Downloading Files

This page provides guidance for downloading files found on the TCEQ Web site, using popular Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Note: If the file is compressed, you must decompress it before using it. See details below.

Many documents on our site are available in different formats. Generally you will find portable document format (PDF) files, WordPerfect files, Word files, ASCII files, compressed files (also referred to as zipped files), and zipped self-extracting files. Some documents/forms must be used exactly as originally distributed. Please refer to the appropriate guidance:

• Downloading Process
  • Saving Files that Open Automatically
• PDF
• WordPerfect Files
• Word Files
• ASCII
• Compressed Files

Downloading Process

Windows
Using Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, the basic procedure for downloading a file to your hard drive is as follows:

1. Locate the link for the file you want to download.
2. Move the cursor so that it is over the link.
3. Right-click the mouse button once and release.
4. In the menu that pops up, select Save Link As... or Save Target As..., depending on which browser you are using.
5. In the box that pops up, select the directory where you want to save the file.

Macintosh

1. Locate the link for the file you want to download.
2. Move the cursor so that it is over the link.
3. Click the mouse button and hold.
4. In the mini-menu that pops up, select "Save this Link as..."
5. In the box that pops up, select the location where you want to save the file.

Saving Files that Open Automatically

Because of the way software may be configured on your computer, the file may automatically open when you click on the link to it. You should be able to save it after it has opened by selecting "Save As" or "Save" underneath the "File" menu or an equivalent menu in the software that opened the file.

WordPerfect Files

Generally you will find WordPerfect files available in 5.1 and 6.1 versions. The WordPerfect files in the 5.1 format can be used in WordPerfect 5.1 or more recent releases, including Windows versions. The 6.1 versions can be used only in 6.1 or more recent releases. If you try to open a 6.1 file in older versions of WordPerfect, you will get an error message. While it may be an option of the WordPerfect 6.1 program to save a 6.1 generated document in a 5.1 format, the translation is not always accurate. TCEQ adopted Microsoft Word as its working platform for employees in 2006 and is in the process of converting files from WordPerfect to Word.

Microsoft Word Files

The TCEQ has adopted Microsoft Office as the new working platform for its employees. As TCEQ converts files from WordPerfect to Word you will begin to find Word files available. The Word file format is compatible with Word 2003.

ASCII Files

ASCII files are typically plain text files that can be created by most software programs. Typically they are plain text, but may be database files in an ASCII delimited format. The plain text files should be useable in just about any program you have, even DOS. The ASCII delimited files contain information usually from a database where each field and record is separated by a marker character. Because the information contained in the file varies, the delimiters should be presented in the file description.

Compressed Files

To conserve disk space and reduce downloading time, some of the larger files on the TCEQ Web site are posted in a compressed format. Before a compressed file can be used, it must be decompressed. Many different compression formats are used on the Internet, including variations for the DOS/Windows, Mac and UNIX operating systems. The TCEQ Web site employs the widely-used DOS/Windows format known as ZIP. Zipped files can be recognized by their filename extensions of .ZIP or .EXE