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"type","topic","content" "general","Bookmarks","To add a Bookmark, click the Bookmark icon located on the control bar at the left side of each Media Window. To display the Bookmark list, click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left side of the Browser. To delete an entry from the Bookmark list, click the button next to that entry; the entry will be deleted when the Bookmark window is closed." "general","Browser","From the main Browser, you can access any part of The X-Files Unrestricted Access. The control bar at the left side of the screen lists the six major areas of the application: Search, Surveillance, Communication, Bookmarks, History, and Help. Roll the mouse cursor over the control bar to locate the area you wish to enter. The status icons across the bottom of the screen indicate which, if any, of the Media Windows are open (highlighted) and active (red). Click the circle-X icon at the upper right of the screen to exit the Browser." "general","Communication","To access the World Wide Web site for The X-Files Unrestricted Access, click the Communication icon on the control bar of the Browser. A bridge page will be launched, with four options: Update Case Files will initiate the download process, Web Site links to the Home page of the site, Help and FAQs links to a Help page within the site, and Preferences will ask you to choose an interval, if any, for initiating downloads automatically." "general","Control Bars","Located to the far left of the Browser is a control bar. Roll the mouse cursor over the control bar to access Search, Surveillance, Communication, Bookmarks, History, or Help. Each Media Window also contains a control bar, with the following options: Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. The control bar for the Communication window displays a Home Page option rather than an option to Open Case File." "general","Desktop Designer","To enter Desktop Designer, exit the Browser and return to the Main Menu." "general","Glossary","Glossary terms are accessed from within individual case files. Clicking on any green hyperlink will open a Glossary window containing a definition of that term." "general","Help","Help is available from any window in the application. Click the Help icon on the control bar at the left side of the Browser for general help relating to all areas of the application. Click the Help icon on the control bar at the left side of any Media Window for help specific to that window. Click the Help icon on the control bar at the left side of the Communication window for help specific to The X-Files Unrestricted Access World Wide Web site." "general","History","Click the History list icon on the control bar at the left side of the Browser to display a History list covering all areas of the application. Click the History list icon on the control bar at the left side of any Media Window to display a History list specific to that window. History lists are not saved between sessions." "general","Main Menu","Click Browser to enter the area of the application which enables you to look through case files, dossiers, and evidence. Click Desktop Designer to enter the area of the application which allows you to set up the Fact File, Screen Saver, and System Display portions of the product. Click Credits to view production credits and product information. Click Quit to quit the application." "general","Media Window","The media content of the application is displayed within Media Windows. There are eight types of Media Windows: Case File, Dossier, Video, Audio, Still Image, Text, 3D Evidence, and Document Viewer. Each Media Window has a Control Bar specific to that Media Window. To play or to stop a video or audio file, double-click inside the Media Window. To view 3D evidence or documents, drag the mouse cursor inside the Media Window. Only one iteration of each Media Window type may be open at any given time. The status icons across the bottom of the Browser indicate which, if any, of the Media Windows are open (highlighted) and active (red)." "general","New Case Files","As they become available, new case files will be posted on The X-Files Unrestricted Access World Wide Web site. They can be downloaded easily and are automatically integrated into the existing program. To access the site, click Communication." "general","Search","The Search window consists of a Query frame and a Results frame. In the Query frame, you can initiate a category search by choosing from the Category, Sub-category, and Sort pull-down menus and then clicking Go. To initiate a keyword search, type a query, indicate whether to Match All or Match Any, and then click Go. In either case, query results will be displayed in the Results frame in list form and, if the result of a category search, also in a graphical form corresponding to which of the Sort pull-down menu options was chosen. Click on the graphic to sub-sort the Results list. Displayed next to each item in the Results list is an icon that indicates the type of Media Window in which the item will appear. It is necessary to return to the Query frame to initiate a new search." "general","Surveillance","Choose a character by clicking any icon on the character menu. Click the Dossier icon to view the Dossier for a given character. When a character is chosen, the Camera or Lock icons will highlight if available for a given character. Click the Camera icon to access live surveillance media, if available, related to a given character. To view the surveillance media, drag the mouse cursor within the window. Click a thumbnail from the submenu below to jump to another surveillance node. Click the Lock icon to activate a grid containing thumbnails for all archived media associated with a given character. Then, click any thumbnail to view the media itself. When the grid is active, three controls appear. These controls, Next, Previous, and Return to Grid, enable navigation through the media and the grid. To play or to stop a video or audio file, double-click on the window. The Case File icon is activated whenever a media file is open in the grid window. Click the icon to view the case file with which the media file is