Browser Tips
(modified December 22, 2004)

Viewing the Most Recent Updates to a Page

If you do not automatically see the latest updates to the DTS web site, set your browser to check for the newest version of a web page every time you visit the page.

For Internet Explorer 5.x or 6.x on Windows NT, 2000, or XP:

1. Click Tools and Internet Options. The Internet Options window appears.
2. Click the General tab. Under Temporary Internet Files, click Settings. The Settings window appears.
3. Under Check for newer versions of stored pages, click to select Every visit to the page. Click OK. The Settings window closes.
4. Click OK.

For Internet Explorer 5.x on Macintosh OSX:

1. Click Explorer and Preferences. The Preferences window appears.
2. In the left panel under Web Browser, click Advanced.
3. Under Cache, click to select Always for Update pages.
4. Click OK.

For Netscape 7 on Windows NT or 2000:

1. Click Edit and Preferences. The Preferences window appears.
2. Click the arrow next to Advanced.
3. Click Cache. For Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network, click to select Every time I view the page.
4. Click OK.

For Netscape 7 on Macintosh OS9 or OSX:

1. Click Edit (for OS9) or Netscape (for OSX) and then Preferences. The Preferences window appears.
2. Click the arrow next to Advanced.
3. Click Cache. For Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network, click to select Every time I view the page.
4. Click OK.

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Printing

If web page colors and backgrounds do not print, set your browser to print background colors and images.

For Internet Explorer 5.x or 6.x on Windows NT, 2000, or XP:

1. Click Tools and Internet Options. The Internet Options window appears.
2. Click the Advanced tab. Scroll down to Printing and click to select Print background colors and images.
3. Click OK.

For Netscape 7 on Windows NT or 2000:

1. Click File and Page Setup. The Page Setup window appears.
2. Click the Format & Options tab and click to select Print Background (colors & images).
3. Click OK.

For Netscape 7 on Macintosh OS9:

1. Click File and Page Setup. The Page Setup window appears.
2. Click the Format & Options tab and click to select Print Background (colors & images).
3. Click OK.

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