INTERNET INTERACTIVE

The information on AUSTRALIA ON CD is presented in HTML format, that is, the same format as Internet websites. All files are accessed via your Internet Web Browser (Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Safari etc.). Users who are familiar with navigating websites will have no trouble finding their way around this disc, which is set up like a giant website on disc.
A reason for adopting the same format as the Internet is that the Worldwide Web has many websites containing information pertaining to Australia which are copyright and the information, photographs etc. they contain could not be included on this disc. By being interactive with the Internet, you can access this material with ease, automatically moving seamlessly from the CD-Rom to the Worldwide Web and back again. For this reason, it is advisable to be online while using this CD-Rom to ensure instant access to the many website links on it. If you plan to only access information on the disc, being online while using the disc is not necessary.

DOWNLOADING FILES

Some files on this disc have been prepared in PDF format and can be printed or downloaded to your computer's hard drive in the same way as PDF files on the Internet using Adobe Acrobat Reader. All illustrations are also downloadable to your computer's hard drive and can be accessed in the same way that one downloads photos from the Internet.

COPYRIGHT

By using the links on this disc, provided their Internet connection is turned on, users can accesswebsites on which photographs, maps and illustrations are located. Please be aware that links provided are for the users' convenience only and are provided in good faith. Their inclusion on this CD-Rom does not imply any waiving of copyright restrictions which may to the material on third party websites, even though this disc may provide a link to it. Users are advised to take note of and comply with any copyright restrictions or conditions of use that appear on third party websites to which links have been provided. The publishers of Australia On CD accept no resposibility for breaches of copyright which may occur as a result of users downloading material from this CD-Rom or from websites accessed via links on it which may be subject to third party copyright restrictions.

NAVIGATING THE FILES

The material on this CD-Rom, including the Internet links, are are presented by subject, either Australiawide, or on a state by state basis. After passing the entry page of this disc, to access information for a particular state or locality within a state, use the buttons in the menu at the top of every page. To access information that relates to Australia as a whole, use the buttons in the menus above the title or at the bottom of every page.

STATE BY STATE: To access information pertaining to a particular state or to a locality within that state, click on the putton for that state at the top of each page.

AUSTRALIAWIDE: Information is presented within the following main categories:
Environment | Cultural | Built Features | Natural features | History & Heritage | About Australia
The menu for these categories appears at the top of every page

RETURNING HOME: To return to the entry page of this CD-Rom while you are accessing material on the disc, click the "home" link found in the menu at the top of each page.

If you are on the internet and want to return to the entry page of this disc, do not click the "home" button on your web browser as this will take you to your Internet Home Page - instead, press the "back" or "return" button on your internet browser until you return to the disc. If this fails to return you to a file on the disc, go to the menu bar on the top of your internet bowser page, select 'file', then "open file". Simply select the file on the CD-Rom that you wish to open, or alternatively click on the "index" or "start here" button or link.

If you are still unable to return to the entry page of this disc, close your interner browser program and start again by inserting the CD-Rom and clicking the "start here" button or link.

LIMITED LIABILITY

The material contained on this CD-Rom is derived from sources believed to be accurate and current as at the date of publication. This CD-Rom contains links to many websites, which are provided in good faith for the users' information only. The provision of links is in no way an endorsement by the publisher of the services, products, offers, claims and/or content found on third party websites to which links are provided and any other website to which the user might on-link via third party websites. The publisher disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, reliability, or operability or availability of information or material displayed on third party websites accessed via links contained in the textual content of Australia On CD. The publisher disclaims any responsibility for the deletion, failure to store, misdelivery, or untimely delivery of any information or material. The publisher is not responsible or liable for any actions taken by users of Australian on CD as a result of viewing material placed therein by third parties. The publisher disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material on the Internet through links on Australia On CD, including copyright infringement. Use of this disc implies acceptance by the user of the publishers terms and conditions of use, and accepatance of the publisher's limited liability as detailer herein.