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How to use the PathFinder
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Welcome to the PathFinder, a series of
instruments to support and empower multistakeholder working groups in
developing forest certification standards.
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What are the different pages in the PathFinder?
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About Pi:
a short introduction about Pi Environmental Consulting, co-ordinator
and producer of the PathFinder.
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The WWF and
IKEA co-operation:
a short introduction to the partnership between the two organisations,
one of the outcome of which is the PathFinder.
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Acknowledgements:
the list of persons and organisations that have participated in
the elaboration of the PathFinder.
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Background:
a short introduction to the context leading to the creation of
the PathFinder.
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How to use
the PathFinder:
this page. A series of FAQ to help you use the PathFinder.
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Instrument series:
the list of instruments that can be found in the Pathfinder.
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Links between instruments:
outlines the relationship between instruments.
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Resources:
a series of links to organisations that have participated in the
elaboration of the PathFinder or can be useful contact in the
work of developing standards.
Note that external links will not operate automatically if your computer
is not connected to the Internet.
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What kind of instruments will you find in the PathFinder?
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The instruments are divided into three categories:
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How to print instruments?
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- Printable instruments are in the pdf format, to keep the correct layout in all situations. To open pdf files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free from www.adobe.com
- Please note that all pdf files have been formatted for A4 paper. The use of other paper dimensions may disturb the layout.
- Colours have been chosen to allow an as clean as possible printing with black and white printers.
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How to open the PathFinder?
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The main support for the Pathfinder is a CD.
- insert the CD in the CD reader of your computer. The PathFinder should open itself automatically. If it does not,
open your favourite web browser and open the file “index.html” on the root folder of the CD.
- The PathFinder will behave as a normal Web site, but external links will not work, unless your computer is connected to the
Internet while using the Pathfinder.
- The PathFinder can also be accessed through the Internet
at www.piec.org/pathfinder
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How to transfer an instrument to your hard disk?
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Go in the instrument list, and right click (ctrl – click on Macintosh) on the instrument you wish to copy,
choosing the “Save as” option. Please note that this method may change depending of your own configuration
and the browser you use.
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What are short presentations?
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Each instrument or instrument series is presented by a short
PowerPoint presentation. The purpose is to describe shortly what
the use of the instrument is and help users make their choice of
instruments, without necessarily the need to read the whole instrument.
If the short presentation convince you that you need the tool, all long
tools have an additional executive summary, helping you further in your
decision, The intend is to make the use of, and access to the instruments
as simple as possible.
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