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| Technical Requirements |
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| The Arab Academy's courses are highly interactive. To take full advantage of the interactivity of the courses, the following minimum system requirements are required: | |
| 1. Hardware requirements | |
| - PC Windows XP, MAC OSX or higher - 2,4 GHZ Pentium 4 Processor or more - 512 MB of RAM - 56 Kbps or higher internet connection - Sound Card - Speakers - Microphone (for speaking classes) |
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| 2. Software requirements | |
- Internet
Explorer version 7 or above (for PC users), Netscape 9.0 or above
(for PC or MAC users).
- Skype: Download and install Skype, You may download it from: http://www.skype.com/go/download. Follow the directions to create an account. |
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| 3. Prepare your Computer for best display | |
- Screen Resolution 1024 X 768 or more
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| 4. Preparing your Computer to enter Arabic text | |
| Click on the link below: Arabic Language Support |
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| 5. Test your system | |
| http://www.arabacademy.com/links/check/ |
| Problems
you may encounter and how to solve them |
| When I enter Arab Academy program, the computer shuts down. It does not shut down in other web sites. |
| This happens because your browser is not Internet Explorer version 7 or above. It is probably version 5 or 5.5. Those versions are unable to understand the advanced code (java script) that is on the Arab Academy web site, and this causes an illegal operation and the computer shuts down. If you are using Netscape, then it is probably not version 9.0 or above. All up to date browsers are downloaded for free from microsoft.com or netscape.com, .... When you update your browser to the latest version, this problem will disappear. |
| My computer plays sound in other web sites but not in Arab Academy web site. |
| This is because Arab Academy sound files need Real One Player, or Real Player version Ten or above to play. If you do not have realplayer installed on your computer, or if you have a lower version, the sound files on Arab Academy site will not play. The basic version that is downloaded for free from Real.com is enough. |
| My computer does not display Arabic script. I bought it from the US and it does not have Arabic. |
| The Arab Academy program is used in the United States,
France and other countries that do not have Arabic windows or Arabic support.
All you need to do is enable your browser to display Arabic fonts. Information
on this is available at: http://www.arabacademy.com/links/arabic/arabic/arabic_language_support.htm If your keyboard, does not have Arabic on it, then it is recommended you replace it with one that does. If that was not available to you, then we will provide you with a mapping on the positions of Arabic letters on your keyboard, as soon as you enter the program. |
| I only see half of the screen so I am unable to play the games. |
| Low screen resolutions 800X600 lets you see half the screen only. Most games will not be displayed properly and it will be less fun for you to work on the activities that require dragging, as you cannot drag and scroll down at the same time. What you need to do is increase your display setting from the control panel to: 1024 X 768 or more. Do not worry, you will be able to type and use your computer, even with a 14 inch screen, on the higher resolution. As a matter of fact, low resolutions are getting to be obsolete, and very few people use them today. |
| I have RealPlayer installed, but there is no sound in the Arab Academy program. |
| Real Player Sound Problems: (How to make Real Player
work) Is RealPlayer installed on your computer, yet the sound files in the Arab Academy program are not playing? This could occur if Real Player was installed before the installation of your browser. When Real Player is installed before the installation of the browser, it does not add its Plugin to the Browser's plugin directory. You need to re-install RealPlayer to solve this problem. Alternatively, you can copy the RealPlayer plugins to your browser's plugin directory. Following are the steps to do this: - If you have installed RealPlayer on drive C, then its plugins for Netscapge and mozilla browsers (and other browsers) are found in the director below: C:/Program Files/Real/RealPlayer/Netscape9 - Copy those files and paste them at: C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/plugins (If your browser was Fire fox browser) Or at: C:/Program Files/Netscapge/plugins (If your browser was Netscape) - Restart your computer. - Enter the Arab Academy site and test the sound files from the link below: http://www.arabacademy.com/check |
| Are you connecting through Aol, Compuserve or Prodigy? |
| If you have any problems, do not
hesitate to contact our technical support. |
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