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- Mosaic can play AU and AIFF sound files. If a helper
- application is <A HREF="filetype.htm">configured</A> to play these file
- types, it is used instead.
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- <P><B>To play an AU or AIFF sound file:</B>
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- <P><LI>Click or enter the URL of a sound file, such as this brief <A
- HREF="vrflycat.au">example</A>.
- <P><LI>In a document window, choose Open Local from the File menu. Then type
- or select the name of the sound file.
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- <P>Sound player controls:
- <P><IMG ALIGN=middle WIDTH=53 HEIGHT=26 ALT=" "
- SRC="play.gif"> Start or resume playing the sound file.
- <P><IMG ALIGN=middle WIDTH=53 HEIGHT=26 ALT=" "
- SRC="stop.gif"> Stop playing and move to the beginning of the sound
- file.
- <P><IMG ALIGN=middle WIDTH=53 HEIGHT=26 ALT=" "
- SRC="pause.gif"> Pause at the current
- position.
- <P>With your mouse or arrow keys, you can drag the scroll box to
- move to a different position in the sound file.
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- <P>To play other sound formats, you must <A
- HREF="filetype.htm">configure</A> a helper application.
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- <P><B>To save a sound file:</B>
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- <P><LI>In the Sound window, choose Save As from the File menu.
- Then type a filename.
- <P><LI>To save a sound file (or any other file) directly to your disk
- without having Mosaic or a helper application play the sound, press
- Control and click the link that retrieves the sound file. Then choose
- the Save As button.
- <P><LI>You can also add the URL of a sound file to the Hotlist by choosing
- Add Current to Hotlist from the Navigate menu.
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- <P><B>To close a Sound window:</B>
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- <P><LI>From the File menu, choose Close.
- <P>Choosing Exit quits the Mosaic program.
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