A follow-up note from Fran Alley.  Thanks, Fran!

Linda H. Lord
Director, Library Development
Maine State Library
64 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04333
Telephone 207-287-5620
Fax 207-287-5624
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-----Original Message-----
From: Frances D. Aley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 5:01 PM
To: Lord, Linda
Subject: Re: Laptop icon for 7th grade teacher laptops

Just so you know....only works in Internet Explorer and if you put it on
your
desktop and are using Netscape, if you click on the little symbol, it opens
Internet Explorer while you already have Netscape open!

"Lord, Linda" wrote:

> I am told by a MAC expert that to get an icon for
> http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases
> <http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases>  on the teacher laptops you
only
> need to do the following:
>
> Type in the database URL.
>
> Just to the left of the URL in location bar you will see a little @
symbol.
> Go to the page you want and then drag @ to the DOCK and you got the cute
> little @on_a_spring symbol
>
> I do not have a MAC in front of me so can't prove this by doing it.  If
you
> have problems, let me know and I'll go back to my MAC expert.  Good luck!!
>
> Linda H. Lord
> Director, Library Development
> Maine State Library
> 64 State House Station
> Augusta, ME  04333
> Telephone 207-287-5620
> Fax 207-287-5624
> E-mail [log in to unmask]

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