You can choose to install one or both of the CD-ROMs to your hard drive, or you can run the content directly from the CD-ROM. To have simultaneous access to the Teaching Resources and the Technology Resources, you must install both CDs to your hard drive.
The following types of files are located on or linked to from this CD-ROM:
| Icon | File Type | Access Requirement |
| Application | none | |
| Archived or compressed file or folder | WinZip or similar decompression program | |
| Internet jump | Internet access | |
| Movie | Microsoft Windows Media Player | |
| Newsgroup | Internet access | |
| Portable Document Format (PDF) | Adobe Acrobat Reader | |
| PostScript | Print only | |
| PowerPoint slideshow | Microsoft PowerPoint | |
| Text Document | Notepad, TextPad, WordPad, or similar text reader | |
| Windows Installer Package | none | |
| Word document | Microsoft Word |
The file type is indicated within text by the icon preceding it. If there is no icon, you are linking to an HTML content page located on the CD-ROM.
Document readers, viewers, and media players can be downloaded from the Utilities page.
Each subject overview page lists the related resources available on this CD-ROM, and includes a print button like this at the top of the page:
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Click the button to print the page, or right-click the page and click Print on the shortcut menu.