You have chosen to download this application to your hard drive. The downloaded file will be a zipped file which will appear in a folder you have created or selected. To optimize function for this tool, consider the following:
1. It is suggested that you unzip these files to a newly created folder. All the files must be in the same folder otherwise hyperlinks will not function.
2. Run the application from the file titled Framingham Risk Calculator.htm. This file has hyperlinks to the calculator and allows you to change units for lipid measurement. Documentation can be accessed from here as well.
3. Create an icon for your desktop if you wish by right-clicking on Framingham Risk Calculator.htm and select Send to > Desktop (create shortcut). In Windows 7, right click and select Create Shortcut. The new shortcut created in your folder can be dragged to the desktop. Double clicking on this icon will then open the calculator application. You can rename the shortcut or change the icon if you wish with another right click on the new desktop icon.
4. If you are only going to use SI units, you can bring the calculator up by creating a desktop icon in the same way to the 2009 CCS Framingham.htm file. If you do this, you will not be able to access instructions or calculators using US units. Similarly, an icon to 2009 CCS Framingham_US.htm will bring up a calculator in US units. The Main Menu button will not function.
5. This is a javascript based application for desktop computers, so javascript must be enabled in your browser. So far it is only tested in Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. This tool will only function on mobile devices if javascript is supported, and the format can be confusing on a small screen.
To download the zipped files after creating the folder for them, click here.