The Taxonomic Editor, as well as other EDIT Cyberplatform components, can be downloaded via the Cybergate at http://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/platform/. There are no additional system features required for the Taxonomic Editor to work.
You will be taken to the Taxonomic Editor Download Site.
Alternatively, you can access the download site directly by entering http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/downlaod/taxeditor into the address bar of your browser.
The following steps will differ slightly depending on whether you are using Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer and the operating system you are using. If you are using Mozilla Firefox on Vista, you will be taken straight to the “Save As� details pop-up box; go to Step 5. If you are using Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox on an older operating system such as Windows XP, you will see a pop-up box the same as or similar to the ones shown below; go to step 4.
"Save As" details box: choose a location and name for the folder (choose a new name or keep the default) and Save.
Tip! If you are using Mozilla Firefox and you do not see a pop-up box as shown above, your internet options may not be set up to ask for confirmation on where to save files that you download. The folder will automatically be saved to your desktop. If you wish to change this setting, see the Troubleshooting instructions at the end of this section.
You now have to extract the contents of the compressed folder; the exact method will depend on whether you are using Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer (see Extracting the Contents of the Compressed Folder (Internet Explorer) or Extracting the Contents of the Compressed Folder (Mozilla Firefox) below).
If your internet settings are set up to not ask you for confirmation as to where to save files and folders that you are downloading, they will automatically be saved to your desktop. If you want to change this setting open the Mozilla Firefox start page > click on the Tools menu on the toolbar at the top of the screen > click on Options. A new pop-up box will open. Click in the box to the right of the text "Always ask me where to save files" and click OK: