FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WEBSITE

1. How do I make sure that I am viewing the latest data?
2. How do I increase the font size?
3. How do I use the search engine?
4. How do I print cleaner-looking web pages?
5. How do I print pages, using Internet Explorer, without splitting the graphs?
6. How do I view PowerPoint Files (PPT)?
7. How do I view Portable Document Files (PDF)?
8. How do I view files in Microsoft Excel format (XLS)?
9. How do I copy graphics from PDF files to other documents?
10. What is a ZIP file?
11. How do I open a ZIP file?

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1. How do I make sure that I am viewing the latest data?

Try clicking the Refresh or Reload button on your browser. When accessing the website, it is possible that the website version that you have loaded is not the current one. The browser might load the pages already stored on your computer's hard disk or on your proxy server. If the latest data still isn't visible, delete the cache memory from your browser. The browser will no longer access any pre-existing files and is thus forced to load the current version. This procedure is generally of no assistance if a proxy server has been 'setup' by your organisation or the Internet Service Provider (ISP). If that is the case, contact your ISP or your Information Technology (IT) department/system administrator and request assistance.

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2. How do I increase the font size?

To display text in a larger font size, change the following setting in your browser.

1. From the View menu, select Text Size.
2. Choose the size you want (for example, Larger).

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3. How do I use the search engine?

For tips on using our search engine, please see our Help on Searching page.

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4. How do I print cleaner-looking web pages?

To print clean-looking web pages, you need to enable background printing on your web browser. The following steps outline how this is done in Internet Explorer.

1. Open the Browser.
2. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
3. Choose the Advanced tab.
4. Scroll to Printing section.
5. Select Print background colors and images.
6. Choose OK.

 

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5. How do I print pages, using Internet Explorer, without splitting the graphs?

Many of the web pages on this website that contain graphs, have a 'Print-friendly version' button. Click this button to display a page, without the menu and navigation bars. Before you print the page, ensure your text size setting in Internet Explorer is set to Medium before printing the 'Print-friendly version'.

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6. How do I view PowerPoint Presentations (PPT)?

All PowerPoint (PPT) files on this website may be downloaded free of charge. To view or print PPT files, you will need Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 or higher installed on your computer, or you can download the PowerPoint Viewer installed on your computer (earlier versions may result in some or all of the document being unviewable).

To save a PPT file on your computer for viewing in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, right click on the link to the PPT file and choose 'Save Target As'.

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7. How do I view Portable Document Files (PDF)?

All Portable Document Files (PDF) on this website may be downloaded free of charge. To view or print PDF files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer (earlier versions may result in some or all of the document being unviewable).

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8. How do I view files in Microsoft Excel format (XLS)?

All Excel spreadsheets on this website may be downloaded free of charge. Most Excel files on this website were created in Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher. To view Excel spreadsheet files, you will need Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher installed on your computer, or you can download the Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer.

To save an XLS file on your computer for viewing in Microsoft Office Excel, right click on the link to the XLS file and choose 'Save Target As'.

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9. How do I copy graphics from PDF files to other documents?

The following steps outline how to copy a graphic from an Adobe Acrobat 7.0 PDF file for use in other documents.

1. Open the file containing the graphic(s) you wish to copy in Acrobat Reader.
2. To achieve the best possible reproduction of the graphic we recommend you increase the magnification level of the PDF file to a size that matches the size you wish to paste into another document. To do this, select the Zoom In Tool button from the Acrobat toolbar and click the page until the desired magnification setting appears.
3. From the Acrobat toolbar, select the Snapshot Tool button.
4. The cursor changes to a cross-hair icon.
5. Select the graphic by dragging a rectangle around the graphic you want to copy. To deselect the graphic, click anywhere outside the image and start again.
6. An Adobe Acrobat message will display informing you that the selected area has been copied to the Clipboard.
7. Click OK.
8. The graphic is copied using the WMF (Windows) or PICT (Mac OS) format ready for pasting into another document. Users of the Preview application on Mac OS X can also save the copied graphic as a separate PDF file.

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10. What is a ZIP file?

A ZIP file is a compressed format file containing one or more files that are compressed in size.

Note: the Bulletin Statistical Tables ZIP file does not contain the following tables, which are published in PDF format due to copyright arrangements with other institutions: F.3 Capital Market Yields and Spreads – Non-government Instruments; F.7 Share Market; F.8 Share Price Indices; F.14 Overseas Market Interest Rates and Government Security Yields; I.1 Overseas Economic Statistics – Real Gross Domestic Product; I.2 Overseas Economic Statistics – Consumer Prices; I.3 Overseas Economic Statistics – Unemployment.

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11. How do I open a ZIP file?

All ZIP files on this website may be downloaded free of charge.

To decompress or unzip the files, you will need decompression software, such as WinZip, installed on your computer.