Using Ordinances

Resizing

(navigating) (searching) (copy and paste)

You can easily resize the ordinance window to make the ordinance, table of contents or glossary more visible on the screen. To do so 1. Find the Frame Bars which separate the window by placing the mouse arrow on top of them. A two directional arrow will appear.

2. When the arrows appear, left click, hold and drag the frame to the left or the right, up or down to make the desired window larger or smaller.

Navigating

To Navigate around ordinances we have provided a hyperlinked Table of Contents, located on the left side of the ordinance screen.  You can make the frame larger by dragging the vertical frame bar to the right

To advance to a Chapter, Section, Subsection, or Table simply click the desired link in the Table of Contents.  This will automatically load that section into the ordinance frame on the right side of the screen.  This time drag the vertical frame bar to the left to increase the size of the ordinance screen section.

Copy and Paste

Find something that you need to print, or even insert into your proposal? Your web browser allows you to copy and paste information between windows applications. To select text. 1. Place the mouse/cursor to the left of the selection you wish to copy. 2. Press and hold the left mouse button. 3. Drag the pointer to the end of the text you wish to select and release the mouse button. The text you desire will be highlighted with a different color background. 4. To copy your selection, select edit from the browser menu, then copy. The highlighted text is now on your windows clipboard ready for pasting into your desired application. 5. Open a word processor, spreadsheet, or other application and place the mouse in the location where you would like to insert the information. 6. To paste your selection, select edit from application menu and select paste. You can also use these keyboard shortcuts. Shortcut for Copy - hold CTRL + C Shortcut for Paste - hold CTRL + V

Searching

Within a selected frame you can search for words depending on which type of browser you use. For Microsoft's Internet Explorer. 4.0+ 1. Click the mouse anywhere inside the frame you wish to search. 2. Select Edit from the menu bar. Then select Find (on this page), you will notice that CTRL + F is the shortcut key. 3. Type in the word you wish to search for and press the Find Next button. For Netscape Communicator. ver 4.0+ 1. Click the mouse anywhere inside the frame you wish to search. 2. Select Edit from the menu bar. Then select Find in frame, you will notice that CTRL + F is the shortcut key. 3.  Type in the word you wish to search for and press the Find Next button.

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