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1. PREFACE: HOW TO USE THIS ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT The electronic transit (i.e., e-transit) project was structured so that task orders would produce e-documents for rapid distribution via the Internet. This e-document is designed to provide live links to webpages, online documents, and e-mail messaging. The design, which includes the use of footnotes rather than endnotes, allows readers to easily Go directly to the online versions of webpages in readersâ web browsers (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer) so that readers can examine the pages and look at other parts of those websites; ⢠⢠⢠Open links to online documents so that the full contents can be reviewed or downloaded; and Launch e-mail software from within the e-document with a blank message already addressed to particular contacts, enabling readers to readily communicate with the interviewees involved in this effort. (These interviewees are found in Appendix B: Contact Information for Customer Information Survey.) Links are identified by underlined blue text. In addition, most figures that show webpages are also formatted as links to the Internet. To check this, the reader should briefly hold his or her cursor over the image. If it is a âliveâ link to the Internet, the cursor should change to a hand icon, and a note about the link should appear at the upper left corner of the image. All links, including figures, should be clicked once to launch the online version. However, the reader should be aware of several potential limitations: The directions above assume that the reader has a constant connection to the Internet, typically through oneâs local area network. Readers using a dial-up connection will need to log into their Internet service provider (ISP) before the links will work. ⢠⢠For the links to work as described above, readersâ web browsers and e-mail programs must be configured properly. If they are not, readers will need to speak with software support staff or their network administrator. 1-1
Links are sometimes changed or eliminated by the webpage or document owner. This means links that work as of the publication of this report may not function at a later datethat is the nature of the Internet. ⢠This e-document is in portable document format (PDF), which runs in Adobe Acrobat Reader® 5.0 (the Reader is included on CRP-CD-34). The user can employ the Adobe Acrobat Reader toolbars, which make it easy to browse and navigate this e-document. 1-2
