AACC International Approved Methods
Welcome

Welcome to the AACC International Approved Methods Online. This format allows the complete and most current 10th Edition to be available at any time. To order the Approved Methods online, please contact customer service at 1.800.328.7560 in the U.S. and most of Canada or +1.651.454.7250 elsewhere. Below are a couple of recommendations that should be followed to facilitate the full potential of this medium.

First, it is recommended that you employ a current web browser application, Internet Explorer versions 4.0 or 5.0, or Netscape version 4.0 or higher. Links to the appropriate sites to obtain the latest versions of these browsers are included below.

Microsoft Internet Explorer:
Go to this page to download the appropriate browser for your operating system.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Netscape:
Go to this page to download the appropriate browser for your operating system.
http://www.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html

Second, it is necessary to have installed the Acrobat Reader software. This free software is necessary to view, print, and navigate the methods documents. The Acrobat Reader version 4.0 is highly recommended. Also download the plug-ins that enable the Reader application to open within the viewing frame of your browser. If the Acrobat Reader (once installed) does not open when you select a particular method or does not open within the viewing frame, refer to the troubleshooting tips below.

The latest Acrobat Reader software is available for free by clicking the link or the graphic below.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

Navigating the Methods site.

The Approved Methods online site is built with frames to facilitate an integrated, easily navigated, fully linked, and fast loading product. The frame at left is always available for navigation; the frame on the right is the viewing frame. The "Chapters" link opens a file that contains shortcuts to sections in the Table of Contents. Click any entry in the Table of Contents to open and view a particular method.

Methods that cite other methods contain hyperlinks (indicated with red text) to the related documents. Also, methods with additional information on how to obtain apparatus or reagents contain links (highlighted in yellow) to the appropriate entry in the supplier's index.

The Acrobat toolbar facilitates navigation and easy viewing. Below are short descriptions of the more useful tools.

Save As. Allows one to save a particular Methods to a local drive. Please be aware, however, that copying a method for another individual's use is not allowed by a single user license.

Print button

Reduce/enlarge view. (Hold this button down to reveal reduce and enlarge view options.)

Select Text/Graphics. (Hold this button down to reveal options for selecting lines or block of text and to select graphics).

Navigation arrows. Allow the user to quickly navigate the pages of any one Method document.

Find. Allows the user to find a word or phrase within the text of any open Method document.

 

Searching the Methods

Click the "Search Methods" button in the navigation frame. Each Method is indexed by number, title, chapter, as well as the full text of the Method "objective." Type a term or combination of terms in the search form field and press "GO". A list of titles is returned as a result of your query. Click any "VIEW OBJECTIVE" link to see the objective text for a Method, or use the browser "BACK" button to return to the query list. Click the "VIEW METHOD" link to download the full text of the Method. To become familiar with the operating logic of the search engine, click the search tips link below the query box of the Search Methods page.

Troubleshooting the Acrobat Reader

If the Acrobat Reader does not open when you select a method, or if the Reader does open in the viewing frame, you may take the following steps to remedy the situation:

Internet Explorer Users:
  1. Go to the Tools button on the menu bar, choose Internet Options
  2. Select the Security tab and choose the Custom Levels button.

  1. In the list that appears, click the following options:
  2. In the ActiveX controls and plug-ins category,
    click enable for the "Download signed ActiveX controls" option
    click enable for the "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" option
    Click OKAY and restart Explorer.

Netscape users:
Configuring Netscape 4.x to use Acrobat Reader as a helper

  1. Choose Edit > Preferences.
  2. In the left pane (marked Category), click Applications under Navigator:

  1. Click New Type.
  2. In the New Type window, do the following:

          a. Type "Portable Document Format." in the Description of Type
              text box.
          b. Type "pdf." in the File Extension text box.
          c. Type "application/pdf." in the MIME Type text box.
          d. Click Browse, then locate the Acrobat Reader 3.0x or Acrobat 4.0x
              application file and click Open. The path will then show in
              Application to Use text box:

  1. Click OK to close the New Type dialog box.
  2. Restart Navigator.

For more help: www.adobe.com/support/techguides/acrobat/reader/windowsnetscape.html