associated." "general","To Quit","To exit the Browser, click on the encircled red 'X' located in the upper right corner of the screen. You will then return to the Main Menu. To quit the application, click Quit at the Main Menu." "window","audio","Double-click on the image within the window to play or stop the audio file. To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. Click Open Case File to view the case file with which this audio file is associated. Click Previous or Next to return to any other audio files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this audio file to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to audio files." "window","case","Click on red hyperlinks to access dossiers and media files associated with this case. Click on green hyperlinks to view the definition of a term. To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. The Open Case File button is inactive in this window. Click Previous or Next to return to any other case files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this case file to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to case files. If necessary for navigation, scroll bars will appear automatically at the top and bottom of the file." "window","comm","This page resides on the CD-ROM. To return to this page, click on the blue icon at the top of the control bar at the left side of the window. You must have an Internet connection to access the Web site for The X-Files Unrestricted Access. Click on Update Case Files to download new case files from the Web site for The X-Files Unrestricted Access. Click on Web Site to go to the online home page of the Web site for The X-Files Unrestricted Access. Click on Help and FAQs for online help. Click on Preferences to determine how often to check automatically for new case files on the Web site for The X-Files Unrestricted Access. The Update Case Files page will display the names of all case files that have not already been downloaded, along with file sizes and download times at various modem speeds. Click on a file to initiate the download and installation. This process must be repeated for each case file. At the end of the installation process, you must exit the Browser to the Main Menu and then re-launch the Browser. A page containing a hyperlinked list of all new assets will then be displayed. This page will be displayed only once. The Web Site online home page also accesses the Update Case Files page. In addition, there are links to URLs of sites related or of interest to The X-Files, and other information and interesting details. The links and information are updated periodically. Help and FAQs accesses a hyperlinked help section. Preferences offers four options for initiating automatic downloads: Never check for updates, Check for updates each day, Check for updates each week, Check for updates each month." "window","docs","Click on the active image (top) to zoom in; shift-click to zoom out. Drag the mouse cursor over the window to view a particular section of the document. To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. Click Open Case File to view the case file with which this document viewer file is associated. Click Previous or Next to return to any other document viewer files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this document viewer file to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to document viewer files." "window","dossier","The dossiers for characters who appear in multiple episodes have been grouped within the pilot episode. To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. Click Previous or Next to return to any other dossier files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this dossier to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to dossiers. If necessary for navigation, scroll bars appear automatically at the top and bottom of the file." "window","glossary","To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Previous, Next, and Help. Click Previous or Next to return to any other glossary terms which you have already accessed during this session." "window","qtvr","In an object window, drag the mouse cursor right or left to turn an object around. In a panorama window, drag the mouse cursor right, left, up, or down to view different areas of the space. Embedded within the panoramas are hotspots leading to additional views of the space. The cursor will change when a hotspot is rolled over. Click on a hotspot to access a new view. To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. Click Open Case File to view the case file with which this evidence file is associated. Click Previous or Next to return to any other evidence files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this evidence file to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to evidence files." "window","stills","To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. Click Open Case File to view the case file with which this still image file is associated. Click Previous or Next to return to any other still image files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this still image file to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to still image files." "window","text","To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. Click Open Case File to view the case file with which this text file is associated. Click Previous or Next to return to any other text files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this text file to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to text files." "window","video","Double-click on the image within the window to play or stop the video file. To the left of the window is the control bar, with the following options (top-to-bottom): Open Case File, Previous, Next, Bookmark, History, and Help. Click Open Case File to view the case file with which this video file is associated. Click Previous or Next to return to any other video files which you have already accessed during this session. Click Bookmark to add this video file to the Bookmark list; click the Bookmark icon on the control bar at the left of the Browser to view the Bookmark list. Click History to view a History list specific to video files."