Site Tips

Welcome to the AllThyroid.org website. We have prepared the following information to help you get the best out of our site.

Navigating the Site

Going back to a previous page
At the top left corner of your browser you will see a Back button. This button makes it very easy to retrace your steps through the pages you have viewed. Each time you click it, you will go back one page.

Getting back to the front page of the site (home)
Click on our logo at the top left of the page, click on the "HOME" navigation button on the left-hand side of the page, or click on any icon.

Searching the site for information
Appearing at the top of every page is a search box and a Go button. By typing a word or words into this box you can quickly gather information from all the pages of the site.

Site Features

Increasing the size of the text
Click on the icon located at the top of each page to increase the text size. Click on the reset icon to reset your text size to default.

As an alternative you can use your browser to increase text size:
Move your cursor to the top of your browser and click on View. Move the cursor down to Text Size. Another window will open to the right. Move the cursor to Larger and click the mouse button.

If you're using Netscape...Instead of following the steps above, move your cursor to the top of your browser and click on View. Drag your cursor down to Increase Font Size and click the mouse button.

Email this Page
You may email the link of a particular article on our site by using the "Email this Page" feature located at the top of each webpage. You may email the article to more than one friend by separating their email addresses with a comma (,). Your email address and your friend's email address will only be used to email the link. Your information will not be used for any other purposes.

Print a Page
To print a page click on "Print this Page" located at the top of each page. As an alternative, choose File > Print in the file menu of your browser.

PDF Files

The Adobe software program, Acrobat Reader®, is needed to open a PDF document. This software can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe's Internet site.

Opening the PDF file in your browser:
Left- click on the link to open the PDF file in your browser.
When opening a file on screen, please be patient. PDF files often take time to open. If it looks like the program has stopped opening the file, clicking on the RELOAD or REFRESH button on your browser toolbar may help.

Once the PDF document is open in your browser window you may save the document to your computer. Click on the Save button on the Reader toolbar;
Download the PDF File and Save it to Your Computer:

If you are having trouble opening the PDF file, try saving the file to the hard drive on your computer and opening it from there. It will open and print much more quickly.

Windows
Hold your cursor over the link and right-click
In the pop-up menu choose Save Target As or Save link as, depending on your browser. Indicate where you want the file saved and click Save.
Once the file is downloaded click on the file in the folder you saved it to and the Adobe Acrobat Reader will open it.

Mac
Hold down the Option key and click the download link.
Indicate where you want the file saved and click Save.
Once the file is downloaded click on the file in the folder you saved it to and the Adobe Acrobat Reader will open it.

Printing PDF Documents
One common issue is printing PDF documents viewed from a Web site. Since Acrobat Reader is operating within the browser window, the browser print button does not work. Instead, use the print button within Acrobat.

Tools to Get the Most out of your Visit

Browsers
We recommend the lasted version of Internet Explorer or Netscape to view our website and take full advantage of all the features. The latest versions can be downloaded for free at the following sites:

Internet Explorer

Netscape

Adobe Acrobat Reader
You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to open the PDF documents available on our site.

Macromedia Flash-Plugin
You'll need the Macromedia Flash plug-in to see some of the animation on AllThyroid.org.