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Use Windows Media Player, not the 'Media Bar' player.
( If you use the 'Media Bar' player you have to Refresh the page when you use the Index. )

Make Windows media Player as small as possible and then move it out of sight to the bottom of the screen where it does not interfere with the Speaking English text.
Shuffle and Repeat must be off.
Windows Media Player version 10
  1. Access the Application Menus (click the small arrow in the top right-hand corner of the Player).
  2. Go to View and then Skin Chooser.
  3. Choose 'Revert', which is the smallest skin.
  4. Move it to the bottom right-hand corner of the screen (just leave the title bar showing).
Windows Media Player version 7.01
Apply the Miniplayer skin as follows:-
Windows Media Player    Windows Media Player, Miniplayer
1. Click 'Skin Chooser'.
2. Click 'Miniplayer'.
3. Click 'Apply Skin'.		    4. Move the 'Miniplayer' and the 'Anchor',
to the corners of the screen.
Windows Media Player 'Help' will give instructions for 'Applying a skin'.
How to download and run Speaking English.
  1. Download and save Speaking English 'Free.exe' and 'Course.exe' files.
  2. Downloaded Speaking English Free Lessons and Courses are self-unzipping '.exe' files.
    Just double-click the 'Free.exe' or 'Course.exe' file and follow the on-screen instructions to have the Free Lesson or Course installed on your computer.
  3. Speaking English lessons run from your computer's 'Start' button.
    Go to:- Start » Programs » Speaking English » Free Lesson/Course.
Working off-line
Click 'File' at the top left-hand corner of the Browser screen. Click 'Work Offline'.
If you get a 'Dial-up Connection' window click 'Cancel' and 'Work Offline'.
To find the best size of text for Speaking English lessons
Click 'View' on the top bar of your Browser, scroll down to 'Text Size' and then move to the right where you can choose between Largest, Larger, Medium, Smaller and Smallest text sizes.
 To find a word in a lesson use 'Ctrl+F' on your keyboard.
Restoration of lesson colours.
When you first click on something in a lesson it changes to the 'Active Link' colour and then it changes to the 'Visited Link' colour when you click on something else.
A 'Full Screen' option, giving the largest possible viewing area, is available in Speaking English Courses and in the Free Lessons.
You can return to the usual screen by holding down the 'Alt' key on your keyboard and pressing the 'F4' key.
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