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Minimum System Requirements to use WeBspañol

1. The recommended browser is Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher or Netscape 4.5 and higher.

2. For AOL users, please upgrade to AOL 5.0 or higher for best results.

3. To listen to the audio components of WeBspañol, your computer must have the software installed that is capable of playing audio files. The best known audio player that is available for free is the RealPlayer.  You can download the program for Free from the internet. Click on the link above or to the left to download the Free Real Player.  Make sure you select the Free version of the real audio player.  These programs are not available from handsonspanish.com.

4.  A multi-media ready Computer that has a Sound Card installed and working.

5.  Speakers or Head Phones plugged into your Sound Card that are capable of playing audio files.

6. A computer with atleast a 28,800 connection speed to the Internet.
7. To hear the WeBspañol audio segments, click the phonographsymbols. Your computer should launch the real player in the background and begin playing the audio segment. Depending on your computers connection speed, this could take up to 30 seconds, so please be patient.

8. The site is designed to be view with your screen resolution at 800 x 600.  To configure your monitor for these settings on a Windows PC, Click Start, Setting, Control Panel. Click on the Display Icon, then select the Setting Tab.  Adjust the Screen Area Slider to 800 x 600, then click O.K.

9. If there appear to be text overlaps on a page or if information appears to be missing,
Set your text size to medium. (within your browser there will be a text size selected to view web pages). That is the only way some of the pages will line-up. Then click the "Refresh" or "Reload" button on your browser.

10. After you complete each quiz, you will see the answers page. It will display the answers you got incorrect. If you'd like to see the answers you entered on the quiz page, click the "back" button on your browser as the "back" button on the web page will take you to a blank quiz page.

Trouble Shooting:
* If you are having problems playing audio files from the WeBspañol online course, please do the following to help narrow down the problem.

1. Make sure you volume control on your computer is not set to "Mute"

2. See if you can play other audio files off the internet. You can test your computers ability to play audio files from www.mp3.com.  Select any music type from this site and see if you computer can play audio from here.

3. You can also search for current audio files located on your computer. To do so, if you are using Windows, Click on the Start Button, Select Find, Files or Computer. Search for files of the type *.wav. When you see a list of .wav files on your computer, double click the .wav file. You should hear your computer begin to play the audio file.

* If you are still unable to play the audio files after performing the trouble shooting steps above, please call the place where you purchased your computer to see if they can help trouble shoot the problem.  Unfortunately, Hands On Spanish is not capable of trouble shooting all the different types of Computers.

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