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This page explains how to install [[Java]], and how to enable it in various web browsers. Using Java with Proteopedia or with [[FirstGlance in Jmol]] will improve performance significantly. Once you have Java working, you can make it the default in Proteopedia (see [[Using Java for Rendering Structures]]) or in ''FirstGlance in Jmol'' (with its ''Preferences''). Before proceeding, you should be aware that using Java is likely a '''security threat''' -- see [[Java#Java_is_a_security_threat |Using Java As Safely As Possible]].
This page explains how to install [[Java]], and how to enable it in various web browsers. Using Java with Proteopedia or with [[FirstGlance in Jmol]] will improve performance significantly. Once you have Java working, you can make it the default in Proteopedia (see [[Using Java for Rendering Structures]]) or in ''FirstGlance in Jmol'' (with its ''Preferences'').  
 
==Security with Java==
Before proceeding, you should be aware that using Java is likely a '''security threat''' -- see [[Java#Java_is_a_security_threat |Using Java As Safely As Possible]]. As explained there, Windows users will be safest if they use '''Internet Explorer for Java''', and a '''different browser, in which Java is disabled''', for general web browsing.
 


==Update Your Web Browser==
==Update Your Web Browser==