What is needed to take online classes at LVS?
• You should have the most recent version browser that you are using (ie, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, Safari). Visit your browsers home page to verify you have the most current version. • Most classes have lessons available in PDF format (Portable Document Format), a printer friendly publication. Most computers have the Adobe Acrobat Plug-In pre-installed. If you need to upgrade your version or download the free plug-in, you may do so here: www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html • Most lessons have “work files” that coincide with the lessons. To make it easier for the student to obtain these files and to save on download time, these files are available in zip format. You will need a compression utility to unzip these files. Windows XP provides a built-in compression program – follow this link for a free tutorial: http://www.lvsonline.com/compresstut/index.shtml. LVS also offers a free tutorial on how to use Winzip at this location: http://www.lvsonline.com/winzip.shtml. Or d
