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How to
Use
.PDF
Documents
"DO
NOT Print it all!" .PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It creates and protects the format of a document so that it will look exactly like the printed version when viewed on a computer. .PDF documents are created with Adobe Acrobat software, and to use them, you need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your machine. Acrobat Reader is free and can be downloaded through the links provided on this site: Such as:
Read the Adobe instructions carefully because after it is downloaded it needs to be installed onto your machine. "Adobe Installation Instructions ": 1.Click on one of the links above to download the Acrobat Reader installer application. You may need to use the "Save Next Link As..." or "Save to Disk" functions of your Web browser. 2.After the download is complete, quit your Web browser. 3.Double-click the newly downloaded file. 4.Follow the instructions on your
screen." - from Adobe Reader's download instructions.
When you click on a .PDF document, a pop-up box may appear or your Adobe Reader will begin to run. You can choose to open the document or save it to your hard drive and then open it. Recommendation: open it rather than save it. If the document is valuable to you and you plan on using it again, you can always save it when you close the file. Opening a .PDF document is like opening a book. You should first see the cover or page one. There may be an index on the left
side of the screen which will allow you to jump to the chapter or
section which interests you.
What are Interactive .PDF forms? These .PDF documents have been created so that you can use them just as you would in a typewriter. Save the forms to your computer, fill in the forms online, and then print.
How can I use Interactive .PDF forms? When the hand
The information will not be saved if
you are using Adobe Reader. You can purchase a small program that
allows you to save the form with entered information on your computer
from Adobe. [See
http://www.adobe.com/store/products/acrapproval.html]. You could
then save each form under a unique name and reuse information already
entered.
Navigating in Adobe Reader Adobe Reader Toolbar
As in any toolbar, you can use the icons (in the program, hold the cursor over them for a description of function) or use the drop down menus.
Quick Tips Copy and Paste You can Copy and Paste from a .PDF document if it was created from a file i.e. Word or Excel. Select the "T," for text, icon and then copy and paste as you would in any document. You can not Copy and Paste if the
document was created from a scanned image.
Printing Don't print the entire document unless you want ALL of it. At the bottom of the screen is a box with page numbers in it. These are the pages in the file; not the pages of the document. Get the page you want to print in the window and then check the number of the file page. This is the page number(s) that you should tell your printer to print. Searching Select Tools> Find or the Binoculars icon The search term and spelling must match the document entries.
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turns
cursor into a text bar, you may type into the field and then tab to
the next one. Some interactive fields have a slight gray frame around
them so that they are easier to find. 