This page provides support for using www.mathbusiness.com and its resources.

Topics on this page:

InterAct Math

Technical Support

Web browsers/Monitors

Feedback

InterAct Math   

The InterAct Math exercises on this Web site can only be used after you install the free InterAct Math plugin to your browser.

Clicking on the Download InterAct button will take you to the InterAct Download Web site. Follow the installation instructions on this Web site before returning to the InterAct Math tutorial exercises on www.mathbusiness.com. You will only have to install the plugin once to your browser.

Note: If you would like to run the InterAct Math exercises from more than one Internet browser on your computer (Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, for example), you need to run the InterAct Math plugin installation for each browser, selecting the appropriate browser during installation.

The InterAct Math plugin works on the Windows 95 operating system or higher.

Known compatible Internet browsers include Netscape and Internet Explorer, versions 3.0 or higher.

The InterAct Math Web site also has the most up-to-date technical requirements, Frequently-Asked-Questions, and Technical Support information.Please visit this site first to find a fast answer to your InterAct Math question!

Entering Math Symbols in InterAct Math is easily done using the InterAct Math Plug-in's built-in Math Tools Palette or special keystroke combinations. Click here to download a PDF file with complete instructions for using exponents, roots and radicals, and other special math symbols in the InterAct Math Plug-in.

Did you know that InterAct Math has a built-in help menu?

To access the InterAct Plugin help menu:

• After installing the InterAct Plugin, return to the InterAct Math exercise menu on www.mathbusiness.com
• Click on an exercise to launch the plugin
• Right-click with your cursor over the InterAct Math interface; select "Help" from the menu

Contents of InterAct Math Plugin Help System

• InterAct Math Plugin Overview
• Working on an Exercise
• Popup Menu Commands
• Entering Math Notation
• Using Special Characters

Technical Support

You can contact Addison Wesley Longman’s Technical Support group if you need help with one of AWL's media products: software, CD-ROMs, or Web-based products.

Hours: 9AM - 5PM Central Time

Phone: 1-800-677-6337

Fax: 847-486-2595

Email: techsprt@awl.com

Pleaseeedback provide all the pertinent information about the problem you are having, including: product name, textbook, textbook author, computer platform, operating system, amount of memory, amount of hard disk space, printer model (if applicable). Describe the problem in a step-by-step fashion. Let us know your name, school, department, and phone number in case we need to contact you for more information.

Visit the AWL Technical Support Web site at TechSupport.awl.com

Web browsers/Monitors

www.mathbusiness.com is best viewed on either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher.

In order to use the InterAct Math tutorials, we recommend that you set your monitor to 800x600 resolution. You can make this change easily from your computer's "control panel."

• In Windows 95, Click on the "Start" button.
• Choose "Settings" and "Control Panel."
• Double click on the "Display" icon.
• In the Display Properties box, click on the "Settings" tab at the top of the screen.
• In the Desktop area box, use the slide tool to choose 800x600.
• In the Font size box, use the drop down menu to select "Small Fonts"
• In some cases, you might have to restart your machine for these changes to take effect.

Feedback

Please contact math@awl.com with any feedback about www.mathbusiness.com or to request to be notified of any updates to the site.

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