YOU CAN USE THIS WEB WITH EVERYDAY SETTINGS and after a couple of goes it will be familiar. This page tells what to fix:

• PROBLEM - my animation is squashed to the top like this.
• SOLUTION - click the Compatibility View button
• PROBLEM - there are blank spaces in my animation like this.
• SOLUTION - install the 'Chime' plugin for Internet Explorer
• PROBLEM - it's slow over the network
• SOLUTION - it will appear slow the first time you use it
• PROBLEM - I click links and they don't work
• SOLUTION - someone's disabled Javascript in your browser.
• PROBLEM - I'm stuck; old password no longer works
• SOLUTION - if you're a chemistry teacher, contact us
• PROBLEM - I signed in but where is it?
• SOLUTION - the window's gone to the back or it's in the task bar

SETTING UP SUMMARY FOR IT PEOPLE:

• Switch Compatibility View 'on' in Internet Explorer 8
• Install 'Chime' from our CD or register to get it from www.symx.com (below)
• Find a way to give Chime to your students
• The slides and menus are cached locally so it loads fast next time
• Not made for Firefox. Mac OSX will show animation but not 3D models.
• No need to install Java. Javascript/Scripts should enabled.
• Click here for technical notes such as how to use Firefox.
• The following setting makes Internet browsing tidier:
Internet Explorer > Page > Internet options > Tabs > Settings