Technical Prerequisites and Plugin Test

Browser

The HTML pages at the ChemgaPedia site use cascading style sheets (CSS). Therefore, they can only be displayed correctly by newer web browsers. The following web browsers are recommended:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 6.0 or higher (included in the MS Windows operating system)
  • Firefox (web browser based on Mozilla, use latest version if possible, beta-versions are not recommended)
Other W3C-standard-compliant browsers should as well be able to display the examples correctly. It is recommended to activate JavaScript.

Download/Plugin-Test

Plugins are auxiliary applications (often freeware) which extend the functionality of your web browser. These plugins are required to properly display the multimedia content embedded in many ChemgaPedia pages. A red hint means, that the plugin is not installed. Use the link to reach the plugin information page. A green hint tells you, that the plugin is installed. Unfortunately, some plugins are only available for MS Windows and Mac OS, so that the performance may be affected on other operating systems.

The following plugins are required for the ChemgaPedia material:

On the following pages you can test if all the above plugins are working correctly on your computer. <Start Test>

In case any plugin is missing, you will get installation instructions.

Forum Contact
The Chemistry Information Centre, CIC