in PowerPoint Presentations. When you select the image or map PowerPoint presentations they will open in a new browser window (PC) or in the PowerPoint application (Macintosh).
If you do not have PowerPoint on your computer, please install a PowerPoint viewer. (The PC and Mac viewers have been included on the CD-ROM for your convenience; see installation instructions above.) You do not need to install the viewer if you have the full-featured PowerPoint on your computer.
Note: In order to edit and customize the presentations, you must save the .ppt file to your harddrive.PC: (using the browser plug-in/viewer)
Clicking on a presentation link in the History Digital Media archive will launch the PowerPoint plug-in; the slideshow will open in a new browser window. You can view the presentation in three different ways. (1) Click on the slides or use the scroll bar to view the images. (2) View a full-screen slide show, by selecting the full screen option under "Browse" in the main toolbar. (3) Select the edit slides option under "Edit" in the main toolbar to view the slides, their captions, and a presentation table of contents simultaneously.PC: (using the full-featured PowerPoint application)
In the History Digital Media Archive, click on the link to the presentation you wish to modify. Then, from the file menu, choose "Save As" and save a copy of the presentation to your harddrive. Close the original version (in the popup window) so you do not have multiple versions open. When you click on the copy on your computer, the full PowerPoint application will open (not the plug-in) and you will be able to use all of PowerPoint's editing features.Macintosh: (using the viewer)
Once you have installed the Viewer, clicking on a slide show link in the History Digital Media archive will launch the PowerPoint Viewer on your harddrive. To move through the slideshow, either click the screen or use the right arrow key on your keyboard. If you roll your cursor off the edge of the image or map, you can trigger a toolbar button which will appear in the lowerleft corner of your screen. Click on this button to bring up a menu that offers a limited number of options including "Next," "Pointer Options," "Print" and "End Show."Macintosh: (using the PowerPoint application)
Clicking on a slideshow link in the History Digital Media archive will launch the PowerPoint application. You can view the presentation in three different ways: (1) Use the scroll bar to view the images. (2) View a full-screen slide show, by selecting Slide Show from the top menu bar, then View Show. (3) Select View from the top menu bar, then Outline to view the slides, their captions, their numeric order and filename simultaneously.
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If you are experiencing trouble with Internet Explorer, please
contact Microsoft at <http://support.microsoft.com/>.
If you are experiencing trouble with QuickTime, please
contact Apple at <http://www.info.apple.com/usen/quicktime/>.
If you are experiencing trouble with Flash, please
contact
Macromedia at <http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer>.
If you are experiencing trouble with PowerPoint, please
contact Microsoft at <http://support.microsoft.com>.
Audio/Video Clips
All historical audio and video clips appear courtesy of the Library of Congress and the National Archives.
