Help with Sounds
If the Sounds of King Alfred's Grammar are not working for you, you need to make sure that your browser is using the correct plug-in to play them.
A. For a Netscape Browser:
- Go to Preferences under the Edit menu.
- Under Navigator, select Applications.
- Scroll down until you see "WAV Audio" in the left hand column.
- If the application listed in the right hand column is not "Quicktime Plug-In" select "Edit."
- Click "Plug-in" and select "Quicktime Plug-In" from the pull-down menu (Note: if "Quicktime Plug-in is not an option, skip to section C below.
- Click "Ok"
- Click "Ok" again.
- The Sounds should now work.
B. For Internet Explorer:
- Go to Preferences under the Edit menu.
- Click on File Helpers under the Receiving Files category.
- Scroll down until you see "Windows WAV Sound" in the left hand column.
- Click "Change."
- Click "Browse" and find the "Quicktime Plug-in" and select it. (Note: if you do not have the "Quicktime Plug-in," skip to section C below.
- Click "Ok."
- Click "Ok" again.
- The Sounds should now work.
C. If you don't have the Quicktime Plug-in installed, you may download it for free at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.
run the installer located on the King Alfred CD in the Quicktime folder (in that folder you will find sub-folders for both PC and Macintosh; choose the approriate one).
Once you have run the Quicktime Installer, follow the instructions listed in above in A (for Netscape) or B (for Internet Explorer).