Mac Help File

  • If you are having problems viewing PDF Documents within your browser and you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, go to the instructions for the browser you are using:

  • If you are having problems viewing the Word documents from the Table of Contents - DOC and you have Microsoft Word installed on your computer, go to the instructions for the browser you are using:

PDF Files In Netscape:

Check the following:

  1. Locate the Netscape folder on your hard drive and open the "Plug-ins" folder inside.
  2. Check for the existence of a file named "PDFViewer". If it exists close the folders and go to step 5, otherwise...
  3. Locate the Acrobat Reader folder on your hard drive and open the folder "Web Browser Plug-in"
  4. Copy (Option-Click & drag) the file "PDFViewer" into the "Plug-ins" folder in the Netscape folder opened in step 1. Close the folders.
  5. Open the Netscape application on your computer.
  6. Select the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences..."
  7. From the "Category" list select "Navigator", "Applications"
  8. Scroll through the Applications list to find "Portable Document Format", i.e.

  1. If it does not exist then select the "New..." button, otherwise click on it to select
    it (as above) then select the "Edit..." button.
  2. Ensure the details are completed as per:

  1. Click on the "OK" buttons to close all windows.
  2. Close Netscape.
  3. Re-start the ASET/HERDSA program.
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PDF Files In Internet Explorer:

Check the following:

  1. Locate and open the "System Folder" on your hard drive.
  2. Open the folder "Internet Plug-Ins"
  3. Check for the existence of a file named "PDFViewer". If it exists close the folders
    and go to step 5, otherwise...
  4. Locate the Acrobat Reader folder on your hard drive and open the folder "Web
    Browser Plug-in"
  5. Copy (Option-Click & drag) the file "PDFViewer" into the "Internet Plug-Ins" folder
    in the "System" folder opened in step 1. Close the folders.
  6. Open the Internet Explorer application on your computer.
  7. Select the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences..."
  8. Select "Receiving Files", "File Helpers".
  9. Scroll through the Applications list to find "Portable Document Format", i.e.

  1. If it does not exist then select the "Add..." button, otherwise click on it to select it (as above) then select the "Change..." button.
  2. Ensure the details are completed as per the following image:
    1. Type in the details for "Representation"
    2. For "File Type" select the "Browse..." button and locate the Acrobat Reader application on your hard drive.
    3. For "Download Destination" and "Handling" select from the drop down menus.

  1. Click on the "OK" buttons to close all windows.
  2. Close Internet Explorer.
  3. Re-start the ASET/HERDSA program.
Check the following:
  1. Open the Netscape application on your computer.
  2. Select the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences..."
  3. From the "Category" list select "Navigator", "Applications"
  4. Scroll through the Applications list to find "Microsoft Word Document", i.e.

    1. If it does not exist then select the "New..." button, otherwise click on it to select
      it (as above) then select the "Edit..." button.
    2. Ensure the details are completed as per:
      1. Type in the details for "Description", "MIME Type" and "Suffixes"
      2. Click on the "Choose..." button and locate Microsoft Word application on
        your hard drive.

    1. Click on the "OK" buttons to close all windows.
    2. Close Netscape.
    3. Re-start the ASET/HERDSA program.
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Word Document Files In Internet Explorer:

Check the following:

  1. Open the Internet Explorer application on your computer.
  2. Select the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences..."
  3. Select "Receiving Files", "File Helpers".
  4. Scroll through the Applications list to find "Word Document", i.e.

  1. If it does not exist then select the "Add..." button, otherwise click on it to select it (as above) then select the "Change..." button.
  2. Ensure the details are completed as per the following image:
    1. Type in the details for "Representation"
    2. For "File Type" select the "Browse..." button and locate the Microsoft Word application on your hard drive - the File type and File creator will be filled in automatically.
    3. For "Download Destination" and "Handling" select from the drop down menus.

  1. Click on the "OK" buttons to close all windows.
  2. Close Internet Explorer.
  3. Re-start the ASET/HERDSA program.
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