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Downloading and Viewing a PDF |
The files available for download are saved in the PDF format. PDF files are crossplatform files that can be viewed and printed on any computer that has the Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on it. The Acrobat Reader software can be downloaded for free from Adobe. Once you have the Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer, simply click on any PDF link.
On most browsers, the Adobe Acrobat Reader can be configured as a Plug-in that will directly open PDF files for viewing and/or printing. However, often the most convenient way to use large PDF files is to download them to your hard disk and open them separately with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Internet Explorer 6
For best results, it is recommended that you download the PDF to your computer first, then open the PDF with Acrobat Reader, rather than opening it within your Web browser.
To download a PDF:
- LEFT-CLICK on the link for the PDF document.
- LEFT-CLICK on SAVE (Clicking on OPEN will result in an error message.)
- SAVE the file to a location on your computer
- OPEN this copy of the PDF document.
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- RIGHT-CLICK on the link for the PDF document.
- LEFT-CLICK on SAVE TARGET AS or SAVE LINK AS
- SAVE the file to a location on your computer (Desktop)
- OPEN this copy of the document instead of trying access it from the web site.
To open a PDF:
- Open the Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
- From the "File" menu, choose "Open."
- Find the location on your computer where you saved the PDF file.
- Click "Open."
Internet Explorer 7
You can download and save the PDF file to your local computer as above, or you can directly open the file in Acrobat Reader from your browser.
- LEFT-CLICK on the link for the PDF document.
- LEFT-CLICK on OPEN to view document in Acrobat Reader
To Save a copy of the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader
- LEFT-CLICK on FILE in Acrobat Reader
- LEFT-CLICK on SAVE A COPY
- SAVE the file to a location on your computer.
Firefox 2 & 3
To open PDF files within Firefox: the Adobe Reader Plug-in can be used to display PDF file inside the Firefox browser window.
Google Chrome
When you download a file from a website, the downloads bar appears at the bottom of the tab where you can monitor the progress of your downloading file. The file button indicates how much time remains for the download. An arrow appears in the tab to signify a download in progress. After the file's download is completed, click the file button in the downloads bar to open the file. Copy a downloaded file to a different folder on your computer by dragging its button from the downloads bar to the desired folder window that's open on your computer or to your desktop.
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