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Use the Topic Index. This alphabetical index lists over 2,000 terms or phrases that can help you find sections of interest within Part 300 of the Regulations (Parts 301, 303 and 304 are not indexed.) You can either scroll to the terms you are interested in, or use the find function on your browser (usually located under the "edit" menu). This is a large file and takes time to finish loading. Do not click until the file is complete. To search with the find function on the Index, you will have to click once on the Index window to select it before using the "Find" command. Once you locate the term you are interested in (e.g., "participation in assessment"), clicking on the section number (e.g., 300.138) will take you directly to that point in the Regulations. Selecting the magnifying glass icon will take you to a separate web page for that section of the Regulations including related passages from the Analysis of Comments and Changes.

Use the search engine. The search engine on this CD contains an index of all the HTML files and most PDF documents on the discover IDEA CD. It is a simple tool. Results will vary based on the terms you use. Type the term or phrase of your choice into the search window, then select the search button. The results page will provide links to CD pages and give a "%" match. A single word will get only 100% matches. Two words will often produce a 50% match, meaning that only one of the words is found in that selection. For example, the search term "secondary transition" results in four documents on that topic with 100% match and the remaining links at 50% meaning that they contain "secondary" or "transition".

Use the Information by Topic pages. A new feature on this version of the discover IDEA CD is the Information by Topic guides. These guides have been created to assist you in providing training or conducting research on 21 different topics. Although this feature does not include all of the material on the CD, each Information by Topic section includes links to:

• OSEP published materials;
• materials developed by OSEP funded projects;
• links and contact information; and
• key words and sections in the regulations for Part B of the IDEA '97.

Use the search engine. The search engine on this CD contains an index of all the HTML files and most PDF documents on the discover IDEA CD. It is a simple tool. Results will vary based on the terms you use. Type the term or phrase of your choice into the search window, then select the search button. The results page will provide links to CD pages and give a "%" match. A single word will get only 100% matches. Two words will often produce a 50% match, meaning that only one of the words is found in that selection. For example, the search term "secondary transition" results in four documents on that topic with 100% match and the remaining links at 50% meaning that they contain "secondary" or "transition".

Use the find function in your web browser to search for terms on a web page. The find command is usually located under the edit menu or can be used via keystroke - Command F (Mac) or Control F (Windows). Use the find again command to search for further instances of the term within a page - Command G (Mac) or Control G (Windows).

Searching the Topic Index can be an efficient way to find links to terms within the Regulations. Once you locate the term you are interested in, clicking on the section number (e.g., 300.136) will take you directly to that point in the Regulations

Additionally, the Regulations have been divided into individual sections to produce more accurate search results and better print results. Selecting the magnifying glass icon or the section title will take you to a separate web page for that section of the Regulations including related passages from the Analysis of Comments and Changes.