A Users Guide

Welcome to Particle Physics

You should start off with a contents page, which lists all the avaliable pagesto you. The first time you use the progam it is advisable to use the tourguide, listed at the top of the contents. This will take you through the wholeprogram, following links.

A link appears in a different colour to the rest of the text, such as "starttour" in the contents, whilst the title "The Big Bang" isn't a link and so isthe normal type colour for your computer. Links are also underlined.

To follow a link to another document use the mouse to position the cursor overthe required word or picture, and click on it with the (left) mouse button.

Pictures can also be used for a link, such as a link to a larger version of thepicture. These pictures will be enclosed by coloured lines, which are the samecolour as the word links. Once you have followed a link, all the link words tothat particular page should change colour to enable you to know where you havebeen.In following the tour please click on the links as you reach them in the textand follow them, as they will eventually bring you back to the place where theoriginal link was.

The links in italics go to the glossary, where the link word is describedor another link to a further page/word is given. However, in the glossary allinternal links are in normal type (ie those to other words in the glossary) andthose to other pages are in bold.

At the bottom of each main page there is usually a choice of options, pleasefollow the first link and then the second, but ignore the "Back to contents"link unless you want to start again or go straight to a certain page. In the"Big Bang" section there is a menu at the bottom of the page allowing you to goto any one of the six Big Bang pages if you want to re-read any. To continuenormally you should click on the link which is one number above the page you areon. For example:

To continue you should click on 5 since you are on 4 (shown by the absence of 4on the menu).

There is also a glossary with this pack and so some words that are highlightedwill take you to the glossary. To return to the page you were on, simply clickon the back box, or backwards arrow with the (left) mouse button.

Enjoy your Trip