 | Using this website1. IntroductionThis UK Screening Portal website brings together lots of information for professionals and the public on:
It was launched on 16 April 2009. 2. Welcome from Dr Anne MackieWatch an introduction to the website from the UK National Screening Committee Director of Programmes, Dr Anne Mackie.
3. Help with the websiteThe image below shows the front page (click on it to make it larger) with the key sections labelled A-K. Each section is then explained.
4. VideosTo view video clips on this website, you will need to have the Adobe Flash Player plugin installed on your computer. If you can't see the video, you can install the latest version of this from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ (it's free). Videos are initially shown as a black rectangle (like the one of Dr Anne Mackie, above). When you move your mouse over the rectangle, a grey strip will appear at the bottom containing some icons. On some pages the clip will start to play automatically, on others you will need to click on the play ( To pause the clip, click on the pause ( Most clips have sound, so make sure you have speakers connected to your computer (and that they are plugged in and switched on) or that you are using headphones. Please note that we strongly recommend that you have at least a 4MB internet connection when accessing viewing videos (with lower bandwidth connections, you may find the video clips do not play smoothly). 5. RSS Feeds
In order to subscribe, you'll need some software called a "news reader" on your computer. This will manage your subscriptions to this website, as well as any others you're also interested in. There are many different news readers depending on what sort of computer you use. Many of them are free. Google Reader is one that you can use through your web browser. If you search online, you'll find many others. Once you have subscribed, the RSS feed will provide access to the last 3 months' worth of news stories. The address of the RSS feed is http://www.screening.nhs.uk/rss.xml 6. Logging inIf you have an account on the website then you can log in by clicking on the log-in link in the bottom right of the page. Enter your user name (which will be your email address) and your password and then press 'log-in'. A new tab called 'Extranet' will appear to the left of 'Help' in the menu bar at the top of the screen. An extranet is basically a set of private web pages, like a company intranet, but that can be accessed more widely across the internet. The extranet on the UK Screening Portal provides information for staff who work for the UK National Screening Committee and the 8 national screening programmes. If you don't have an account but think you should have then please contact us, using the General Query option. |
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This website uses RSS ("Really Simple Syndication") feeds to allow you to subscribe to the latest news. This means that you can keep in touch with the website without actually having to visit the site itself.
