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Interface: Browsing the Table of Contents

Browsing The Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is done through the Table of Contents window in the interface. The Table of Contents is based on the Windows Explorer standard, which uses plus signs to denote closed folders, and a minus sign to denote an open folder.

When you click on the sign on the Section 1 folder, for example, the subsections of the folder are displayed:

Fig 3: Expanding folders in the Table of Contents

There are two types of information displayed : text, which is displayed as a PDF using Acrobat Reader, and interactive tables. Each subsection within a Section folder contains either a single PDF, or both a Table and its associated PDF. The different formats of data are represented by two different icons: the PDF option is represented by the icon, the interactive table option is represented by the icon. You can view each type by clicking on the appropriate icon.

When a Table exists, the PDF view of that subsection repeats the data in the table but in addition gives introductory material, explanation of the data fields, and references. When the table is very long, only the introduction is given in the PDF. When you choose an item, it is displayed in the Search Results and Data window of the interface.

Note: While the documents have been optimized as much as possible to provide minimal download for the quality of information, documents tend to be on the large side. Please provide adequate time for download of a document. Also note that you must have a subscription to view documents or interactive tables or interactive graphs.