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Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) is the open
de facto standard for electronic document distribution worldwide. Adobe PDF is a
universal file format that preserves the look and feel of the original document
regardless of your computer format and word processing software. Adobe PDF files
are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed in a manner
reflecting its original formatting by anyone with free Adobe Acrobat Reader®
software.
Whenever you see the Adobe PDF icon
 next
to a document, you will need the free reader to view, save, and print files
online.
How to use Adobe Acrobat Reader® software
 You
will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader® (version 7.0 or higher) software
installed on your computer. If you do not have this version or program installed
on your computer, you can
download it for
free by clicking here by following Adobe's instructions.
After you have downloaded the free Adobe Acrobat
Reader® software, you will need to install the program so that it can be used by
your computer. Double-click the Acrobat Reader icon from your computer and
follow the instructions to complete its installation. Your Web browser (Internet
Explorer, Netscape, etc.) should now be configured to view PDF files properly.
Viewing, printing, and saving a PDF
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To view a
PDF document, simply click its hyperlink. Use the Reader's toolbar to move
around the document and zoom in or out. To return to the last viewed Web
page, click on your browser's Back icon.
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To print a
PDF document, click its hyperlink then click the printer icon on the
Reader's toolbar.
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If you
want to save the PDF document to your computer, right-click on its hyperlink
and select "Save Target As..." to open the Save As window. Choose the
directory on your computer you want to save the file under, and click
"Save."
Troubleshooting
There are known problems when using Microsoft's
Internet Explorer and Adobe PDF files. If a blank or incomplete page, or an
error message appears that reads "the connection has timed out", you might want
to try one of the following options:
Configure your browser to use Acrobat as a
Helper Application:
Start Acrobat Reader 7.0 and choose Edit ⇒
Preferences ⇒ Internet. Deselect the "Display PDF in Browser" option under Web
Browser Options, and then click OK. Exit from Acrobat Reader 7.0
Try saving the PDF document to your
computer:
Right-click the document's link and select "Save
Target As..." to open the Save As window. Choose the directory on your computer
you want to save the file under, and click Save. Exit your Web browser and open
the local file.
Delete your temporary internet files:
On your Web browser's toolbar, select
Tools ⇒ Internet ⇒ Options. Under Browsing history, click on "Delete..." to
remove all temporary files, history, cookies, saved passwords, and web form
information. Once done, click OK, then exit the Internet by closing your
browser.
The document may open in a different
window:
Try minimizing your open programs one-by-one in
case the file is open where you can't see it. |
