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This help page discusses physical accessibility of the manual. | |||
== Reading the manual online == | == Reading the manual online == | ||
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'''For reading online''', you have these options: | '''For reading online''', you have these options: | ||
* | * For full interactivity, you can of course also read the text on the [[Main Page|present wiki]]. | ||
* Internet connectivity and low bandwidth are serious issues at many less resourced institutions, and if you find that that the html version is too slow to use, you can use [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php this version instead]. It has very small pages (conforming to low bandwidth accessibility guidelines), and you can turn images off. You can also access this version through the [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php?page=Introduction switch to plain text link], which will switch the whatever page you are reading to plain text. | * Internet connectivity and low bandwidth are serious issues at many less resourced institutions, and if you find that that the html version is too slow to use, you can use [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php this version instead]. It has very small pages (conforming to low bandwidth accessibility guidelines), and you can turn images off. You can also access this version through the [http://www.ict4e.net/mirror_recoup/index.php?page=Introduction switch to plain text link], which will switch the whatever page you are reading to plain text. | ||
== Downloading the manual == | == Downloading the manual == | ||
You can also '''download''' the manual: | You can also '''download''' the manual, in a number of ways: | ||
* | * While browsing the wiki, you can download individual pages as PDF, using the in-built 'Download as PDF' facility. Simply click the 'Download as PDF' link, that can be found in the 'toolbox' left-hand menu, to download the present page as PDF. | ||
* | * Likewise, you can download any individual page as Open Document Text (ODT), by using the 'Download as ODT' link also located in the 'toolbox'. To edit the ODT document, see [[Help:OpenOffice]]. | ||
* When browsing the wiki, you can of course also download the wiki text, using the edit links for pages or various sections. | * When browsing the wiki, you can of course also download the wiki text, using the edit (or view source) links for the manual pages or various sections. | ||
However, you can also download the manual as a single pdf file from our [[downloads]] page, and you can order printed copies from a print-on-demand service. See [[downloads]] for further information. | |||
== Using a local mirror == | == Using a local mirror == | ||
If you wish to make the manual available to your students locally, for instance while running a course using these materials at your institution, but you are suffering from poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth, we can offer you an easy-to-install mirroring solution, that provides mirroring for your local area network. | '''Keeping local copies.''' If you wish to make the manual available to your students locally, for instance while running a course using these materials at your institution, but you are suffering from poor internet connectivity and low bandwidth, we can offer you an easy-to-install mirroring solution, that provides mirroring for your local area network. Please see [[Help:Access]] for further information. | ||
The mirror will download manual pages on demand, and will keep pages locally available even if your internet connection is slow or fails. If you have a lot of people on your local area network wishing to access the manual, but you have poor internet connectivity, you should consider this. Please contact [[User:Bjoern|Bjoern]] for further information. | The mirror will download manual pages on demand, and will keep pages locally available even if your internet connection is slow or fails. If you have a lot of people on your local area network wishing to access the manual, but you have poor internet connectivity, you should consider this. Please contact [[User:Bjoern|Bjoern]] for further information. | ||
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